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The Re-launch is here!

by Diverse Elders | Mar 18, 2013 | Access to Services, Aging and Ageism, Caregiving, Chronic Illness, Community Supports, Cultural Adaptation, DEC, Discrimination, Economic Security, Elder Abuse, Employment/Workforce Issues, End of Life Decisions, Health & Wellness, Health Insurance, HIV/AIDS & Aging, Home & Community-Based Services, Housing, Immigration, Long-Term Care Setting, Mental Health, Older Americans Act, Public Policy, Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), Social Security / Retirement, Spirituality

Two weeks ago, we announced that we would be re-launching the Diverse Elders Coalition Blog. Read here to find out more. We are thrilled that this day has finally come. As we previously promised, in addition to our regular contributing bloggers, we will have exciting...

We are Re-launching On March 18!

by Diverse Elders | Mar 6, 2013 | Access to Services, Aging and Ageism, Caregiving, Chronic Illness, Community Supports, Cultural Adaptation, DEC, Discrimination, Economic Security, Elder Abuse, Employment/Workforce Issues, End of Life Decisions, Health & Wellness, Health Insurance, HIV/AIDS & Aging, Home & Community-Based Services, Housing, Immigration, Long-Term Care Setting, Mental Health, Older Americans Act, Public Policy, Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), Social Security / Retirement, Spirituality

The Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) was founded in 2010, and in July 2012 we launched our official website, which also serves as a news and commentary blog on the social, political and economic issues affecting the growing yet vulnerable demographic of elders who are...

HIV/AIDS is Still an Issue for Older Gay Black Men

by Bryan Pacheco | Feb 7, 2013 | Chronic Illness, Community Supports, HIV/AIDS & Aging

In honor of Black History Month, the SAGE Blog will feature a post on LGBT aging in the black community every Thursday during the month of February. February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, so our first post in the series is on HIV/AIDS in the black...

Honoring MLK Day of Service: How One Volunteer Gives Back to Her Community

by Bryan Pacheco | Jan 20, 2013 | Community Supports, Home & Community-Based Services

January 21, 2013 will mark the official Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day of Service, empowering individuals and communities to come together and volunteer their time to get involved and give back. Americans are encouraged to help out where they can, whether it’s...

SAGE Wants to Hear from more Communities of Color

by Bryan Pacheco | Jan 8, 2013 | Access to Services, Aging and Ageism

Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) is working on our next strategic plan to help guide the organization for the next few years, and we need your help. SAGE has a long history of listening to the many audiences we work with, and we would like to hear your...

LGBT Older Americans Cannot Afford to Go Over the Fiscal Cliff

by Diverse Elders | Dec 28, 2012 | Access to Services, Economic Security, Home & Community-Based Services, Older Americans Act, Public Policy

The following is a guest post by George Stewart, SAGE constituent. Not long ago, the Washington Post reprinted a letter signed by a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) millionaires asking Congress to come to a resolution on the “fiscal cliff” by...