by Diverse Elders | Apr 24, 2017
The White House has proposed a $6 billion cut to the FY18 budget of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including the elimination of the Community Development Block Grant. Cuts to the HUD budget mean that diverse elders will face greater economic...
by Diverse Elders | Apr 19, 2017
The proposed federal budget for FY18 completely eliminates funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), an essential job training program for older adults. We look at the value of this program to diverse elders and the importance of providing...
by Diverse Elders | Apr 19, 2017
Funding for Census 2020 is in jeopardy, and efforts are already underway by the current administration to remove LGBT questions from federal aging surveys. In this fact sheet, the Diverse Elders Coalition explores the importance of disaggregated data collection to our...
by Diverse Elders | Feb 22, 2017
In 2016, the Diverse Elders Coalition partnered with Caring Across Generations to collect nearly 5,000 comments from our communities about what we need to age with health and dignity. Comments were collected in six languages from all 50 states and provided a snapshot...
by Diverse Elders | Dec 13, 2015
What does the Older Americans Act mean for diverse elders? The Older Americans Act (OAA) is legislation that supports a variety of programs and services for older Americans in the United States. The OAA provides critical services that help about 11 million older...
