by Elyce Nollette | Jul 9, 2015
As a founding member of the Diverse Elders Coalition, the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) was honored this year to be invited to be part of the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. The White House Conference on Aging takes place every ten years and is...
by Jenna McDavid | Jul 7, 2015
After months of preparation, planning, engaging, and advocating, we are very excited that the 2015 White House Conference on Aging will be happening in Washington, DC on Monday, July 13th. While this year’s event has not been funded by the Older Americans Act as it...
by Ben de Guzman | Jul 2, 2015
The Diverse Elders Coalition, in collaboration with the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, is hosting a Congressional Briefing on July 14, 2015, the day after the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. Coinciding with the 50th Anniversary of the Older...
by Diverse Elders | Jun 17, 2015
This blog was written by Liz Margolies, LCSW, Executive Director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, and originally appeared on the Huffington Post. The single biggest risk factor for developing cancer is age and older LGBTQ people are more likely to be living alone...
by Jenna McDavid | Jun 11, 2015
When members of our diverse elder communities work together, it feels like there is so much power, shared history, and ambition in the room. We’ve loved hearing stories of multiple organizations getting together to work on issues around the White House...
