Janet Y. Spears Kevin Prindiville Janet Y. Spears: Kevin, you’ve announced a major new initiative to center all of your work in [racial] equity. Can “Advancing Equity in Aging: A Conversation Between Metta Fund & Justice in Aging”
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It’s Obvious: We Need to Invest in Our Care Infrastructure
It’s obvious if you work in the aging field. It’s obvious if you work in disability field. It’s obvious if you are any age and “It’s Obvious: We Need to Invest in Our Care Infrastructure”
Why We Launched Our Advancing Equity Initiative
We ripped it up. After spending most of 2019 developing a new strategic plan, we were all set to present a final draft to our “Why We Launched Our Advancing Equity Initiative”
Black Lives Matter
The past few days and weeks have laid bare the toxic racism and white supremacy that are woven into the fabric of America, every one “Black Lives Matter”
Medicaid Work Requirement Red Tape Threatens Coverage for Family Caregivers
More and more states are moving to restrict Medicaid coverage by requiring low-income adults to report that they are working. In fact, the list of “Medicaid Work Requirement Red Tape Threatens Coverage for Family Caregivers”
Talking Taxes Over Turkey
This week marks an important milestone for my wife and me – our first time hosting Thanksgiving. We’ll be bringing together three generations of family: “Talking Taxes Over Turkey”
Justice in Aging’s Statement on the House Passage of the Tax Bill
Today, the House of Representatives passed a tax bill that is a full-fledged attack on the health and well-being of older Americans and their families. “Justice in Aging’s Statement on the House Passage of the Tax Bill”
Unnatural Disaster: Seniors Hit Hardest in Floods and Fires
The heartbreaking stories from our recent spate of natural disasters just keep coming. The hurricanes in Houston, Florida and Puerto Rico; the wildfires in Northern “Unnatural Disaster: Seniors Hit Hardest in Floods and Fires”
Social Security 2100 Act a Commonsense Approach to Achieve Solvency, Pay Adequate Benefits
When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935, poverty among older Americans stood at more than 50%. Social Security “Social Security 2100 Act a Commonsense Approach to Achieve Solvency, Pay Adequate Benefits”
High Stakes for Older Adults in 2017
With the New Year upon us, one thing is clear: the stakes could not be higher for older adults in 2017. As the number of “High Stakes for Older Adults in 2017”