The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program turned 50 this October. It has lifted millions of older adults and people with disabilities out of poverty, but “Being Poor is Hard Enough—Let’s Update SSI so People Have a Real Chance of Meeting Their Needs”
Vivian is a 77 year-old Vietnamese woman who had a stroke a couple years ago and now resides in a nursing facility in Alameda, California. “How California Can Ensure Equitable Access to Home-Based Care Through Better Data”
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately targeted older adults, taking the life of 1 in 100 Americans over 65. The impacts are much worse in communities “We Need a National Booster Campaign Aimed at Older Adults and Centered in Equity”
When envisioning the core essentials for aging, adequate healthcare, nutrition services, accessible housing and sufficient income likely come to mind. “Access to legal assistance” should “Tips for Enhancing Access to Legal Help for Tribal Elders”
If there was a program in existence that could dramatically reduce poverty among older adults and people with disabilities, but it just needed a few “Commonsense Updates to SSI Can Help 3.3 Million Americans Pull Themselves Out of Poverty”
This piece was published originally at NextAvenue.org. Our current racial justice reckoning has invited our nation to reconsider our most basic institutions and structures, acknowledge “The Role of Elder Justice in Our National Racial Justice Reckoning”
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”
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”
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”
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout bumps along and vaccinations for older adults have begun on a large scale, it is clear that, although supply is “Equitable Vaccine Distribution for Older Adults Requires a Tailored Approach and Key Principles”
The opportunity to live with dignity, regardless of financial circumstances—free from the worry, harm, and injustice caused by lack of health care, food, or a safe place to sleep. By using the power of law to strengthen the social safety net, and remove the barriers low-income seniors face in trying to access the services they need, we work to ensure the future we all envision for our loved ones and ourselves.
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