This webinar took place on Wednesday, June 8, 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET. The Social Security Administration (SSA) designed the application process for “Free Webinar: Improving Access to the Application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits”
Category: Economic Security
Issue Brief: Reducing Barriers to Reentry for Older Adults Leaving Incarceration
As a result of decades of state and federal “tough on crime” and mass incarceration policies, about 2.3 million people are locked up in more “Issue Brief: Reducing Barriers to Reentry for Older Adults Leaving Incarceration”
Can we Close the Retirement Security Gaps in America?
MarketWatch: Can we Close the Retirement Security Gaps in America? (April 18, 2022) The American Society on Aging’s (ASA) massive annual conference typically focuses on themes “Can we Close the Retirement Security Gaps in America?”
Aging is primarily a women’s issue: Women face longer lives, less retirement savings
Buffalo Toronto Public Media: Aging is primarily a women’s issue’ Women face longer lives, less retirement savings (April 1, 2022) Longer life spans mean women “Aging is primarily a women’s issue: Women face longer lives, less retirement savings”
Chicago’s undocumented seniors face slim and dangerous housing options
Injustice Watch: Chicago’s undocumented seniors face slim and dangerous housing options (March 31, 2022) Undocumented seniors who don’t have family to fall back on are “Chicago’s undocumented seniors face slim and dangerous housing options”
Justice in Aging Opposes Texas Governor Abbott’s Directive to Investigate Gender Affirming Care
Last week, Governor Abbott of Texas used the power of his office to dehumanize transgender individuals when he issued an order calling on the state’s “Justice in Aging Opposes Texas Governor Abbott’s Directive to Investigate Gender Affirming Care”
Why eviction hits older adults harder, making them vulnerable to homelessness
Big if True: Why Eviction Hits Older Adults Harder, Making them Vulnerable to Homelessness (November 3, 2021) Older adults are uniquely vulnerable to eviction and “Why eviction hits older adults harder, making them vulnerable to homelessness”
Issue Brief: Supporting the Health & Economic Security of Older Women of Color
Older women face significant challenges maintaining economic security as they age. Their economic security hinges on what they have available in both income and savings, “Issue Brief: Supporting the Health & Economic Security of Older Women of Color”
Justice in Aging’s Summary of the Final California 2021-22 Budget
California’s final budget, which rolled out at the end of June into early July uses some of the state’s surplus to enact some of the “Justice in Aging’s Summary of the Final California 2021-22 Budget”
Fact Sheet: Older Adults in California Face Unaffordable Rents
Older adults are at the center of California’s housing affordability and homelessness crisis. Many older Californians living on low, fixed incomes are being forced to “Fact Sheet: Older Adults in California Face Unaffordable Rents”
