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Despite working all their lives, raising families, and building our communities, nearly half of the nation’s older adults have trouble paying rent, buying food and medicine, and keeping the lights on. Discrimination, wealth inequality, and inadequate Social Security benefits all contribute to high rates of senior poverty and homelessness. Over 7 million older adults live in poverty today. We ensure older adults have access to the resources they need without discrimination. We train advocates and keep them informed of the most current rules and policies to help them connect their older adult clients to the services they need.
To understand how all the various health and economic security programs work together to help older adults meet their basic needs, read our issue brief and fact sheet. In 2022, we started a new area of work to address the significant challenges older adults face in accessing health care and economic security benefits when reentering our communities after being imprisoned. Explore our reentry work.
Expanding, improving, and protecting this critical program
Breaking down barriers to ensure all who qualify can access this program
Helping the state's large population of low-income older adults access SSI
Addressing systemic barriers to housing for low-income older adults
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.
© 2022 JUSTICE IN AGING
