Stories from the Frontline
As we were all processing the data from the homeless count last year, one number stood out: Homelessness among people over the age of 62 went up 22 percent. That shocking fact requires us to focus on the particular challenges, experiences, and needs of our homeless seniors. On Thursday, May 9, Stories from the Frontline … Continue reading
SAVE THE DATE: 10th Annual Summit on Aging
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CSH National Healthy Aging Academy
CSH National Healthy Aging Academy Register Today for One of Our Most Popular Offerings With support from the AARP Foundation, CSH is pleased to announce its next Healthy Aging in Supportive Housing Academy. Building on several successful local academies on healthy aging, this new Academy takes learning and action to the next level by increasing the … Continue reading
Call to Action. Stopping the Inflow of Homelessness
What’s Happening: Many of us have seen the results of the local 2018 homeless count reporting a 22% increase in homelessness amongst older adults. The Los Angeles Aging Advocacy Coalition (LAAAC), as managed by St. Barnabas Senior Services(SBSS), has also seen a significant increase in reports of first time homeless older adults. Senior Social Service … Continue reading
PURPOSEFUL AGING LOS ANGELES
Purposeful Aging Los Angeles (PALA) seeks to prepare the Los Angeles region for a rapidly aging population through an innovative, sustained initiative that unites public and private leadership and strategies. PALA will improve the lives of older adults and Angelenos of all ages. As part of the Purposeful Aging Los Angeles (PALA) Initiative, the County … Continue reading
LA Times – 22% surge in number of older homeless people catches L.A. officials off guard
Please see the LA Times front page article: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-homeless-older-adults-20180719-story.html LAAAC’s Policy Action Team (PAT) has been working locally on advocacy in older adult housing and homelessness and is advocating for: 1) Increased supply of affordable units with services attached that are targeted for older adults 2) Prevention solutions targeted to the … Continue reading
Surge in Population of Older Homeless Surprises
Surge in Population of Older Homeless Surprises L.A. Officials Brandi Orton of Los Angeles Aging Agency Coalition and St. Barnabas Senior Services discusses this year’s surprising spike in the local population of older homeless people. Originally aired on KTLA Weekend Morning News on Saturday, July 21, 2018.
Homelessness among seniors on the rise
https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/kcrw-features/homelessness-among-seniors-on-the-rise The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority recently reported that the total number of homeless people in L.A. County fell since last year, but they also discovered a disturbing trend. The only group in L.A. that is experiencing homelessness more than last year is people age 62 and over. One reason for this increase … Continue reading
GOP Healthcare Proposal Would Harm California Seniors
Attention Aging Advocates, Repeal and Replace is back on the Trump agenda. Please see the 2 Calls to Action below from our partners, Justice In Aging. Although we fought back against recent efforts in Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with the American Health Care Act (AHCA), leaders in Congress say they … Continue reading
We Need to Keep Fighting for Healthcare
The GOP’s Zombie Health Repeal Bill Keeps Rising From the Dead – Let’s Send it to the Grave for Good New Proposals Keep Getting Scarier The Republicans in congress continue to push to resurrect the awful American Health Care Act to repeal “Obamacare.” In the last few days, the White House and Congressmember have had … Continue reading
