As a community, LGBTQ+ older adults experience high rates of poverty and hunger, and are at an increased risk of social isolation. These challenges are directly associated with decades of discrimination and marginalization and the negative impact is further exacerbated for those LGBTQ+ older adults who are also members of the BIPOC community. In this webinar we highlight programs in the Northern New England Region and NY who are focused on addressing these harms by increasing access to social connection and food security to the LGBTQ+ older adult community.

Presenters

• Breana Biestch, MSW, LMSW, Gerontological Social Worker, Doctorate Student at the University of Connecticut in the School of Social Work breana.bietsch@uconn.edu 
• Izzy Ostrowski, Network for Older Adults Coordinator, Equality Maine izzy@equalitymaine.org
• Karen Green, Operations and Network CoordinatorCT Healthy Living Collective, Moveable Senior Center  Karen.Green@ctcommunitycare.org 
• Grace Johnston-Fennell (she/they), Power & Belonging Program Director, Out in the Open grace@weareoutintheopen.org

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