Community Responses to Housing Challenges for Older Adults
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Virtual via Zoom
Older adults can experience unique challenges when it comes to obtaining and maintaining housing that meets their needs across the age-span. In August we will explore different community initiatives that support aging in place and work to assist older adults with housing needs throughout the Tri-State region. Join us to hear valuable insights and connect with like-minded people working to ensure older adults have access to safe, secure, and affordable housing.
CHEF Webinar: Serving Older LGBTQ+ Adults in Our Communities
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 2:00-3:30pm
Virtual via Zoom
This program is generously sponsored by Hannaford Supermarkets.
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. Join us as 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.
Northern New England Connects: Age-Positive Policy
NEW DATE: Wednesday, September 4, 2024 2:00 – 3:30pm
Virtual via Zoom
Come together with other advocates working to improve quality of life for older people through policy and legislation. This month we will discuss the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), which helps people with limited income and resources pay for Medicare costs. Enrollment in MSP puts money back into the wallets of older adults and in turn into their communities. Maine recently expanded eligibility requirements and removed the asset test on the MSP application to allow for greater participation levels in this program. Join us to explore the benefits of expanding eligibility into MSP, hear from partners in Maine about the advocacy efforts that lead to the success of the campaign, and collaborate on ways we can expand this throughout New England!