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Senior Homelessness: A Growing Crisis Expected to Triple by 2030
Invisible People Jan 15, 2026In June, Invisible People interviewed Kim, a homeless senior woman in Grants Pass. She and her cat Sylvester had to pack up their tent every Saturday due to local enforcement…
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Reasons to Be Cheerful Jan 13, 2026As soon as John Seigel-Boettner invites passengers onto his black trishaw, a three-wheeled electric bicycle with two extra seats upfront, downtown Santa Barbara seems to smile. Pedestrians wave and call…
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New Mexico Expands Universal Child Care Program to Support Grandparents
The 19th Jan 2, 2026Tucked in New Mexico’s new universal child care program is a less-talked-about provision that could expand access to free child care for some of the state’s most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents.…
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Brookings Dec 24, 2025Mail-order pharmacies are a cornerstone of the nation’s prescription delivery network, particularly for chronic conditions that require consistent access to medication. By eliminating travel barriers and providing longer-fill prescriptions—usually 60-…
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Food Tank Nov 7, 2025Recent research from Citymeals on Wheels reveals that nearly half of New York adults over age 60 who use older adult centers and home-delivered meal programs experience food insecurity, exposing…
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The 19th Nov 4, 2025Molly Mandel is on a budget. Like many others her age, the 77-year-old retiree depends on her Social Security check and a small monthly pension to cover her expenses. She…
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Alliance Magazine Oct 23, 2025An app which pays 18-30 year olds £15 an hour to spend time with elderly people in the UK, has won a £20,000 grant in the Ford Family Foundation’s social enterprise competition, Ignite 2025.Kings ……
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Click here for more.A Bipartisan Policy Framework to Prevent Social Security Cuts
Brookings Sep 15, 2025Gavin Schilling, Chloe Zilkha, and Wendell Primus present alternative, bipartisan options to offsetting the growing Social Security deficit.
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Food Tank May 29, 2025The House Budget Bill represents the largest cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in history.
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The 19th May 15, 2025Congressional Republicans want to impose work requirements aimed at “able-bodied” adults. But data shows it would actually target poor middle-aged women who have left the workforce.
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Philanthropy Daily Apr 10, 2025America’s elderly are unprecedentedly lonely. In a bipartisan, multigenerational push, people are fighting to bring them back to the center of society.
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