Each week I shared intense intimacy with my clients and guided them where others fear to tread – into the shadow. And I feel privileged to have watched them alter ingrained self-sabotaging patterns and lead more fulfilling lives. My days were filled with depth and intimacy, and I felt gratitude. But during my 68th year […]The post Reflections on Retiring in the Helping Professions appeared first on ChangingAging.
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NCOA Statement: USDA SNAP Proposal Will Harm Over 600,000 Vulnerable Older Americans
Read our statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed rule to revise categorical eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Declaración del NCOA: La propuesta SNAP del USDA perjudicará a más de 600 000 estadounidenses mayores vulnerables
La siguiente es una declaración de James Firman, presidente y director general del NCOA, con respecto a la norma propuesta por el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos, con fecha del 16 de julio de 2019, para revisar la elegibilidad categórica en SNAP.
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Field Lessons: An Interview with Wanda Brown
This interview with retiring Nevada SHIP Director Wanda Brown offers insights on the importance of creating well-coordinated partnerships, the integral role volunteers play in state outreach efforts, and how changes in the low-income Medicare beneficiary population has impacted program outreach efforts.
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Congratulations to the five senior centers that achieved National Senior Center Accreditation in June 2019
The Frank Bailey Senior Center, J. Charley Griswell Senior Center, and the Kinship Care Resource Center, all under the Clayton County Senior Services Department, Georgia, achieved their first accreditation. A fourth accreditation was achieved by Newark Senior Center, Delaware and a third by Vesper Hall 50-Plus Community Center in Blue Springs, Missouri.
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