Marci Phillips

"... one study found that older adults’ visits to the emergency room go up later in the month, after benefits have run out — perhaps because food insecurity has an outsize impact on people whose overall health is already more fragile." [study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New Poverty Numbers Show More Older Adults Face Economic Struggle The U.S. Census Bureau just released annual data on poverty, income, and health insurance, showing that poverty among older adults has risen to 15%. Recently, vital programs, like SNAP and Medicaid, h...

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the poverty rate among Americans age 65+ has increased to 15%. This means that over 9.2 million are struggling to afford basic necessities.

Read NCOA President and CEO Ramsey Alwin’s statement. ⬇️

A new report from NCOA and the LeadingAge LTSS Center @ UMass Boston found that older adults with the fewest financial resources die, on average, 9 years earlier than those with the most wealth.

➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4h9hiH9

The Trump administration is refusing to release our funds for apprenticeships and other job training programs serving women because DEI or something. This grant program was targeted by the women-haters in DOGE.

Thank you @juliesulabor.bsky.social & @rbreich.bsky.social for putting the pressure on.

Older adults on ‘edge of poverty’ lose jobs and funding as Medicaid and SNAP work requirements loom A job-training program for low-income older adults has lost funding just as new work requirements to qualify for benefits such as Medicaid and food assistance are set to begin.

SCSEP gives many older adults job skills & financial stability. Participants had to be furloughed because funding hasn’t been released for national grantees yet. “We’re talking about basic needs not being able to be met now,” says NCOA’s Maura Porcelli. Read more in MarketWatch. ⬇️

She still has too much color for "tired."

Full Committee Markup of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Acts | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

We commend the Senate Appropriations Committee for protecting funding for the array of Aging Services that support the health and financial security that empower older Americans to age well. #OAA #SCSEP

Federal funding pause leaves Spokane seniors jobless, nonprofits struggling SPOKANE, Wash. — A pause in federal funding is leaving some senior citizens jobless and nonprofits without the volunteers they depend on.

Federal funding pause leaves Spokane seniors jobless, nonprofits struggling
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JUST RELEASED: NAPCA’s statement on the SCSEP funding pause and the impact of furloughs on our seniors.

Read the full statement here: www.napca.org/press-releas...

#SCSEPMatters

The Dept. of Labor still has not released funding for SCSEP past June 30. Without SCSEP, many older adults like Soy will lose income to pay for taxes, rent and food.

Act now: act.ncoa.org/a/scsep/.

#SCSEP #SCSEPMatters

“My story matters because there are so many others like me—people who just need a chance.”

Tamara is one of more than 20,000 elders furloughed because of the #SCSEP funding pause. Her story illustrates why it’s critical for all SCSEP funding to be restored.

Learn more at www.NAPCA.org.

'Extra Cruel': Trump Admin Ends Job Program for Seniors as Work Requirements Loom | Common Dreams "Many of our participants are living on the edge of poverty," said the head of one organization impacted by the termination of the Senior Community Service Employment Program.

"Not just a bureaucratic issue—it's a crisis for tens of thousands of older adults who depend on SCSEP to survive." www.commondreams.org/news/senior-...

Senior Job Training Funds Cut Ahead of Benefit Work Mandates The US Department of Labor quietly ended its only nationwide job training program for low-income seniors just as tens of thousands must meet new work requirements to tap into Medicaid and food assista...

SCSEP, the only national program helping low income seniors reenter the workforce, just lost major funding. CEO Kendra Davenport via @bloomberglaw: “Some 40,000 low-income seniors are about to lose their jobs due to the unexplained pause in grant payments.” news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

Aging Organizations Rally Around Funding for Older Americans Act NCOA President and CEO Ramsey Alwin joins the leaders of four other national aging services organizations to call for a Day of Action supporting continued funding for Older Americans Act programs.

NCOA joins other national aging services organizations -- ADvancingStates, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP), Meals on Wheels America, and USAging -- in support of increased funding for the #OlderAmericansAct.

Read the joint statement here: 👇
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‘A purpose in this world’: Older adults fear elimination of program that helps them find work • Stateline Congress is considering axing the funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program, which provides paid part-time work at local nonprofits and government agencies for people 55 and older wi...

SCSEP is the only federal program that helps older adults overcome barriers to employment. Now it’s at risk.

“Cutting funding for a work program designed to help older people doesn’t make sense.” NCOA’s Marci Phillips told @stateline.org‬. See why it matters & how it helps #OlderAdults age well. ⬇️

As of today, the Dept. of Labor hasn’t released funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) past June 30. Without it, struggling older workers will lose income for taxes, rent, food & more. We all deserve to age w/ security.

➡️Support #SCSEP: act.ncoa.org/a/scsep/

Definitely already have a dusting near Mount Vernon except on treated roads after an hour of snow.