Age Justice
En Nueva York, los Ancianos Latinos de la Tercera Edad son los mas Pobres
Marlene Peralta |
Para el año 2020, los inmigrantes serán la mayoría de la población envejeciente de esta ciudad.
Para el año 2020, los inmigrantes serán la mayoría de la población envejeciente de esta ciudad.
Overall, the budget for the Department for The Aging will grow 13 percent in 2020 from the previous year, reaching $411 million.
The new research illustrates the complexity of serving New York’s seniors as that population swells: While there are certainly common concerns, different populations within aging New York have vastly different needs.
For senior citizens and the disabled, life in the shelters—and the effort to exit to a permanent home—bring unique challenges.
We asked 26 senior citizens at three centers around the city what they think are the best and worst parts about getting older in the five boroughs. Some of the answers were not what we were expecting to hear.
State regulations force workers to accept dire wages, and it’s time for the state to take responsibility for covering these costs and rectifying a system it has neglected for decades.
‘Today’s marginalized conditions of the old are ignored by economic, political and cultural leaders. For them, ageism, unlike racism or sexism, is powder-puff oppression.’
In this year’s budget process, advocates have elevated two asks: one for $20 million in additional senior-center meals funding, and another for $15 million for delivered meals.
What do New York City’s aging residents think of New York City’s aging services? City Limits asked people at three senior centers.
City Limits produced simple guides to the budget process for older New Yorkers, in three languages.