MLK Day’s unfinished business: protecting Medicaid, SNAP, and Older Americans Act services for diverse older adults and family caregivers

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MLK Day is often remembered through the soaring language of dreams and freedom. Less often, we talk about how clearly Dr. King named health equity as a civil rights issue. In 1966, speaking in Chicago, Dr. King warned that injustice in health is not abstract, it is…

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Next50 Partners with Diverse Elders Coalition to Advance Equitable Aging

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Stories change minds. One of the most effective ways to educate the public and build momentum for diverse older adults is to describe our lives and the elements that shaped them. Stories tell leaders about our struggles and triumphs in ways that facts and numbers cannot do alone. And your story can be the story that leads to change.

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MLK Day’s unfinished business: protecting Medicaid, SNAP, and Older Americans Act services for diverse older adults and family caregivers

Advancing Equity

By: Diverse Elders

Jan 26, 2026

MLK Day is often remembered through the soaring language of dreams and freedom. Less often, we talk about how clearly Dr. King named health equity as a civil rights issue. In 1966, speaking in Chicago, Dr. King warned that injustice in health is not abstract, it is deadly. He said: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and th…

Past, Present, Future: AI/AN Elders, Caregiving, and the Fight for Health Equity

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By: Diverse Elders

Nov 25, 2025

In recognition of Native American Heritage Month and National Family Caregivers Month

Native American Heritage Month is a time to honor the languages, stories, and traditions that Indigenous communities have carried forward for generations. This year’s theme, “Weaving together our past, present and future,” reminds us that for American Indian and Alaska Na…

Next50 Partners with Diverse Elders Coalition to Advance Equitable Aging

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By: Diverse Elders

Nov 03, 2025

Media Contact

info@diverseelders.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) Receives Funding from Next50

New York, New York – November 3rd, 2025 — Diverse Elders Coalition has received funding from Next50, a national foundation based in Colorado that supports efforts to improve the lives of older adults and their caregivers…

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MLK Day’s unfinished business: protecting Medicaid, SNAP, and Older Americans Act services for diverse older adults and family caregivers

Advancing Equity

By: Diverse Elders

Jan 26, 2026

MLK Day is often remembered through the soaring language of dreams and freedom. Less often, we talk about how clearly Dr. King named health equity as a civil rights issue. In 1966, speaking in Chicago, Dr. King warned that injustice in health is not abstract, it is deadly. He said: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and th…

Past, Present, Future: AI/AN Elders, Caregiving, and the Fight for Health Equity

Uncategorized

By: Diverse Elders

Nov 25, 2025

In recognition of Native American Heritage Month and National Family Caregivers Month

Native American Heritage Month is a time to honor the languages, stories, and traditions that Indigenous communities have carried forward for generations. This year’s theme, “Weaving together our past, present and future,” reminds us that for American Indian and Alaska Na…

Next50 Partners with Diverse Elders Coalition to Advance Equitable Aging

Uncategorized

By: Diverse Elders

Nov 03, 2025

Media Contact

info@diverseelders.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) Receives Funding from Next50

New York, New York – November 3rd, 2025 — Diverse Elders Coalition has received funding from Next50, a national foundation based in Colorado that supports efforts to improve the lives of older adults and their caregivers…