National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA)

New Partnership Working to Strengthen Aging in AAPI Communities

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The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) is pleased to introduce and welcome you to our newly established Affiliate Network (AFN)! The AFN is a partnership between NAPCA and organizations that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) older adults and their families. This newly-formed network is aimed at strengthening the mutual delivery of services to preserve and promote the dignity, well-being, and quality of life of AAPI older adults as they age.

Through the operation of the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) training for older adults, NAPCA has developed partnerships with over 400 community based-organizations in seven states. The AFN will solidify that partnership and expand to include organizations that provide.... Read More

             

Challenges Loom for Growing Elderly Filipino American Population

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by Neil Gonzalez. This article originally appeared on New America Media.

Betty de Guzman takes her ailments in stride.

The gracefully dressed, pixie-haired 78-year-old has been a breast-cancer survivor the past 16 years. “When I got diagnosed, I said so be it,” she said. “But I’m thankful to God for saving my life.”

She has also been battling diabetes. “I control my food and take my medicine,” she said while hanging out with friends at the Pilipino Senior Resource Center in San Francisco. “I eat a small amount of rice and more protein, vegetables and fruits.”

Health and other concerns pertaining to older Filipino Americans, such as de Guzman, are expected only to heighten as this.... Read More

             

NAPCA tells Congress about the needs of older Americans in the workforce!

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In response to the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging’s Request for Information, the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) delivered comments on the opportunities and challenges facing older adults in the workforce and provided recommendations for policymakers to help older workers.

Almost 20 percent of people over the age of 65 are currently in the workforce, and that number is expected to grow by 74% over the next two decades, making mature workers the largest source of talent in the United States. This changing demographic creates opportunities for employers because older adults who are retired or unemployed have relevant skills to offer and are interested in re-entering the workforce. They tend to be dependable,.... Read More

             

Serving Diverse Populations: Strengthening the Aging Network’s Cultural Competency

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The National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) is a member of both the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) and the Elder Equity Consortium. Both entities work to provide education and outreach to the Aging Network and other stakeholders. As a result of discussions initiated by Heather Chun of the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) with Amy Gotwals and Rebecca Levine from the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), our Consortium partners were invited to participate in a webinar series titled Serving Diverse Populations: Strengthening the Aging Network’s Cultural Competency. Not only did we appreciate.... Read More

             

Congress Invests $300 Million in Older Adult Employment Training through SCSEP

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14, 2017
Contact: Wes Lum, (206) 624-1221

Congress Invests $300 Million in Older Adult Employment Training through SCSEP

The U.S. House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee approved a draft FY18 budget bill this week that funds the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) at $300,000,000, which is a reduction of $100 million from FY17.

SCSEP is funded through Title V of the Older Americans Act and is the only federal job training program focused exclusively on helping Americans return to the workforce. The program assists low-income unemployed adults aged 55 years and older by providing job training.... Read More

             

NAPCA tells Congress why SCSEP is important and valuable to our communities!

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As the only job training program focused exclusively on helping older Americans return to the workforce through temporary paid work experiences that can lead to unsubsidized employment, the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) knows firsthand the impact of the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) within our communities.  As Congress moves forward with its FY18 appropriation process, we took the opportunity to tell policy makers why SCSEP is important and valuable to our communities!

As part of NAPCA’s #SCSEPSuccess campaign, we collected over 755 comments in English, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese from Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) older adults in seven states.

The comments collected.... Read More

             

Identifying and Addressing Financial Exploitation of Asian American and Pacific Islander Older Adults

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Financial exploitation is a serious problem afflicting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) older adults across the nation. According to the National Adult Protective Service Association (NAPSA), the prevalence of financial exploitation is on the rise, with:

1 in 9 older adults reporting being abused, neglected or exploited in the past twelve months; 1 in 20 older adults indicating some form of perceived financial mistreatment occurring in the recent past; and, Only 1 in 44 cases of financial abuse ever being reported.

Among AAPIs, recent evidence in a longitudinal study of Chinese older adults reveals:

Financial exploitation is the second most common form of abuse among Chinese older adults, with an incidence.... Read More
             

How does the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) impact Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) elders?

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The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is the only job training program focused exclusively on helping older Americans return to the workforce. The program assists low-income unemployed adults aged 55 years and older by providing job training through temporary paid work experiences that can lead to unsubsidized employment. Older workers are critical to the American economy, making up 35 percent of the U.S. labor force by 2020. While employers view older workers favorably for their experience, knowledge, professionalism, work ethic, and loyalty, older Americans struggle to return to the workplace once they’ve.... Read More

             

Eun Jeong Lee and NAPCA are Providing Job Training, Community Service, and Support for AAPI Elders

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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! At the Diverse Elders Coalition, we try to lift up the stories of AAPI elders every month of the year, but we are especially interested this month in highlighting the work of AAPI advocates. We interviewed Eun Jeong Lee, the National SCSEP Director at the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA). Read on to learn about NAPCA, SCSEP, and what Eun Jeong is doing to support workforce readiness for AAPI older adults.

Tell me a little about yourself.
I was born in Incheon, South Korea and lived there until I moved to the United States at age 30 to get.... Read More

             

Congress Reduces Investment in Older Adult Employment Training through SCSEP by $34,000,000

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2017
Contact: Wes Lum, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, (206) 624-1221

A long-overdue fiscal year 2017 spending bill passed on May 4, 2017 will provide the Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP) with $400 million to continue providing community service employment for older Americans, which is a reduction of $34,000,000 from the previous fiscal year.

SCSEP is funded through Title V of the Older Americans Act and is the only federal job training program focused exclusively on helping Americans return to the workforce. The program assists low-income unemployed adults aged 55 years and older by providing job training through temporary paid work experiences that can lead to unsubsidized employment.

In 2016, 65,170 older.... Read More

             
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