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 AGE (Advocacy Group for
Elders) impacts issues that affect older people. Community members work together to develop and implement strategies to address topics such as health care, transportation, economic security and housing. In addition, AGE educates hundreds of people each year through workshops, newsletters and community education forums.
Services are provided at no charge.
Education on older adult issues
AGE provides education to seniors and the wider community about issues affecting older adults. Many of the topics are of interest to those of all age groups, including housing, insurance, economic security, fraud and transportation. Topics targeting the specific needs of an older population include health-related issues such as Medicare, Social Security and nursing home care.
In order to inform seniors about relevant topics and to make sure that the viewpoints of older adults are considered when decisions are made in our community, our staff and volunteers speak to community groups and hold educational forums. In addition, staff and volunteers work with elected officials to inform them about topics of importance to older citizens.
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AGE Council
The AGE Council
acts as an advocacy group for older adults in the greater Dallas
area. A function of the Council is to advise on relevant legislation
and comment on other areas of interest to the older community.
Council members are also involved in educating others through
workshops, forums and presentations on topics directly affecting
older adults, their families and people nearing retirement. Titles
of some of the public programs held are
- Will Long-term
Care Insurance be Your Best Solution?
- Current
Issues in the State Legislature Affecting Older Texans
- Drug Discount
Cards are for Everyone on Medicare. Do you need one?
- The First
Amendment and The Dallas Morning News
- Older
Adults and the New Age of Banking
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Senior
Day at the Capital
The
Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition and groups from all over Texas
organized Senior Day at the Capital with the theme "Seniors–the
Heart of Texas."
Senior Day is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions
older adults have made and will continue to make to the state
of Texas.
The first Senior Day was held February 6, 2001, and attracted
2,500 older adult advocates from throughout Texas. The second
Senior Day was held February 4, 2003, with 4,500 advocates attending.
The third event was February 8, 2005 and the most recent was
February 13, 2007.
Senior Day at the Capitol is held when the Texas Legislature is in session, once every two years.
For information on Senior Day, please contact the AGE Director
at 214.823.5700 or email.
Financial
consultation for women 55+
AGE also offers women 55+ free consultations
with professional volunteers on retirement,
budgeting and insurance issues.
Contact the director at 214.823.5700 or
email.
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Number
of people served in 2007 In
2007, 2,755 individuals were reached in
individual or group meetings addressing
issues such as increasing funding for local
guardianship programs; educating and
training of Medicare Part D; restoring
personal needs allowance of seniors in
long-term care facilities; supporting
protective adult services.
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Major funders of this program ($5000+)
- Citigroup Foundation
- Dallas Women's Foundation
- The Meadows
Foundation
- Spirit
of Generations Awards Luncheon
- United
Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc.
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For more information and mail list registration
For more information, contact the AGE Director with your name, address, telephone number and email address at 214.823.5700 or
email. Please indicate if you would like to be placed on the AGE mailing list to receive a newsletter and notice of AGE Council meetings, upcoming forums and opportunities to meet with elected officials about older adult issues.
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