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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
- Why Should We Care About the Air?
-
The Property Appraisal System
- Older
Adults and the New Age of Banking
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Senior
Day at the Capital
Senior Day
2009 was a great success. AGE chartered three buses and headed
for Austin. The group had a mini-advocacy training on
the buses, attended the state-wide rally, watched entertainment
provided by older adult groups from around the state, observed
the State Senate in action and made office visits to legislators
about AGE legislative priorities.
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 February 8, 2005; fourth was
February 13, 2007; and this most recent was February 10, 2009.
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.
Number
of people served in 2008 In
2008, 3,113 individuals participated in
educational programs and educated
elected officials and public policy makers on
critical issues. Topics addressed in
educational programs included scams and
fraud against older adults, property
appraisal system, digital
television conversion, state legislative
issues, and economic security. Elected
officials and policy makers were educated at
the state, county, or city
level on issues such as the Elder Justice
Act, increased funding for utility
assistance, and City of Dallas
transportation services
for older adults.
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Major funders of this program ($5000+)
- 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
and mail list registration, contact the AGE Director
by phone, 214.823.5700 or
email
with your name, address, telephone number
and email address. 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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