Elder Economic Security Initiative:
National Press Kit

Media

  • March/April 2010, Living on the Edge, AARP Magazine
  • 3-6-09, Downturn Takes Its Toll on Senior Citizens, FOX Business News
  • Nov/Dec 2008, "When Your Parents' Money is Your Problem", AARP Magazine
  • Fall 2008, Economic Well-Being and Security of Older Americans: State Approaches and Innovations, Generations - The American Society on Aging Publication
  • Fall 2008, Keeping Low-Income Seniors Afloat, Innovations: A Publication of the National Council on Aging
  • 6-22-08, A Call to Baby Boomers: We Must Not Be Retiring About Our Debt to Society, The Chicago Tribune
  • 6-5-08, Retirement Lifestyle Gets Boost from New Economic Tool, Fifty Plus Advocate
  • 5-29-08, Many Seniors Can't Afford to Retire With Dignity Initiative Said, Older Americans Report
  • 5-8-08, Women, Race, and Economic Security, The Black Commentator

Resources

  • Press Release: WOW Unveils New National and State Data on Older Women’s Ability to Make Ends Meet
  • Statement on Better Understanding the Economic Security of Seniors
  • Press Release: National Organization Calls Measuring American Poverty Act " A Measure Whose Time Has Come": Cites Federal Poverty Level As Unrealistic (pdf)
  • PRESS RELEASE: WOW Announces New State Partners in the Elder Economic Security Initiative (pdf)
  • PRESS RELEASE - A New Measure of Income Adequacy for Older Americans Reveals Many are Ill Prepared to Retire with Dignity: Too Many Depend on Social Security as the Sole Means of Income. (pdf)

  • Media Advisory (pdf)
  • Click Here to Listen to the Audio News Conference Recording!
  • Audio News Conference Panel Biographies
    • Joan Kuriansky, Esq.
    • James Firman, Ed.D.
    • Shirley Wilcher, Esq.
  • Results to Date: Tracking Our Success in the States (pdf)
  • The Initiative has been released in Massachusetts, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Connecticut and is set to release soon in New Jersey and Michigan.
  • FAQ: The National Elder Economic Security Initiative (pdf)
  • The Elder Economic Security Initiative™ Program for Advocates (pdf)
  • The Elder Economic Security Initiative™ Program for Policymakers (pdf)
  • The Elder Economic Security Initiative™ Program for Service Providers (pdf)

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