by lgbtei | Jun 22, 2018 | Blog, Featured
The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging will be bringing back its Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) this summer. The SFMNP is an annual program to encourage seniors to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Eligible older adults can receive $20 worth of...
by lgbtei | Jun 22, 2018 | Featured, Gettin' On
By Mary Jo Rohrer Printed in the Philadelphia Gay News
Norma Tramel was confined to the isolation and stigmatization of life in a nursing home for four years, after suffering a ruptured hernia that put her in a coma. Once she regained her health, she began to yearn...
by lgbtei | Jun 12, 2018 | Blog, Featured
In honor LGBT Pride Month, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has shared a video message in support of the LGBTQ community and the Pride celebrations taking place this month across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Governor Wolf has signed a proclamation recognizing June...
by lgbtei | May 16, 2018 | Advocacy Alert!, Blog, Featured
The Trump administration is giving businesses and medical providers a license to discriminate: to deny services to LGBT individuals based on religious or moral beliefs. In January, the Trump administration announced the formation of a Division of Conscience and...
by lgbtei | May 11, 2018 | Blog, Featured
By Lauren Wendl May is Older Americans Month, a tradition that began in 1963 when only 17 million Americans were age 65 or older. This initiative began as a way to acknowledge the number of older Americans living in poverty, with few programs offered to meet their...
by lgbtei | May 11, 2018 | Featured, Gettin' On
From the Philadelphia Gay News By Don Friedman While most of us know we will have to die someday, we may practice denial or avoid thinking about the prospect all together. Medical advances can prolong life and create situations where treatments are given when not...
