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With HIV/AIDS, What Does Successful Aging Look Like?

Hugo Sapién (center) at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on HIV Advocacy Day with fellow HIV advocates. Sapién, 62, is a long-term survivor of HIV.

Researchers aim to learn what's possible for the first group aging with HIV

MAY 22, 2020 | By Grace Birnstengel

AIDS Services Know How to Love in a Plague

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America has much to learn from the food and buddy programs born in crisis

APRIL 17, 2020 | By John-Manuel Andriote

Individual Heroism Propels LGBTQ Elders in COVID-19

On a sunny day a old woman walking down the street with walking stick. The woman's shadow is visible on the sidewalk. View from the back.

This Influencer in Aging shares how his nonprofit is stepping up

APRIL 14, 2020 | By Michael Adams

Celebrating Easter and Passover in a Pandemic

With online services and phone calls, clergy members see opportunities to connect

APRIL 8, 2020 | By Julie Pfitzinger

Ways Programs for Older Adults In Need Are Adapting Due to COVID-19

Marc Marrone and his team at Graffiti Bao joined Elizabeth Blau at Honey Salt

Creativity abounds, from pop-up food pantries to virtual mental health checks

APRIL 8, 2020 | By Bob Blancato and Meredith Ponder Whitmire

COVID-19 and Aging: What Can Philanthropy Do?

Portrait of a homeless man.

A Next Avenue Influencer in Aging has nine urgent recommendations

APRIL 7, 2020 | By John Feather

Easing the Isolation During the Coronavirus Crisis

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Stay-at-home orders can make isolation even worse for many

APRIL 3, 2020 | By Liz Seegert

Completing the Census Matters More Than Ever

photo of census information that came in the mail

An accurate census count benefits everyone. Here's how.

APRIL 1, 2020 | By Grace Birnstengel

Ways to Cope When Vision Loss Changes Your Life

woman at eye doctor

The services and experts who can help you live independently

MARCH 18, 2020 | By Edie Grossfield

All About the Newly Updated Older Americans Act

older couple eating at home

How family caregivers, people with Alzheimer's and others will benefit

MARCH 17, 2020 | By Bob Blancato

6 Hot Jobs That Cater to Older Adults

older man and health aide

In these occupations, you can help others and help yourself, too

MARCH 5, 2020 | By Barbranda Lumpkins Walls

Why the New ‘Public Charge’ Rule Could Hit Older Immigrants Hard

Devanyi Dave, who immigrated from India

Critics worry about effects from the Trump administration's changes

FEBRUARY 24, 2020 | By Jaya Padmanabhan

‘We Weren’t Expected to Live This Long’

Four long-term survivors of HIV: Joseph Gaxiola, Stephanie Stuart, Sharon Bosley and Robert Toth

Long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS reflect on what they've witnessed and endured

FEBRUARY 21, 2020 | By Grace Birnstengel

When Your Parents Need Financial Help

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What you can try to do for your mom and dad

JANUARY 30, 2020 | By Lucy Lazarony

How Social Services Can Improve Health Care

Social worker and client

Experts say underlying non-medical issues are often barriers to healing

JANUARY 30, 2020 | By Liz Seegert

New Survey Spotlights Older Adults’ Struggle in Opioid Epidemic

A middle aged woman opening a prescription pill bottle

Nonprofit community-based organizations have ramped up services to help

JANUARY 24, 2020 | By George Lorenzo

What Has the U.K.’s Minister of Loneliness Done to Date?

Despite minister turnover, Britain's mission against loneliness hasn't budged

JANUARY 17, 2020 | By Grace Birnstengel

We Know About Mental Health. What About Social Health?

Socialization has a serious part to play in your overall health

DECEMBER 19, 2019 | By Grace Birnstengel

OPINION: Older Shouldn’t Mean Kept Separate

Why it's crucial to keep people 60+ integrated in our communities

DECEMBER 6, 2019 | By Terry Kaelber

Veterans Day 2019: Serving Those Who Served

One San Francisco nonprofit celebrates successes and copes with setbacks

NOVEMBER 8, 2019 | By Patricia Corrigan

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No Way to Go to Adult Classes? No Problem

Programs like OLLI and One Day University now teach older students online

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Four long-term survivors of HIV: Joseph Gaxiola, Stephanie Stuart, Sharon Bosley and Robert Toth

Still Here, Still Positive

A series on America's first generation aging with HIV/AIDS

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Group of older adults enjoying coffee at a coffee house.

In Good Company

We all feel lonely at times. But it doesn't have to be that way.

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