America's Budget Matters (So Does Yours)
On Wednesday, May 26, Wider Opportunities for Women held our 2nd Annual Blog Day in recognition of Older Americans Month. Check out the Budget Matters Digest for a synopsis of the event and thank you to all of our participants!
Budget Matters Digest
America's Budget Matters (So Does Yours) Blog Roll:
- Cutting Social Security Hurts Mothers Most, Your (Wo) Man in Washington Blog (Valerie Young)
- "National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform” and Advocacy for Elder Economic Security, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group (Kristen Pavle)
- Social Security Matters to America’s Budget - Don’t Cut It!, Pension Rights Center (Joellen Leavelle)
- Some of My Least Favorite Cliches, The Good Enough Gatsby Blog (Tony Lizza)
- America's Budget Matters (So Does Yours), National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
- Can You Live on Social Security?, Elder Law of Michigan (Kate White)
- Dear Uncle Sam, Will You Keep the Promise of Social Security?, Wider Opportunities for Women (Stacy Sanders)
- Benefits Matter to Older Americans’ Budgets and Health, National Council on Aging (Ramsey Alwin and Brandy Bauer)
- Social Security Helps the Caregiver Too, Wider Opportunities for Women (Alisha Howell)
- Lower the Retirement Age and Help Workers Young and Old, The Frances Perkins Center (Barbara Burt)
- Speak Up! Tell an Important Female in Your Life about the Importance of Making Your Money Last a Lifetime, Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER)
- Speaking Up: What's Your Big Idea?, National Council on Aging (Marci Phillips)
- Aging Without Sacrifice, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aged (Sarah Mashburn)
- Social Security Works for Families, Social Security Works - Campaign for America's Future Blog (Alex Lawson)
- Solve the Deficit Problem by Making Taxpayers of the Unemployed, Wider Opportunities for Women (Susan Rees)
- Budgets, Budgets, Budgets!, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aged (Morgan Gable)
- Don't Break the Promise, Older Women's League (Ashley Carson)
- H.R. 4213: A Medicaid and Housing Budget Matter, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aged (Craig Collins-Young)
- Will Medicare, Social Security Work for Future Generations?, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aged (Linda Bloxham)
- What To Do About Social Security, Caring For Our Parents (Howard Gleckman)
- America's Budget Matters (So Does Yours), Pathways PA (Kate Scully)
- N.J.'s Budget Impact on Seniors, New Jersey Foundation for the Aging (Grace Egan and Melissa Chalker)
- VISION 2020 - New Solutions for a New Decade, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aged (Melissa Sharp)
- Answering Tough Questions on America's Budget Matters, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aged (Peter Notarstefano)
- Keeping Social Security's Promise, Alliance for Retired Americans
- Saving Section 202: Protecting Affordable Senior Housing Options, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aged (Alayna Waldrum)
- America's Budget Matters (So Does Yours), Coalition for Healthy Families & Workplaces
- Making Ends Meet, American Association of University Women (Anne Hedgepeth)
- What Does Retirement in America Look Like, The First Teacher Framework (Halona Agouda)
- From Our Policy Team: America's Budget Matters for All Ages, Generations United
- Long-term Care Insurance Can Help with Financial Security, Wider Opportunities for Women (Kelly Stellrecht)
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What Granny’s House Means to Me and Her Economic Security, Wider Opportunities for Women (Alyssa Best)
Get Involved
Post your thoughts on the WOW Facebook page
Tweet about budget matters using the hash tag - #budgetmatters
Share our YouTube videos advertising the day-long event or CREATE your own
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Thank you to our Co-Sponsors:
Alliance for Retired Americans, AFSCME Retirees, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aged (AAHSA), Community Action Partnership, Elder Law of Michigan, Frances Perkins Center, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group (Chicago), Massachusetts Association of Older Americans, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, National Caucus and the Center on Black Aged, National Council on Aging - National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment, New Jersey Foundation for Aging, New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department, Older Women's League (OWL), PathwaysPA (Philadelphia area), Pension Rights Center, Social Security Works, Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging (W4A), Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER)
Resources
- How to Author a Great Blog
- Examples of National and State Blogs
- "Learn How! Blog with WOW" (Powerpoint Presentation)
- Create Your Own Blog in 5 Simple Steps (YouTube "How-To" Video)