California

 

• Ask the Candidates/Policy makers Guide

• SB 1084: California Economic Security Task Force Fact Sheet
• SB 1084 Support Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee
• AB 324 Support Letter to California Governor
• Overlooked & Undeserved: New Data Gives Face To Nearly One Million Struggling Seniors - Power Point Presentation
• AB 324: Elder Economic Dignity Act of 2009 Fact Sheet
• California’s Struggling Seniors: Overlooked & Underserved One-Page Fact Sheet
• Overlooked & Underserved: Cal-EESI FAQ
• Health Policy Research Brief: Half A Million Older Californians Living Alone Unable to Make Ends Meet
• Proposal: Elder Economic Dignity Act of 2009
• Written Testimony to the House Ways and Means Income Security and Family Support Subcommittee on the Measuring American Poverty Act (July 31, 2008)
• "Tough Times for California's Seniors" - Announcing the launch of the Cal-EESI initiative and Legislative Hearing
• California Elder Economic Security Initiative Release Materials and Press Information
• The California Elder Economic Security Initiative™ Overview Fact Sheet
• Elders Living on the Edge: The Impact of California Support Programs
  When Income Falls Short in Retirement
• Federal Poverty Guideline Underestimates Costs of Living for Older Persons in California

Colorado

• Increasing In-Home Care for Low-income Seniors with Unmet Needs - Overview of costs
• Increasing In-Home Care for Low-income Seniors with Unmet Needs - Overview of costs
• Fact Sheet: Colorado Statewide Elder Index

• Fact Sheet: The Elder Index for Policy Makers

• Fact Sheet: Boulder County

• Fact Sheet: Adams County

• Fact Sheet: Denver County

• Colorado Elder Economic Security Initiative Overview Fact Sheet

Connecticut

• Connecticut Caregiver Brochure
• Connecticut Elder Economic Security Initiative Bookmarks
• Fact Sheet: Connecticut Elder Economic Security Initiative
• Newsletter: Connecticut Commission on Aging, March 2009
• Newsletter: PCSW News, March 2009
• The Road to Gold Resource Guide

Illinois

• Introducing the Illinois Elder Economic Security Initiative Program
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Joint Taskforce Report on Issues Affecting Women as They Age
• Seven Life-Defining Financial Decisions
• Table: The Impact of Illinois Public Support Programs When Income Falls Short in Retirement

• Figure: Elder Economic Security Standard Index for Single Elders --Illinois Elders Can't Make Ends Meet

• Figure: Low Income Elders Are Unlikely to Achieve Economic Security without Medical and Housing Assistance

Iowa

• Fact Sheet: Iowa Statewide Elder Index
• Fact Sheet: Service Providers
• Fact Sheet: Advocates
• Fact Sheet: Polk County
• Fact Sheet: Page County
• Iowa Elder Economic Security Initiative Overview

 

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Elder Economic Security Initiative Fact
• What Massachusetts State Legislators are Saying about EESI
• Legislative Caucus on Older Citizens Concerns To Hear About New Tool on Elders' Living Costs in Mass, How to Address Them (press statement)
• MAOA Policy Priorities on EESI - 2007
• MA Coalition Members 2007

• Policy Implications of the Elder Economic Security Standard (press statement)
• WOW Press Statement
• EESI Mass Release Agenda
• MAOA Media Alert
• News Release for Media Kit

Findings from the Mass Elder Economic Security Standard

• Brief on Findings
• Powerpoint on Findings

Massachusetts initiative Events:

• Briefings held throughout the state - 2007
• Legislative Breakfast in Foxboro - 3/2/07: Agenda
• Legislative Caucus on Older Citizens Concerns Event - 2/15/07
• Legislative Caucus on Older Citizens Concerns Press Release
• Agenda

JUNE 2009 Lifelines Launch Materials

• Lifelines for Elders Living on the Edge: How Elder Support Programs Compare to Living Costs (Full Report)
• 2009 Massachusetts Elder Index Statewide Fact Sheet - County-by-county facts heets available upon request.
• Lifelines Release Event Agenda

• PRESS RELEASE: Lifelines Release Event

Michigan

• State Plan on Services to Michigan's Older Adults
• Invisible Poverty: New Measure Unveils Financial Hardship in Michigan's Older Adult Population - Analysis of Population Below the Elder Index in Michigan
• Fact Sheet: Michigan Elder Economic Security Initiative
• Michigan Research Brief

• WOW Power Point for Stakeholder Briefing

• GI-UMASS Power Point for Press Event

• Alpena County Fact Sheet

• Delta County Fact Sheet
  

• Detroit City Fact Sheet

• Kent County Fact Sheet

Minnesota

• Eldernomics Fact Sheet - 2010
• Renter's Credit Position Letter
• Report: The Economic Status of Older Women (July 2010)
• Fact Sheet: Minnesota Elder Economic Security Initiative
• Presentation: Minnesota Elder Economic Security Initiative
• Fact Sheet: About the Minnesota Elder Economic Security Initiative™

• Frequently Asked Questions: About the Minnesota Elder Economic Security Initiative™

• The Minnesota Elder Economic Security Initiative for Policy Makers

• The Minnesota Elder Economic Security Initiative for Advocates

• The Minnesota Elder Economic Security Initiative for Service Providers

• Minnesota Jobs Now Coalition

New Jersey

• County Fact Sheets: Looking at the Impact of FY2011 Funding Cuts on Seniors

• Conference Brochure: Supporting the Infrastructure of Aging and Caregiver Resources in Turbulent Times

• Brief: County Profiles from the Elder Index

• Fact Sheet: Public Supports can Close the Gaps

• Fact Sheet: The New Jersey Elder Economic Security Initiative Program for Ocean County

• Fact Sheet: The New Jersey Elder Economic Security Initiative Program for Middlesex County

• Fact Sheet: The New Jersey Elder Economic Security Initiative Program for Mercer County

• Fact Sheet: About the New Jersey Elder Economic Security Initiative

• Aging Affinity Group Conference Call Announcement

• Invitation to New Jersey Stakeholder Meeting

New Mexico

• Press Event Agenda

• New Mexico Conference on Aging Panel Agenda

• New Mexico Elder Economic Security Initiative Information for Policy Makers

• New Mexico Elder Economic Security Initiative Fact Sheet

• New Mexico Elder Index Presentation (Gerontology Institute at University of Massachusetts Boston)

• New Mexico Press Event Presentation (Wider Opportunities for Women)

• New Mexico Webinar Presentation (Wider Opportunities for Women)

• New Mexico Overview for Policymakers

• Los Alamos County Fact Sheet

• Albuquerque Community Forum Flyer: May 10, 2010

• Farmington Community Forum Flyer: May 13, 2010

• Gallup Community Forum Flyer: May 12, 2010

New York

• Testimony to the New York State Office for the Aging
• Agenda for Press Conference, Brooklyn, NY

• Agenda for Community Briefing, Manhattan, NY

• New York County (South Manhattan) Fact Sheet

• New York City 5 Boroughs Fact Sheet

• Kings County Fact Sheet

• New York Research Brief

• Invitation to New York Press Conference and Community Briefing

North Carolina

• North Carolina Statewide Overview
• North Carolina Fact Sheet
• Wake County Fact Sheet
• North Carolina Elder Economic Security Initiative

Pennsylvania

• Introduction to the Elder Economic Security Initiative for Pennsylvania
• Fact Sheet: Pennsylvania Elders with Typical Income in Retirement Fall Short of Economic Security
• Media Advisory
• Join the Release of the Pennsylvania Elder Economic Security Initiative™ Program!
• Economic Well-Being Forum: How are Families and Elders Faring? September 12, 2008
• Presentation on the Pennsylvania Elder Economic Security Standard

• Join the Release of the Pennsylvania Elder Economic Security Initiative™ Program!

• Economic Well-Being Forum: How are Families and Elders Faring? September 12, 2008

• Presentation on the Pennsylvania Elder Economic Security Standard

• Hearing Materials:

  • Media Advisory
  • Briefing Agenda
  • Press Conference Agenda
  • PA EESI Project Description for Family Caregivers
  • PA EESI Project Description for Policymakers
  • PA EESI Project Description for Service Providers
  • PA EESI Project Description for Advocates
  • PA EESI FAQ

South Dakota

• South Dakota Elder Economic Security Initiative Overview

Washington

• Forecasts of the Aging Population, Dementia Prevalence and Use of Long-Term Care Services through 2020 in Washington State, August 2011
• Washington Launch: Applications of the Elder Index Video Presentation, March 2011
• Washington Launch: Overview Video Presentation, March 2011
• Washington Statewide Fact Sheet (4 pages)
• Fact Sheet: King County
• Fact Sheet: Spokane County
• Fact Sheet: Thurston County
• Fact Sheet: Yakima County
• Washington Launch: Presentation on the Washington Elder Initiative (March 28, 2011)
• Washington Launch: Presentation on the Elder Index (March 28, 2011)
• Washington Launch: Morning Event Agenda (March 28, 2011)
• Washington Launch: Afternoon Event Agenda (March 28, 2011)
• Washington Elder Economic Security Initiative Overview

West Virginia

• West Virginia Statewide Fact Sheet: Elder Index
• West Virginia Fact Sheet: Research Brief
• West Virginia Launch: Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
• WEBINAR: Launch of the West Virginia Elder Economic Security Initiative (June 8, 2010)
• West Virginia Launch: Press Event Agenda (June 2, 2010)

Wisconsin

• Questions for Candidates for Public Office
• Living on the Edge: Old and Poor in Wisconsin
• Challenges Facing Aging Populations: Focus On Immigrant Elders
• Challenges Facing Aging Populations: Focus on Elders in Debt

• Challenges Facing Aging Populations: Focus on LGBT Elders

• Challenges Facing Aging Populations: Focus on Elderly Women

• Challenges Facing Aging Populations: Focus on Elderly Women of Color

• Financial Planning Seminar: September 22, 2009 GET F.I.T. Powerpoint Presentation

• Financial Planning Seminar: September 24, 2009 Do It Yourself Powerpoint Presentation

• Dane County Fact Sheet (2009 Elder Index)

• Milwaukee City County Fact Sheet (2009 Elder Index)

• Wisconsin Research Brief (September 2009)

• Need a bookmark? Print this from the Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Initiative!

• Sen. H. Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, Statement of Support

• Joining the Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Initiative™

• Fact Sheet: About the Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Initiative™

• Frequently Asked Questions: About the Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Initiative™

• Endorsers of the Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Initiative™

• Statement of Support from Barbara Lawton, Lieutenant Governor

• The Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Initiative for Policy Makers

• The Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Initiative for Advocates

• The Wisconsin Elder Economic Security Initiative for Service Providers
• Table: The Impact of Wisconsin Public Support Programs When Income Falls Short in Retirement
• Figure: Elder Economic Security Standard Index for Single Elders --Wisconsin Elders Can't Make Ends Meet
• Figure: Standard Index Expenses for a Single Elder Renter, 2008