A coalition of nonprofits and other organizations sprang into action to help elders in Hawai’i.
Reducing Food Insecurity in Hawai’i Leads to the Kūpuna Collective
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Perspectives on Food Security in Older Adults in the COVID-19 Era: What We Know, Where We Go
We need to learn from the past, expand connections to community providers, and prioritize nutrition security.
It’s Not OK with My Soul
A skid row doctor on why homeless people with psychiatric illnesses and/or dementia need our help and empathy.
Climate Change, Disasters, Aging and Homelessness
‘Environmental inequities are social inequities, resulting in health and economic disparities.’
A Shortage of Affordable Homes Is Driving the Surge in Older Adult Homelessness
‘Today, more than 3 million older adults live in households that are severely rental cost burdened.’
Round and Round We Go: Or the Way Services Work for People Who Are Homeless
Mental illness, drug use, abuse and dementia can all make help hard to secure.
Causes of Homelessness Among Elders and How We Might Eliminate ‘Homeism’
Reasons for becoming homeless are many, but discrimination and stigmatization happen to all.
Over the Edge: Older Adult Homelessness in Contemporary America
‘Researchers project continued and significant growth in older adult homelessness across the next decade.’
About Generations Today
Generations Today A bimonthly digital publication covering current trends and people impacting the field of aging through OpEds, feature articles, profiles, and first-person pieces.
Inside This IssueHomelessness, Housing and Hunger
Generations Today, vol. 43, no. 3 (May-June 2022)
Reducing Food Insecurity in Hawai’i Leads to the Kūpuna Collective
The devastating impact of COVID-19 on older adults in Hawai'i mirrors the situation in the rest of the nation. “During this virus, I ran out of money for food. The Salvation Army came to my rescue. They gave me a food box that tasted so good. They called and followed...
Perspectives on Food Security in Older Adults in the COVID-19 Era: What We Know, Where We Go
There are genuinely sufficient resources in the world to ensure that no one, nowhere, at no time, should go hungry. —Ed Asner, actor, and social activist The term “food insecurity”—limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, or limited...
It’s Not OK with My Soul
I first met Barbara in 2014 when I started going out onto the streets of LA's skid row. She stood out to my team and me because she was an older woman living by herself in the thick of skid row's heroin “district.” She had long dreads and always greeted us with a shy...
Climate Change, Disasters, Aging and Homelessness
Communities across the globe face unprecedented environmental challenges attributed to climate change, increasing population and devastating pollution. These challenges threaten individual health and quality-of-life and are likely connected to the frequency and...
A Shortage of Affordable Homes Is Driving the Surge in Older Adult Homelessness
For most low-income older adults, where they will live as they age is shaped by whether they can afford to continue to live in their homes and communities. Increasingly, what is missing is an affordable and accessible place to live. The primary reason for the sharp...
Round and Round We Go: Or the Way Services Work for People Who Are Homeless
Eduardo may very well be the neediest homeless person in San Diego. He has visited the Emergency Room (ER) 500 times over the past year, sometimes because he's run out of food and called 911, and other times because he's been hit by a car or found by paramedics passed...
Causes of Homelessness Among Elders and How We Might Eliminate ‘Homeism’
Homelessness does not mean just one thing—and there are multiple federal classifications for what qualifies as “homeless.” The Department of Housing and Urban Development's definition of homelessness distinguishes between individuals and families, the former of which...
Over the Edge: Older Adult Homelessness in Contemporary America
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five helped birth Hip Hop with their 1982 song “The Message.” The catchy refrain, “Don't push me cause I'm close to the edge,” described the state of mind of a generation of young people managing the stresses of economically hard...