Look who's featured in the Vallejo Times-Herald!! 😲 Don't forget to have your #Easter photo taken by the talented Mae of Meilene Photography this Sunday, March 24 between 9:30 am and 12 pm at Benicia Capitol State Historic Park! Vallejo Times-Herald Mae

💯Secretary Xavier Becerra! We owe our nation care! Everyone should be able to get care in the home AND get reimbursed for it! #CareCantWait

Thursday at 11:30 AM! Please join us for a conversation about #MotherlyLove with Shawnie Bennett! Register here: tinyurl.com/DWD-05-09-24 Learn more about Melanin Unlimited: melaninunlimited.org #DishingWithDebbie #MothersDay

Happening Now - #CASeniorRallyDay2024 Thank you Senator Bill Dodd for your support of #OlderAdults and in particular, Adult Day Health Care - or the Medi-Cal benefit, #CommunityBasedAdultServices @caadsorg California Department of Aging CA Health & Human Services CACollabLTSS CA Commission on Aging

We are THRILLED to introduce... (Drumroll, please!) 🥁🥁🥁 ...Our new user-friendly website!!! 💻 choiceinaging.org

We would appreciate your vote! We love our Montessori teachers and our #Intergenerational #YoungAtHeart program.

#CreatingTheFuture with Hildy Gottlieb and Vu Le (with one E) learning about disrupting hierarchical militaristic practices which led us to where we are - Nonprofits need to ask ???s to achieve true systems change. Wondering how many funders are on the Webinar to learn, not just NPs.

The Rise of #Homelessness Among #OlderAdults: eepurl.com/iQBRtc. #Ageism, #racism, #ableism & lack of affordable housing are creating a state where we kick older adults to the curb, literally & leave them there. Thank you Monica Davalos of California Budget & Policy Center for lifting this!

Stop the $50 million cut to the Housing and Disability Advocacy Program -- an effective program with a proven track record in engaging unhoused disabled people, many of whom are older adults Speaker Robert Rivas Asm. Jesse Gabriel Mike McGuire Senator Scott Wiener #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Free training & monetary rewards are available for #Caregivers in CA through #CalGrows & we are honored to be a part of the project! Here are some exclusive, behind-the-scenes photos of upcoming training videos filmed here at MDC! Learn More: calgrows.org California Department of Aging

Older adults who are released from custody now have 12 months to enroll (or re-enroll) in Medicare without incurring a late enrollment penalty. If you work with older adults returning to the community after incarceration, here's what you need to know: justiceinaging.org/issue-brief-me…

“I was in a dark room in Gaza, tied up by my ankles, not being able to move… No one should ever be sexually violated, and there are no circumstances to justify these crimes.” Released hostage Amit Soussana, speaking at the Vice President JD Vance event on gender violence. Video: יוּנה לייבזון Yuna Leibzon

… Just for the record. History is repeating itself

The always thought provoking & heart melting Christina Mills (She/Her) joined me to dish about #DisabilityPrideMonth #Ableism #OlmsteadDecision & CMSGov removing barriers to community living, hint: remove #HCBS waiver caps. Nobody should die on a wait-list. Also mentioned Justice in Aging

Today is the last day to register for a sponsorship for our 7th Annual Bedford Block Party and become a VIP! 🦩 Learn More: choiceinaging.org/BBP2024 We are incredibly grateful to all of our generous sponsors for supporting The Bedford Center and our vulnerable community members!

Dr. Sarita A. Mohanty, MD of The SCAN Foundation talking about how we use ethical AI to compile data sets for learning while removing bias. Sounds promising!

And sadly, we don't wear pajamas to work everyday. But we do experience joy everyday! If you love humans and service, join our goofy, loving team!

"We know through painful experience that freedom is never volunteered by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed… justice too long delayed is justice denied." – Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLK #MLKDay #CivilRightsDay

Help us elevate our intergenerational Montessori magic by voting for us in all four categories. Thank you!!!!

Happy #OlderAmericansMonth! Please join us next Thursday at 11:30 AM for a conversation with Kevin Prindiville, Executive Director of Justice in Aging. Register here: tinyurl.com/DWD-05-08-25 #DishingWithDebbie Justice in Aging