💡 New Jersey is utilizing a simple yet effective way to combat homelessness - direct financial aid! Read about the Paterson Pilot and Newark Movement for Economic Equity that have propelled job growth, financial security, and communal happiness:
invisiblepeople.tv/cash-not-crisi…

Until we address the severe shortage of deeply affordable & available housing in our community, we’ll need to continue investing in homelessness prevention and helping people who are just 1️⃣ emergency away from becoming homeless STAY housed.

Learn more at ow.ly/rLRQ50RvfxX

#SCOTUS makes life-changing rulings on everything from abortion access to workers’ rights. We need to know those decisions are made without undue influence. A voluntary code of ethics is not enough. We must pass the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act!

Selfcare and cultural humility were added to the 2021 NASW Code of Ethics. What does that mean for you and social service organizations? Allan Barsky unpacks this latest update for you.
socialworkpodcast.com/2021/05/2021Co…

From Justice in Aging

New Fact Sheet: Medicaid Estate Recovery—How it Penalizes Poor Families and Perpetuates Poverty

justiceinaging.salsalabs.org/alertnewfactsh…

#Oregon
state #psychiatrichospital

A federal report finds patient safety concerns and condom distribution at Oregon State Hospital oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/05/02/a-f… via Oregon Capital Chronicle

'If Santa Monica police had knocked on my window any of those months I was tucked in my Toyota, I’d have a criminal record. That could have made it impossible to regain my job and income, pay child support, be eligible for certain housing.' buff.ly/4bioI6F

#Veterans #Aging
#Homelessness

The Growing Crisis of Aging Homeless Veterans - VA Homeless Programs va.gov/HOMELESS/featu…

Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers | CU Boulder Today | University of Colorado Boulder colorado.edu/today/2024/04/…

Apr 30 24 Article
In Reversal, Expert Panel Recommends Breast Cancer Screening at 40
Some researchers said the advice did not go far enough. The panel also declined to recommend extra scans for women with dense breast tissue. via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/04/30/hea…

Mike Yastrzemski channels family history to power SF Giants over Red Sox at Fenway trib.al/ikSy97n

The Mind-Boggling Simplicity of Learning to Say ‘No’
Keeping a notebook of every opportunity she declined helped the writer Leslie Jamison realize what matters most. via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/02/28/wel…

Money on their minds: Health-related costs top older adults' concerns for people their age, poll finds medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-m…

AmeriCorps 30: A Salute to Older Americans | AmeriCorps americorps.gov/blogs/2024-05-…

‘We can live again’: Belgian nursing home residents hit the nightclubs | Older people | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/articl…

New CDC report shows emergency department visits for traffic-related pedestrian injuries were more common among people from racial & ethnic minority groups, people between the ages of 15–24, & males. These injuries are preventable. Read the report: bit.ly/mm7317a1

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My cries mean all sorts of things…

But they are always inherently good.

Look forward to knowing if it passes the onion test