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| | Reunion Project hosts Chicago town hall for people aging with HIV 2024-04-24 - The Reunion Project is holding a two-day town hall for long-term HIV survivors in Chicago. The town hall will happen 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 17-18 in Loyola University's Kasbeer Hall, 25 E. Pearson St. It's part ...
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| | LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project set to hold its second annual exhibition 2024-04-19 - The LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project will hold its second annual exhibition Friday, April 26 from 6-8 p.m. at Center on Addison, 806 W. Addison St., in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood. This free and open to the ...
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| | One Roof Chicago launches youth-focused workforce development program 2024-03-14 - One Roof Chicago (ORC) is set to launch its first training, education and job placement program for LGBTQ+ young adults in late spring. This Community Health Workers and Elder Care program is a part of ORC's ...
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| | Aging LGBTQ+ Americans face additional caregiving challenges 2023-09-07 - While Darcy Connors was a nursing home administrator in the South, she also operated a COVID-19 recovery center. Connors and her staff noticed that two of the patients in their charge had a strong connection with ...
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| | Queer elders reflect on their time in an evolving LGBTQ+ community 2023-06-21 - Community members of all ages gathered at Dorothy, 2500 W. Chicago Ave., the evening of June 15 to hear stories from five senior members of the LGBTQ+ community. The standing room only event was hosted by ...
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| | SAGECollab launches to expand services, advocacy, engagement to support LGBTQ+ elders nationally 2023-02-10 --From a press release - [New York, NY] Today, SAGE, the world's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ elders, announced the launch of SAGECollab, its new innovative partnership model. SAGECollab ...
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| | Chicago activist Jeff Berry discusses advocacy for aging persons living with HIV 2022-12-08 - For longtime Chicago activist Jeff Berry, becoming the first executive director of the Reunion Project—a national alliance centering aging persons living with HIV, which Berry co-founded in 2015—was a significant ...
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| | Their stories: Chicago scholar focuses their work on LGBTQ+ seniors 2022-12-08 - When we think about how LGBTQ+ age, helping people feel connected and "seen" is just one of the many ways a community can care for LGBTQ+ elders. It can contribute to their mental health as they ...
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| | Donald Bell reflects on aging and intersectional identities 2022-12-07 - Longtime Chicago activist Donald Bell, a resident of the Town Hall apartments in Lake View who has been especially active in LGBTQ+ senior-related issues is keenly aware of the the significance of intersecting identities. Bell explained, ...
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| | Center on Halsted hosts health resource event for LGBTQ+ seniors 2022-11-11 - Center on Halsted hosted How to Plan for your Changing Health Needs, a Senior Citizen Resource Fair with a particular focus for members of the LGBTQ community on Nov. 8. A host of representatives from medical, housing ...
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| | QPOC and transgender elders become focus of grad school student's master's thesis 2022-11-02 - When we think about how LGBTQ+ age, helping people feel connected and "seen" is just one of the many ways a community can care for LGBTQ+ elders. It can contribute to their mental health as they ...
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| | N.Y. governor signs bill that helps LGBTQ+ seniors 2022-10-30 - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law making New York the latest state to expand the accessibility of services to LGBTQ+ people ages 60 and oldera demographic that is disproportionately affected by poverty ...
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| | AIDS Foundation Chicago hosts two-day event about unique challenges facing elders living with HIV/AIDS 2022-09-24 - AIDS Foundation Chicago hosted a two-part educational webinar about the complex needs of elders living with HIV/AIDS Sept. 22-23, where experts discussed how to better serve patients through healthcare, policies ...
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| | Illinois HIV Care Connect introduces its HIV and Aging Campaign 2022-09-15 - In advance of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day on Sept. 18, Illinois HIV Care Connect has introduced its HIV and Aging Campaign. Persons aged 50 and older make up nearly half of persons living with ...
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| | LGBTQ+-inclusive program for seniors receives Aging Innovations Award 2022-08-02 - AgeOptions' Thrive with Pride program for LGBT+ older adults recently received a 2022 Aging Innovations Award, one of the highest honors presented by USAging to its members. USAging is the national association representing and supporting the ...
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