by Keith Morris, President Wow, it is already February! It will be the end of the year before we know it. If we at Elder Law of Michigan, Inc. want to accomplish as much in 2016 as we did in 2015, we need to kick it into high gear. After all, it is already February, remember? Now that is not meant to imply in any … Continue reading One Last Look Back at 2015
by Rosa Robinson, Foreclosure Prevention Specialist Historically, and some would argue even today, that African-Americans have been marginalized solely because of the color of their skin. For centuries their achievements, while significant, went unacknowledged or were minimized. To raise awareness, Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained Historian, organized Negro History Week on the second week of February in 1926 to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass … Continue reading Black History Month: Then and Now
by Christopher Jackson, J.D., Communications Coordinator Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. Established as a day of service in 1994, the day is meant to reflect on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through a national day of service across the country. Dr. King recognized the power of service. He famously said, “Everyone can be great because everybody can serve.” … Continue reading Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
by Nicholas Goodman, Intake Clerk When you hear the term Deaf-Blind, what comes to mind? For most people, Helen Keller is the initial response. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared June 24-30, “Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week”. There are approximately 40,000 people who are Deaf-Blind in the United States, although exact numbers are hard to pinpoint because degrees of hearing and vision loss vary from person … Continue reading Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
by Alexis Ringman, Project Administrator June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. LGBT Pride Month celebrates diversity, acknowledges the LGBT community, and commemorates the history of the LGBT social justice movement. According to the Administration On Aging, experts estimate between 1.75 and 4 million LGBT Americans ages 60 and over live in the U.S. and anticipate that number will increase. June is a … Continue reading Aging and the LGBT Community
by Kathryn Larlee, Attorney This post is part one of a series of blog posts discussing the importance of senior independence in our communities. The year is 1912 and a young woman sets out from Virginia in a horse drawn buggy. She is moving to northern Maine with her husband who works for the railroad. This woman rolls up her sleeves and goes to work, making … Continue reading Senior Independence – Why Support Independence for Seniors?
by Shirley Brown, Project Healthy Living Coach February is Black History Month. The National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans. African Americans have made a profound and continual impact on America in many areas including history, education, entertainment, literature, science, sports, politics, culture, and the military. Michigan has produced a significant number of affluent African Americans. Michigan actively … Continue reading Michigan and Black History Month
by Pat Ocheltree, MiCAFE My concept of grandparenting has been significantly enlarged in the process of talking to many older adults through my work at Elder Law of Michigan! No longer do I think only of the loving grandparent figure who is able to help, influence and provide aspirations to their progeny! I talk with so many dear grandparents, particularly grandmothers, who are denying themselves in many ways in … Continue reading September 7 is National Grandparents Day
by Shoshanna Ehrlich The Senior Legal Hotlines movement began in 1985 as partnership between AoA and the AARP Foundation, when, with a grant from the AoA, AARP launched the first statewide senior legal hotline as a pilot project to test the feasibility of increasing access to legal services for Pennsylvania residents age 60 and older by providing legal advice by telephone. The Legal Hotline for … Continue reading A Brief History of Senior Legal Hotlines
