By Tony Adams
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CONTACT: Cathy Renna (cathy@rennacommunications.com, 917-757-6123) or Laura
McGinnis (laura@rennacommunications.com, 202-596-0402)
SAGE CELEBRATES THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON LGBT AGING
JUNE 14 IN NYC AS PART OF LGBT PRIDE MONTH
New York, NY On Monday, June 14, Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders
(SAGE) will celebrate the launch of the National Resource Center on LGBT
Aging in its Manhattan offices. The Resource Center is the first of its kind
and will provide training on LGBT issues to mainstream service providers for
aging and on aging concerns to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
agencies nationwide. It will also offer critically important educational
tools to LGBT older people.
Earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and
the Administration on Aging awarded SAGE and 10 partner organizations from
around the country a historic grant to establish the National Resource
Center on LGBT Aging. Significantly, the center opens during National
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month.
³We are living in an unprecedented time, especially for caregivers,
healthcare facilities and communities that serve LGBT older adults,² said
Michael Adams, executive director of SAGE, the world¹s largest and oldest
organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older adults. ³Our
country is witnessing the first generation in history to live and age more
openly as LGBT people‹going into the closet to access vital services isn¹t
an option.²
The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging will provide tools and resources
to assist communities across the country in their efforts to provide
services and support for older LGBT adults. It will also aid LGBT people in
planning for their own long-term needs. In the fall, the Resource Center
will launch a web site that will begin providing vital information to these
audiences to ensure that LGBT older adults are supported in all parts of the
country.
In celebration of the opening of this landmark national resource center and
SAGE¹s work in partnership to launch the National Resource Center on LGBT
Aging, a reception will be held at the SAGE offices (305 Seventh Avenue, 6th
floor) from 6:30-8:00 p.m. on Monday, June 14. This reception is free and
open to the public.
SAGE is the world's oldest and largest organizations dedicated to improving
the lives of LGBT olders adults. Since its inception, SAGE has pioneered
programs and services for seniors in the LGBT community, provided technical
assistance and training to expand opportunities for LGBT older people across
the country, and provided a national voice on LGBT aging issues. In 2005
SAGE became the first official LGBT delegate at a White House Conference on
Aging, and is now the first organization to represent LGBT issues on the
Leadership Council on Aging. SAGE celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2008
and is continuing to advocate with, and on behalf of, LGBT elders. For more
information, SAGE USA.
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