Public Policy & Action

• Federal Funding for Seniors Programs
• Older Americans Act
• Long-Term Services & Supports
• Health Care Reform
• Our Positions
• Advocacy Toolkit

Resources

For Professionals

• SNAP Food Benefits at Risk for Cuts
• 5 Key Facts Must Inform the Medicare Reform Debate
• SCSEP Targeted in Workforce Investment Act Proposal
• Senators to Voice their Support for OAA Reauthorization at Capitol Hill Briefing
• Missing from the Presidential Debate: Long-Term Care
• State Advocate Experiences and Engagement in Duals Integration

For Older Adults and Caregivers

• Long-Term Services & Supports: Candidate Survey
• Training, a Job, and a Life Turned Around

For Advocates

• SNAP Food Benefits at Risk for Cuts
• 5 Key Facts Must Inform the Medicare Reform Debate
• Preventing Funding Cuts for Healthy Aging Programs: What You Can Do to Help

Advocacy Toolkit: Mature Workers

Congress is considering drastic cuts to programs that provide training and jobs for older workers, including the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). 

SCSEP is the only federal program that provides job training and placement services to older adults.

Get the facts on older workers, legislation, and programs that provide training and jobs to disadvantaged seniors.

About SCSEP

NCOA SCSEP Program
Watch a video, see who qualifies, and find a local office.

SCSEP Issue Brief
Read about SCSEP's impact and how we can protect this critical program.

Mature Workers Fact Sheet
Get the facts on older adults in the workforce.

What's at Stake in Congress

Mature Workers Legislation in Congress
Discover bills in Congress that would protect older workers and provide employers incentives to hire and retain them.

Proposed Funding for Aging Programs
See a table of proposed funding levels for SCSEP and other programs serving older adults.

Learn More

• Retirement and Older Americans, Urban Institute
• Workforce Issues and Employee Benefits, National Academy of Social Insurance
• Retirement Research, Employee Benefit Research Institute
• Older Workers, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
• Senior Community Service Employment Program, U.S. Department of Labor
• Senior Environmental Employment Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Age Discrimination Resources, U.S. Department of Labor Age
• Age Discrimination Resources, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

want to live in a country where

older adults don't have to choose between paying for medicine or food.