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A Pennsylvania work-based job training program is helping the state s 3.4 million seniors overcome challenges to finding work. Francis McKenna, senior director of training and employment for PathStone Corporation, said they offer job training through the Senior Community Service Employment Program to help low-income people age 55 and older enhance their work skills. He acknowledged the low minimum wage is a barrier. . ....
AARP Virginia is sponsoring a town hall at 5:30 p.m. at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia in Richmond about Social Security, one part in a series of town halls called "Social Security: Here Today, Here Tomorrow; Securing a Financial Future Within the Black Community." They will detail the program s future and its importance to the Black community. Max Richtman, president and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, said Social Security is important to this sector of the population. . ....
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Senior living facilities in Arizona struggle with issues ranging from neglect of residents to violence, staffing shortages and low wages for workers, and all were exacerbated by the pandemic. Dana Kennedy, state director for AARP Arizona, said her organization has asked Arizona leaders to do more for years, but despite some improvements since an auditor general s report in 2019, more must be done to keep seniors safe in these facilities, and the state should be moving faster on reforms. Kennedy argued the internal process must be streamlined, to ensure care facilities self-report incidents of abuse, neglect and other deficiencies. . ....
Experts said one in 10 older Americans experiences abuse, neglect or exploitation, and the fastest-growing category is financial abuse. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, spoke out for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, observed on Thursday, warning scammers are increasingly effective at separating people from their money. Total losses from financial scams targeting seniors have increased by 84% since 2021. . ....