Feb. Advances: Justice in Aging funds innovative data & equity research fellowship

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FEBRUARY 2024

Justice in Aging creates data and equity fellowship with LTSS Center

Justice in Aging, a national legal advocacy nonprofit that fights senior poverty through law, has formed an innovative partnership with the Gerontology Institute’s LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston to support research while enhancing the nonprofit’s capacity to interpret data. The Justice in Aging Data for Equity Fellowship will provide annual support for a UMass Boston gerontology graduate student whose research aligns with Justice in Aging’s priorities and who will train the organization’s staff members on data literacy and analysis.

Pension Action Center to offer education on SECURE 2.0 ActText Link

Throughout 2024, the Institute' Pension Action Center will be offering in-person and online education sessions across Massachusetts about the protections that SECURE 2.0 offers retirees from employer overpayment and recovery practices.

PAC hosting Summit to Fight Fraud on March 19

Join the Pension Action Center and the Massachusetts Securities Division for a summit on fraud prevention, featuring expert speakers and panels, on Tuesday, March 19, 9 am - 3 pm on the UMass Boston campus. The event, sponsored by Investor Protection Trust, includes a coffee reception and lunch.

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Report analyzes public comments on strategy to support family caregivers

LTSS Center researchers spent three years listening to the needs of family caregivers and developing strategies for addressing those concerns. In their third report on this work, they summarize and analyze public comments on refining and prioritizing a National Strategy.

UMASS BOSTON GERONTOLOGY IN THE NEWS

"Pilot program works to develop HCBS quality measures that reflect beneficiary preferences," McKnight's Senior Living looks at report, “Centering Perspectives of Dually Eligible Older Adults of Color,” from LeadingAge LTSS Center and Community Catalyst, February 5, 2024.

"New Data Fellowship with UMass Boston Gerontology Furthers Justice in Aging’s Equity Advocacy," McKnight's Senior Living links to Justice in Aging story on new fellowship, January 29, 2024.

"The retirement crisis: Are you ready for the 7 nightmares that may await you?" Saving Advice cites statistic from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston on financially struggling households, January 21, 2024.

"Study: Brewster's senior population on the upswing," Cape Cod Chronicle reports on a report from CSDRA commissioned by Brewster's council on aging, January 10, 2024.

"Do you have at least $1 million in tax deferred investments?" Online Marketing Scoops cites the Elder Index, January 2, 2024.

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