Last year, TTN developed the concept of Signature Programs.  The Board spent a lot of time considering what it meant for a program to be considered a "Signature Program," understanding that this is a unique and special designation given to content created, delivered and copyrighted by The Transition Network. 

TTN Signature Programs began with our unique Transition Peer Groups, where our members support one another in their transition journeys.  We then added our Women in Transition (WIT) Workshop which focuses on how to get the most out of the wide variety of transitions women experience after 50.  Later this year, the Program Development Committee will introduce a new TTN program on building resilience. 

A follow up to the 4-hour Women in Transition Workshop is also currently in development and will include guidance for subsequent conversations about managing the changes we all face.  There are plans for additional sessions in the WIT series but as yet, the Board has not approved any other programming to be designated as Signature Programs or part of the Women in Transition Workshop Series.

If you would like to schedule a WIT Workshop in your chapter, please contact the National Office.  We will coordinate with the lead facilitators to bring this wonderful program to the women in your area.

To read more about how Signature Programs were conceived and developed, click here.

The State of Older People - Their Economic Security, Their Health

Did you know that more than 6.3 million older Americans live in poverty. That number is projected to rise significantly over the next 20 years.  Many Americans ages 65+ are economically insecure and struggling to find jobs to pay for housing and rising healthcare bills. Millions of older adults do not have sufficient income to meet their basic expenses.

Join former TTN Board Member Barbara Hoenig on Wednesday, March 23rd in Washington, DC at the 2016 National Summit of the American Society on Aging's Business Forum on Aging, "The State of Older People - Their Economic Security, Their Health." Barbara, who chairs the Business Forum on Aging, is a Senior Consultant for CVS Health and a past TTN Board member. The summit is being held during ASA's annual conference and is being sponsored by CVS Health.

Poverty hits some groups of older adults more than others. For example, among African American and Hispanic older adults, twenty percent are poor. And the impact of poverty is especially hard on older people who are unmarried or have limited education.

What are some of the causes for the recent growth in the economic insecurity of seniors? What measures can the business community, local governments, the federal government, foundations and community-based organizations that serve seniors do to support older adults in need?

At the Summit, hear from high-level presenters - Paul Nathanson (Justice in Aging), Kathy Greenlee (Administration for Community Living), Carolyn Colvin (Social Security Administration), Michael Marcus (The Jeanette and Harry Weinberg Foundation), Karyne Jones (National Caucus and Center on Black Aging), Lita Kleger (Experience Works), and Neera Tanden (American Center for Progress). 

Plan ahead, and register for the ASA Conference by going to www.asaging.org/aia12.