Field Notes

These are stories about the work and impact of NCRC members in their communities. What are the economic justice needs and solutions in your community? Submit your story ideas.

Retired or Working, Coronavirus Likely to Doubly Hit Older Americans

COVID-19 is more likely to harm elderly adults. They are also more vulnerable to the economic downturn brought on by the pandemic. In an April data brief, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) studied wealth and income data on adults above the age of 60 throughout the Great Recession. The brief found significant correlations between

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Celebrating Older Americans Month During COVID-19

When president John F. Kennedy designated the month of May as the first Older Americans Month in 1963 (originally called Senior Citizens Month), many older adults across the country lived in poverty, which was partly the impetus for the designation. Additionally, the designation sought to bring awareness to the needs and supports for the well-being

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Our Interconnected Health: Part 1

COVID-19 has thrown many things we in public health have long been working on into stark relief for a broader audience: the importance of sufficient public health funding; the role of our physical and social surroundings in determining our health; how policies, systems and environments contribute to health inequities; and (perhaps the most visceral realization) how interconnected we all are – as individuals, communities, organizations and sectors – when it comes to health and well-being. 

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When Americans Need Safe Shelter The Most, Some Will Be Turned Away Because Of Their Gender Identity

The COVID-19 crisis has increased America’s already considerable need for safe, accessible shelters. So this seems as good a time as any to point out that many domestic violence shelters and homeless shelters will flat-out reject potential residents for being transgender and/or non-binary – or place them in separate, isolated housing.

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