March 29, 2012 — NCRC President and CEO John Taylor and National Neighbors Silver Ambassador, Annette Smith, testified today before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, citing issues like economic security for older adults, foreclosure prevention, and the need to restore funding to vital programs affecting America’s seniors.
Annette Smith, a representative of the California Coalition for Rural Housing, one of ten National Neighbors Silver partners involved in NCRC’s newest initiative to build economic security for older adults, offered written testimony in support of full funding for the Older Americans Act to the House Appropriations Subcommittee. Ms. Smith spoke of her personal experience accessing critical services in the face of homelessness.