Month: November 2023

Legislation

AARP Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Help Family Caregivers Navigate Financial and Health Care Needs

November 25, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off on AARP Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Help Family Caregivers Navigate Financial and Health Care Needs

WASHINGTON— AARP strongly supports new bipartisan legislation, the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act, which would make it easier for family caregivers to navigate key financial and health care programs. The bill was introduced today by Senators Edward Markey (D-MA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and is co-sponsored by Senators Kyrsten Sinema, (I-AZ), Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Thom […]

Food Assistance

ICS Set to Begin 2023-24 Free Produce Giveaway Season

November 24, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off on ICS Set to Begin 2023-24 Free Produce Giveaway Season

From November through May, Interfaith Community Services coordinates Free Produce Giveaways at local sites around Tucson. Staffed by volunteers from local business and faith community members, these giveaways ensure that rescued produce and other food items get to those who can use them. Everyone is welcome to stop by and pick up this produce provided by the Community Food Bank […]

Community Service

ICS Seeks Gifts of Love for Local Kids and Seniors

November 24, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off on ICS Seeks Gifts of Love for Local Kids and Seniors

Interfaith Community Services announces the launch of the annual Gifts of Love campaign. ICS invites individuals, families, faith communities, and other organizations to take advantage of this holiday service opportunity by providing gifts for a child, teen, or older or disabled adult in our community. The online adoption portal at icstucson.org/giftsoflove is now open through December 1, 2023. Donated gifts will be […]

Medicare

80 Percent of Retirees Want Better Inflation Protection

November 20, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off on 80 Percent of Retirees Want Better Inflation Protection

Medicare Part B Premium Increase Proves Us Wrong, And We’re Relieved! The 3.2% Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) is well above the 2.6% average over the past two decades. Still, according to a new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), 80 percent of retirees think Congress should beef up inflation protection by providing a COLA that more closely […]

Legislation

Attorney General Mayes Urges Federal Government to Implement Stronger Minimum Staffing Standards in Nursing Homes

November 18, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off on Attorney General Mayes Urges Federal Government to Implement Stronger Minimum Staffing Standards in Nursing Homes

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general to urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) to promulgate a rule requiring stronger minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities. The letter submitted on Monday by the coalition, responds to a […]

Food Assistance

Arizona Commodity Senior Food Program (CSFP)

November 17, 2023 SrSupport Comments Off on Arizona Commodity Senior Food Program (CSFP)

The Commodity Senior Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income persons who are at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with a monthly package of nutritious food at no cost. CSFP foods are purchased by the state from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) division. The Commodity Senior Food […]