1.0 link 194426 <![CDATA[During Older Americans Month, Let's Focus on Keeping the Elderly Out of Poverty]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deborah-weinstein/during-older-americans-mo_b_194426.html May is Older Americans Month. While there is much to celebrate about our elders' many historic contributions, the recession's toll is making this group - particularly older women - feel anything but festive.

Consider these disturbing facts:
• According to the most recent federal data, 23 percent of women 65 and older who live alone are poor compared with 16 percent of men. (That means their annual income is $10,590 or lower). Overall, 11.4 percent of elderly women and 6.9 percent of...

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