"...to enhance the quality of life for senior citizens...through education and legislation."
Legislation helps families cope, but critics say it's not enough
Read MoreSequester will take effect, threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs, and cutting vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and our men and women in uniform. President Obama put forward a plan to avoid these cuts and reduce the deficit by cutting spending and closing tax loopholes. Now it’s up to Congress to act. Learn more about President Obama’s plan here.
Read MoreThe main elements of the law do not kick in until Jan 1, 2014, when many millions of uninsured people will gain coverage. Yet it has thrown a lifeline to people at high risk of losing insurance or being uninsured, and it has made a start toward reforming the costly, dysfunctional American health care system.
Read MoreWhat would 17 million fewer meals for vulnerable seniors look like in your community?
Read MoreMany people want to know about buying long-term-care insurance. It's not an easy question to answer, but one thing's for sure: Everyone will have to confront how to pay for care when they get old and frail.
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The American people want action. If even one child's life can be saved, then we need to act. Now is the time to do the right thing for our children, our communities, and the country we love. Please click on Now is the time to do something about gun violence
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A budget standoff in the Washington Legislature will serve no one. The House Democratic leaders should be open to more reforms, and the Republican-dominated Senate Majority Coalition should consider tax increases. To read the article, please click on State Budget: Get ready for ugly in Olympia
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In less than a week, harmful automatic cuts — known as the sequester — take effect, threatening hundreds of thousands of jobs, and cutting vital services for children, seniors, people with mental illness and our men and women in uniform. To prevent a costly, self-inflicted wound to our economy
Read moreWide Open vs. Regulated, Legislature eyes more rules for medical pot to avoid sapping recreational sales -read more Medical question mark for state's
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The Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Washington State Department of Commerce and Washington Low Income Housing Alliance Thank You for making
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Congratulations to the Association of Manufactured Home Owners (AMHO) and thousands of manufactured home owners in Washington, on the recent decision
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The Family Caregiver presentations made by Nancy Hooyman and Roy Walker at the October 26, 2012 Fall Conference are now posted below and on the W4A website.
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