DCOA E*News At-A-Glance
 Mayor Vincent C. Gray opened the Mayor's Third Annual Senior Symposium held last week at the Hyatt Regency Hotel under the theme "SafeToday.Healthy Tomorrow." Approximately 700 District residents age 60 and older, persons living with disabilities age 18 and older and their caregivers attended the event which featured workshops, information exhibits and more.
The month of May
is observed annually as Older Americans Month to honor the contributions
of older Americans to their communities. This year the theme is "Safe
Today.Healthy Tomorrow." Find out other events planned in the District of
Columbia to celebrate the older residents at http://dcoa.dc.gov/release/happy-older-americans-month-2014.
View photos from the event here.
The next D.C. Caregivers
Online Chat at Noon on Tuesday, May 13, 12 p.m. will discuss caregiving for someone who has had a stroke. Emotional support information will also be included in the chat. Log on for advice, resources and tips to assist you with your caregiving responsibilities.
If you are not available at 12 p.m., check back at your convenience and hit
replay to see the entire chat. Join this week's discussion at www.dcoa.dc.gov/page/caregiver-chat.
For more information, contact Linda Irizarry at
202-535-1442 or linda.irizarry@dc.gov.
 Join Mayor Vincent C. Gray and the D.C. Mayor’s
Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA) in celebrating Asian
American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and in recognizing the 10th
year anniversary of the Language Access Act.
Come and enjoy a night of lively performances featuring the finest local and
international Asian artists, where tradition meets pop, and heartbeats echo
drum beats! Traditional drum beats will harmonize with modern music and
performances to create a wonderful experience for the eyes and ears.
When: Friday, May 30, 2014
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Where: Historic Lincoln Theatre
1215 U St NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Metro: U St/African-American Civil War Memorial (Green line)
RSVPs encouraged, visit Eventbrite.
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The
District of Columbia has been funded by the Department of Justice’s
Office on Violence Against Women to create services for older victims of
abuse. Your ideas are important to us and can help us understand how to
better serve DC seniors. This survey will inform the work of the
District’s Collaborative Training & Response to Older Victims (DC
TROV). DC TROV is a partnership with Network for Victim Recovery of DC,
Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Adult Protective Services, the
Metropolitan Police Department, and the United States Attorney’s Office
for DC. For questions related to this project or the survey please
contact merry@nvrdc.org.
The D.C. Council unanimously passed emergency legislation Tuesday to
require all health-related insurers in the District to help pay for the
city’s health exchange whether they were able to participate in the
marketplace or not. Read the full article in the Washington Business Journal here.
 Laura Newland
Program Coordinator
Laura Newland, Program Coordinator will be the
Special Assistant for Community Living with Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services (DMHHS). Laura is also an attorney
with several years working in the District on behalf of older adults. She will
be point on issues related to tax lien sales for vulnerable residents as well
as working closely with our agencies on the work to transition residents to the
community.
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