Moving and Retirement
Congressional Schedule: October 25 -29, 2021: Hearings: Combatting Global Human Trafficking; Women Entrepreneurs: An Economic Growth Engine for America; A Whole of Government Approach in Support of Servicewomen
Hearings: Health — On Tuesday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing, “Caring for America: Legislation to Support Patients, Caregivers, and Providers,” to discuss several bills, including H.R. 1474, the Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Act. Human Trafficking — On Wednesday, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights will hold a hearing, “Combatting Global Human Trafficking.” Small Business — On Wednesday, the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee will hold a hearing, “Women Entrepreneurs: An Economic Growth Engine for America.” Veterans — On Tuesday, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity will hold a hearing, “A Whole of Government Approach in Support of Servicewomen.” more »
Department of Justice Issues Annual Report to Congress on its Work to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse
“The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the risk for abuse directed towards seniors who are socially isolated and vulnerable to exploitation,” said Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. “As this Annual Report demonstrates, the department has marshalled a wide array of tools – enforcement actions, research, public education and outreach, training and victim services – to combat elder abuse and to ensure that our seniors have the support and protections that they deserve.” “While technology has brought the world together in many ways, it has also opened the door to a myriad of fraud schemes that prey upon older adults,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released the first 2020 Elder Fraud Report providing information useful for targeting interventions. For example, the report found that over 100,000 persons over the age of 60 filed a complaint, with a resulting loss of nearly $1 billion, although the greatest financial losses were associated with confidence fraud/romance scams. more »
Ferida Wolff's Backyard: Corn Rows and Hurricane Ida
Ferida Wolff writes: Now, traveling by local farms reminds me that Autumn is here. The cornstalks, so plentiful during growing season, are turning brown and wilting. Farmers are cutting them down, leaving the fields covered with the remains of summer’s corn crop. It’s nature’s reminder that all things flourish for a time and then release their energy. What we need now is a new way to look at our environment. Perhaps by changing our interference with nature we can modify the strength and number of storms in the future. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce posted a recent article: US Hit By 18-Billion Dollar Disasters So Far This Year
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The Hidden US COVID-19 Pandemic: Orphaned Children – More than 140,000 US Children Lost a Primary or Secondary Caregiver Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
One US child loses a parent or caregiver for every four COVID-19 deaths, a new modeling study published in Pediatrics reveals. The findings illustrate orphanhood as a hidden and ongoing secondary tragedy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes that identifying and caring for these children throughout their development is a necessary and urgent part of the pandemic response – both for as long as the pandemic continues, as well as in the post-pandemic era ... In the closing words of the paper, “Effective action to reduce health disparities and protect children from direct and secondary harms from COVID-19 is a public health and moral imperative.” more »