Affordable Senior G.L.B.T Housing
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Dear Friend:
We are New Horizons Nevada - a 501c3 tax exempt
non-profit Corporation and we are asking for your financial assistance. Any amount that you can afford will help tremendously towards our goal of providing a Senior GLBT Service Center and Affordable Senior GLBT Living Community.
The mission of New Horizons Nevada, Inc. is to lead the way in addressing issues related to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) aging. In partnership with its constituents and allies, New Horizons Nevada, Inc. is working to achieve a high quality of life for GLBT senior adults, supporting and advocating for their rights, fostering a greater understanding of aging in all communities, and promoting positive images of GLBT life in later years.
Click on this link for our website:
New Horizons Nevada
New Horizons Nevada, Inc. offers innovative services and programs to GLBT senior people in Southern Nevada. From arts and culture, to health and wellness, and much more, New Horizons Nevada, Inc. innovative services and programs support hundreds of GLBT senior people.
We are developing an affordable housing complex for the senior GLBT community - if you would like to move or retire to the Las Vegas Valley (Nevada) - send us a message and we will add you to our email list for updates.
Recent estimates suggest that there are at least 1.5 million gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people 65 and older in the US, and this population will double by the year 2030. These figures are based on an estimate from UCLA's Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and the Law that 3.8 percent of Americans identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. However, measuring the number of GLBT people is difficult, given the undercounting caused by factors such as stigma, underreporting and methodological barriers, such as inconsistent question formats.
Many GLBT older adults deal with poverty and with reduced economic security. For GLBT older adults, a lifetime of employment discrimination and other factors contributes to disproportionately high poverty rates. One study found that same-sex elder couples face higher poverty rates than their heterosexual peers; 4.9% and 9.1% among elder gay and lesbian couples, respectively, in contrast to 4.6% among elder heterosexual couples.
GLBT older people deal with significant health disparities across areas related to physical and mental health, including high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, HIV/AIDS and more—as well as with serious mental health concerns. According to a 2011 national health study, more than half of the respondents have been told by a doctor that they have depression; 39 percent have seriously thought of suicide; and 53 percent feel isolated from others.
Social isolation affects many GLBT older people around the country as they deal with stigma and discrimination in their daily lives and in our country's aging system. The primary risk factors for social isolation affect GLBT older adults in unique and disproportionate ways. For example, one primary risk factor is living alone. GLBT older people are twice as likely to live alone, twice as likely to be single, and 3-4 times less likely to have children—and many are estranged from their biological families.
Many mainstream aging providers do not account for the unique realities and needs of GLBT older adults, leaving them at risk for isolation, neglect and discrimination. A recent national survey of GLBT older adults in long-term care facilities found that only 22% of respondents felt they could be open about their GLBT identities with facility staff, 89% predicted that staff would discriminate based on their sexual orientations and/or gender identities, and 43% reported instances of mistreatment.
GLBT-inclusive aging services help offset these problems by providing spaces for GLBT elders to find community and support—but they are sparse and underfunded. A 2010 nationwide survey of 320 area and state units on aging found that less than 8 percent offered services targeted to GLBT older adults and only 12 percent reported outreach efforts to this population.
We are New Horizons Nevada - a 501c3 tax exempt
non-profit Corporation and we are asking for your financial assistance. Any amount that you can afford will help tremendously towards our goal of providing a Senior GLBT Service Center and Affordable Senior GLBT Living Community.
The mission of New Horizons Nevada, Inc. is to lead the way in addressing issues related to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) aging. In partnership with its constituents and allies, New Horizons Nevada, Inc. is working to achieve a high quality of life for GLBT senior adults, supporting and advocating for their rights, fostering a greater understanding of aging in all communities, and promoting positive images of GLBT life in later years.
Click on this link for our website:
New Horizons Nevada
New Horizons Nevada, Inc. offers innovative services and programs to GLBT senior people in Southern Nevada. From arts and culture, to health and wellness, and much more, New Horizons Nevada, Inc. innovative services and programs support hundreds of GLBT senior people.
We are developing an affordable housing complex for the senior GLBT community - if you would like to move or retire to the Las Vegas Valley (Nevada) - send us a message and we will add you to our email list for updates.
Recent estimates suggest that there are at least 1.5 million gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people 65 and older in the US, and this population will double by the year 2030. These figures are based on an estimate from UCLA's Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and the Law that 3.8 percent of Americans identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. However, measuring the number of GLBT people is difficult, given the undercounting caused by factors such as stigma, underreporting and methodological barriers, such as inconsistent question formats.
Many GLBT older adults deal with poverty and with reduced economic security. For GLBT older adults, a lifetime of employment discrimination and other factors contributes to disproportionately high poverty rates. One study found that same-sex elder couples face higher poverty rates than their heterosexual peers; 4.9% and 9.1% among elder gay and lesbian couples, respectively, in contrast to 4.6% among elder heterosexual couples.
GLBT older people deal with significant health disparities across areas related to physical and mental health, including high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, HIV/AIDS and more—as well as with serious mental health concerns. According to a 2011 national health study, more than half of the respondents have been told by a doctor that they have depression; 39 percent have seriously thought of suicide; and 53 percent feel isolated from others.
Social isolation affects many GLBT older people around the country as they deal with stigma and discrimination in their daily lives and in our country's aging system. The primary risk factors for social isolation affect GLBT older adults in unique and disproportionate ways. For example, one primary risk factor is living alone. GLBT older people are twice as likely to live alone, twice as likely to be single, and 3-4 times less likely to have children—and many are estranged from their biological families.
Many mainstream aging providers do not account for the unique realities and needs of GLBT older adults, leaving them at risk for isolation, neglect and discrimination. A recent national survey of GLBT older adults in long-term care facilities found that only 22% of respondents felt they could be open about their GLBT identities with facility staff, 89% predicted that staff would discriminate based on their sexual orientations and/or gender identities, and 43% reported instances of mistreatment.
GLBT-inclusive aging services help offset these problems by providing spaces for GLBT elders to find community and support—but they are sparse and underfunded. A 2010 nationwide survey of 320 area and state units on aging found that less than 8 percent offered services targeted to GLBT older adults and only 12 percent reported outreach efforts to this population.
Organizer
Pete Pedersen
Organizer
Las Vegas, NV
