PRESS RELEASE | June 14, 2023

LeadingAge Statement: House Appropriations Committee Could Decimate Affordable Housing Funding 

Contact: Lisa Sanders

lsanders@leadingage.org 202-508-9407

“It’s unconscionable in the United States for our leaders to abandon the most vulnerable older adults by stripping funding for life-saving housing programs.”
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We represent more than 5,000 nonprofit aging services providers and other mission-minded organizations that touch millions of lives every day. Alongside our members and 38 state partners, we use applied research, advocacy, education, and community-building to make America a better place to grow old. Our membership encompasses the entire continuum of aging services, including skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care, affordable housing, retirement communities, adult day programs, community-based services, hospice, home-based care. We bring together the most inventive minds in the field to lead and innovate solutions that support older adults wherever they call home. For more information visit leadingage.org.