David McNair

Daily Progress – When it comes to advocating for government planning initiatives and policies that benefit older people, advocates sometimes find it hard to get the public to push decision makers to act.

“We tend to dismiss people as they age,” said Natalie Snider, a senior program assistant with AARP Virginia, “… so government doesn’t deal with these planning and policy issues. …. There’s more of a focus on the needs of schools, young families, new businesses.”

But that could be a big mistake. READ MORE…