Given With Love for Valentines Day
People are generous during the holidays, but we eat all year. These bags and baskets of food, goodies, and hand knit or crocheted hats and scarves were put together with love for elders in a rural area of SC for Valentine’s Day. Our elders have much to be proud of. They worked their entire lives, raised their children, cared for their grandchildren, paid their taxes, and helped build their communities. They often worked one or more jobs that are vital to society, but paid poorly. The minimum wage in my state is still $7.25 an hour. It was $1.25 when today’s elders started working. It’s not enough to build a retirement account. When their bodies can no longer work, they retire on less than $900 a month, many with just a few hundred dollars a month. Older adults are the fastest growing population of homeless people. Our elders matter and are a valuable part of our society. This Valentine’s Day share a piece of your heart with an elder in your life or community. If we’re lucky, we’ll live long enough to proudly be elders!
Given With Love for Valentines Day
People are generous during the holidays, but we eat all year. These bags and baskets of food, goodies, and hand knit or crocheted hats and scarves were put together with love for elders in a rural area of SC for Valentine’s Day. Our elders have much to be proud of. They worked their entire lives, raised their children, cared for their grandchildren, paid their taxes, and helped build their communities. They often worked one or more jobs that are vital to society, but paid poorly. The minimum wage in my state is still $7.25 an hour. It was $1.25 when today’s elders started working. It’s not enough to build a retirement account. When their bodies can no longer work, they retire on less than $900 a month, many with just a few hundred dollars a month. Older adults are the fastest growing population of homeless people. Our elders matter and are a valuable part of our society. This Valentine’s Day share a piece of your heart with an elder in your life or community. If we’re lucky, we’ll live long enough to proudly be elders!