Issue Research: Senior Citizens

• American Association of Retired Persons - www.aarp.org
  "A nonprofit, non-partisan organization which serves working and retired Americans aged 50 and older. AARP targets areas such as health care reform, work opportunities, and economic security for older Americans and their families."
• American Society on Aging - www.asaging.org
  "Enhancing the knowledge and skills of those working with older adults and their families."
• National Senior Care Directory - www.care.com
  "Caring for the elderly or disabled is a task filled with monumental decisions, as it is for seniors planning their own care. Suddenly, one is faced with choices that directly impact the lives of individuals and families. Care.com can help you find the best resources for all your elder-care needs, from financial and legal, to medical and social and more."
• National Association of Retired Federal Employees - www.narfe.org
  Retired government civilian employees and spouses seeking to serve members under the retirement laws and sponsor and support legislation. Also interested in the broad field of the aged and aging.
• National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc. - www.erols.com/ncba
  Advocates improving the quality of life for Black senior citizens, especially those who are low income.
• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare - ncpssm.org
  Advocates to preserve and enhance Social Security and Medicare programs. Conducts grassroots lobbying activities and maintains Washington lobby staff.
• National Senior Citizens Law Center - www.nsclc.org
  "The National Senior Citizens Law Center was established in 1972 to help older Americas live their lives in dignity and freedom from poverty, through legal work in support of elderly poor clients, client groups, and Elder Law Attorneys."
• Robert Clofine's Estate Planning Page - www.estateattorney.com
  "This page was created by Pennsylvania attorney Robert Clofine and is devoted to providing estate tax, elder law and related financial planning information to the consumer."
• SeniorCom - www.senior.com
  Describes itself as "the first site on the Internet designed exclusively to address the needs of today's seniors and their families." Their goal is to provide "a host of commercial and non-commercial information all in one site."
• SeniorNet - www.seniornet.com
  Describes itself as "the leading organization for empowering adults age 55 and older to use computer technologies to further enrich their lives and the lives of others." SeniorNet contains information about their organization, information about their publications, learning services, members and related links.
• The Seniors' Coalition - www.senior.org
  "A non-profit, 501c(4), non-partisan, education and issue advocacy organization that represents the interests and concerns of America's senior citizens at both the state and federal levels. Our mission is to protect the quality of life and economic well-being that older Americans have earned while supporting common sense solutions to the challenges of the future."
• Seniors-Site - seniors-site.com
  is "is dedicated to provide a unique, informative, interesting, and entertaining web site for adults, age 50 and older (senior citizens), and younger folks that help or deal with parents, grandparents, older friends or are caregivers."
• 60 Plus Association - www.60plus.org
  "A nonpartisan seniors advocacy group with a free enterprise, less government, less taxes approach to seniors issues."
• Social Security - www.ncpa.org/pd/socsec/socsec.htm
  Site includes documents on the Social Security crises and Social Security reform plans. Online from the National Center for Policy Analysis.
• United Seniors Association Inc. - www.unitedseniors.org
  Organization dedicated to educating and informing seniors about Social Security, Medicare, taxes, and issues related to traditional values, national security, and economic prosperity. Publishes issue briefs, polling data, and research on senior issues and health care. A conservative counterpart to AARP.
• U.S. Supreme Court Syllabi - www.law.cornell.edu/syllabi?social+security
  List of Supreme Court cases involving Social Security.