Impact of Social Security on the Future of the U.S. Latino Population.

“An unprecedented and timely national research project that will examine the impact of Social Security on the U.S. Latino population was announced by Dr. Fernando Torres-Gil, lead researcher for the project and director of the UCLA Center for Policy Research on Aging (CPRA). In addition to CPRA, the research collaborative includes the University of Southern California Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center and the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. The three lead centers will work in partnership with the National Hispanic Council on Aging and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO).

“This “Latinos and Social Security’ project aims to educate the Latino community as well as society at large about the value of Social Security for the economic stability of aging Latinos,” said Torres-Gil. “Social Security is an essential economic safety net for Latinos. Without it, over half of elderly Latinos would live in poverty but, with it, less than a fifth do. The stakes are high for Latinos and they have to understand that in order to insure their future economic security.””

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