NCBA and CVS Pharmacies have partnered to educate and enroll African American seniors in the Medicare Part D program.  If you need additional information, please visit www.cvs.com/medicare  or call1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).

Throughout its 39 year history, the National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc., (NCBA) has worked to eliminate obstacles to fairness and equal access for one of the most underserved and vulnerable groups in our society-low-income Black and minority senior citizens. Since its inception, has focused on three of the most critical needs which impact the lives of seniors: housing, employment, and health promotion/disease prevention.

Currently, NCBA administers two senior employment programs and a health and wellness program. 

The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) funded through the Department of Labor provides training opportunities for low-income persons 55 years of age and older to return to the workforce part-time. The Senior Environmental Employment Program funded through the Environmental Protection Agency provides full-time employment opportunities for persons 55 years of age and older to work in EPA regional offices and laboratories. The Health and Wellness Program funded through the U.S. Administration on Aging strives to foster vigorous, healthy, and active lifestyles which enable African American and other minority seniors to a enjoy a better quality of life.

The new millennium presents new challenges to a changing and increasing senior population. While the United States continues to become more ethnically diverse, the emerging senior population will be one with more education, advantages, and a broader cultural history than has been the case historically. Despite much social progress, inequities in employment, access to quality health care, disparities in health status, discrimination in housing and disproportionate poverty still take a toll on African Americans and minorities, especially seniors.

Attaining and maintaining a productive and satisfying quality of life into later years depends on planning and preparation. NCBA continues to address equality and access issues as they relate to housing, employment, and health. NCBA’s program planning and development is ever-changing to assist African Americans and other minorities to prepare for the challenges of aging as those challenges continue to evolve.