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"[T]he grandmother, who raises her grandson in a low-income housing unit and whose part-time paychecks aren't big enough to give him the Christmas she would like him to enjoy"

"[T]he unique concentration of large facilities packed with the mentally ill in Uptown and Edgewater strained a part of the city already struggling with poverty and crime"

"By 2000, a quarter of the residents were over 65 and almost 16 percent lived in poverty about 4 percent higher than the national average."

"Poverty for the population overall increased in Davidson and Wilson counties during the period but declined in nearby Rutherford, Sumner and Williamson counties. But children living in almost every part of the region were more likely than other age groups...to live in poverty."

"The program prepares free federal and state tax returns for low- and middle-income taxpayers, with special attention given to those at least 60 years old. This is a joint program of the AARP Foundation and the Internal Revenue Service."

"...[T]he House legislation would force drug makers to provide bigger discounts when the federal government buys drugs for low-income senior citizens on Medicare. The bill also would give the government new authority to negotiate lower prices for all seniors on Medicare."

"According to the Medicare Rights Center, an advocacy group: Average premiums will rise from $35 to nearly $39 per month...; Low-income seniors especially need to review their coverage or they may face an additional $10 premium next year..."

"It was the fourth consecutive year in which homeless veterans in the area were invited to come get a hot meal and a shower and receive warm clothes and supplies. About 18 homeless veterans took part in the 'stand down job fair,' which was fewer than last year..."

"Workers must be at least 55, with low incomes. They are to be employed part-time, at minimum wage, for not-for-profit agencies. They stay one year, tops."

"Budget cuts threatened the program, which hires low-income seniors to tutor and mentor at-risk children in the early elementary grades. The program has been in Pinellas schools for 29 years and traces its origins to President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society initiative."

"Tkazyik said the partnership will benefit passengers, many of them low-income residents and senior citizens 'who depend on public transportation each and every day.' The first business to purchase advertisement space on a city bus is Senior Whole Health..."

"Ohio has stepped up efforts to help low-income elderly and disabled people like Moore, who after six months in a nursing home are ready to move out but find it difficult. Some have lost their homes and have nowhere to go. Others no longer have the support of family and friends."