Colorado Center for Aging

🗓 ***4 days until Learning in Action Day!*** Register today before it closes!

On March 24, aging advocates from across Colorado will gather at the State Capitol for a powerful, hands-on policy experience.

If you:
✔️ Work in aging services
✔️ Advocate for older Coloradans
✔️ Want to better understand state policy
✔️ Are building your leadership skills

You should be in the room.

Limited scholarships available.

Secure your spot today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ccas-learning-in-action-day-tickets-1983911809628?aff=oddtdtcreator

CCA's Learning in Action Day Join Colorado Center for Aging (CCA) for a hands-on, guided learning experience at the Capitol.

We're thrilled to announce that on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, Colorado Center for Aging (CCA) is hosting a Learning in Action Day, a hands-on, guided experience at the Colorado State Capitol.

This is your opportunity to:

✔️ Meet state legislators and staff

✔️ Observe committee hearings in action

✔️ Learn how the Colorado legislative process really works

✔️ Build confidence engaging directly with policymakers

If you care about aging policy in Colorado, this day is for you.

🗓 March 24, 2026

📍 Colorado State Capitol

💲Free for 2026 CCA Members!

Individuals: Become a member for $50 and attend. Organizations: Become a member for $500 and attend. Not ready to become a member? Join for $30 as an individual and $200 as an organization (up to 3 staff). Reach out to [email protected] if the cost is a barrier to you. All are welcome.

Learn more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ccas-learning-in-action-day-tickets-1983911809628?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Join us to make your voice heard! Newer to advocacy and want more tools before Learning in Action Day? We'll be hosting an Advocacy 101 Primer on Friday, March 20th, from 12:30-3. More details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/legislative-advocacy-101-w-colorado-center-for-aging-tickets-1984834664913?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

CCA's Learning in Action Day Join Colorado Center for Aging (CCA) for a hands-on, guided learning experience at the Capitol.

📣 Calling job and volunteer opportunity seekers who are 50+!

⭐Join iAging, the Colorado Commission on Aging 50+ Workforce Committee, Apex Community Recreation Center, and Encore Roadmap for their upcoming *free* 50+ Job and Volunteer Expo.

When: Thursday, April 30 from 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Where: Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada
What: Connecting employers and organizations with adults aged 50+ who are seeking full-time, part-time, and volunteer opportunities.

☝ Workers who are 50+ offer seasoned expertise, adaptability, and emotional intelligence that strengthen teams across generations. Creating opportunities for them supports inclusive hiring practices while meeting workforce needs with dependable, skilled talent.

👉 Interested in attending or volunteering? Sign up here: https://www.rec.us/sections/665bb340-0fd7-498f-ba84-fcfa4a7a8761 If you are an employer interested in participating, please fill out the 50+ Job Vendor Application to secure your spot: https://www.rec.us/sections/7e434c94-295e-45e5-9ffa-c5006c901467

💡 There's more! Check out these classes ahead of the event:

* Future-Proof Your Career - Using AI to Find the Right Next Job After 50 - Virtual, Mar. 19, 12pm https://www.rec.us/sections/bb20443f-235b-4a1b-92d9-117c1f00591e

* Your Personal Branding Campaign Workshop and Networking, Apr. 2, 1pm https://www.rec.us/sections/fd57e9e7-bf36-41aa-9f76-83750859f27f

* Resume Workshop, Apr. 9, 1pm https://www.rec.us/sections/ed882572-b5c8-43c2-9bfa-5fbf235c5df7

* Job Interviews Workshop, Apr. 16, 1pm https://www.rec.us/sections/0af48f6d-b5e0-4f3c-8be7-0a915caf97ed

* LinkedIn for Job Seekers 50+, Apr. 23, 1pm https://www.rec.us/sections/dcae9164-f979-4352-b3ea-6b2dc783038d

✋CCA members are advocating for the most vulnerable older Coloradans' quality of life this legislative session. You can find us following or testifying at hearings at the Capitol (and virtually) every week.

🗣️Last Thursday, CCA's Secretary and Advocacy Committee Member, Blair Bacon, testified in coalition with other consumer advocate organizations against HB26-1046: Regulate Earned Wage Access Services.

👆While we appreciate the amendments offered to better protect those using these high interest products (like banning tips in these apps), we need to see more to protect consumers (including a growing number of older adults) who regularly rely on these services and can be swept into cycles of debt.

📜The bill passed out of House Finance on a vote of 6-5. We need to continue educating about the harms of this bill, as drafted, as well as changes that we need to see to support this bill, like:

* Lower per transaction caps.
* Capping allowable APR for direct-to-consumer products at 36%.
* Ensuring stronger disclosures, transparency, and public reporting measures.
* Not allowing “gifts, grants, and donations” to fund the regulation of these services, making the process ripe for abuse.

💡 Learn more about the impacts of high interest and fee services and what we can do to protect Coloradans here: https://bellpolicy.org/in-the-know-earned-wage-access-loans-are-a-new-twist-on-an-old-idea/