We are working to change the way things are right now, including:

• About 27 percent of Ohio seniors live in substandard housing.

• That could double in the next 20 years.

• By 2021, the number of seniors living in poverty will increase by 44 percent.

• According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, homelessness among people 65 and older is expected to rise around 30 percent by the year 2020

• Every 7.7 seconds, someone turns 62 years old.

• Over 12 percent of people 60 years old and older are living in poverty.

• For every subsidized apartment in Ohio, there are nine people on the waiting list.

• We are only one misfortune away from poverty.

• Our nation's and state's leaders are struggling to balance our budget - at the expense of the elderly poor.