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Florence M. Rice, War on Seniors.


Florence M. Rice
Senior Citizen Chairman
War on Seniors Welcome Committee & 
Founder & President 
of Harlem Consumers Education Council, Inc.
646.730.4332


April 29, 2014


To Whom It May Concern,

Re: War on Seniors


My name is Florence M. Rice. I am 95 years old, and a long time Harlem resident. I am the founder and President of Harlem Consumers Education Council, Inc.  I am concerned about what is happening to seniors. It is a war on seniors.

We are in a crisis situation in housing being forced out of our apartments and homes. We are being put into nursing homes that do not care about us. We are victims of elder abuse on all fronts, across the board. Many seniors are being made homeless, and we need dialogue with the powers to be that are suppose to represent us. We are voters.

I was forced out of my apartment in 2004, by what was called a constructive eviction, and sent on a roller coaster ride,  in-and-out of the courts to get back into my apartment. Which was gutted and made uninhabitable. My situation, like so many other seniors are done illegally. Where is the legal protection to protect seniors? 

We have launched  the “Senior Citizen Appreciation Campaign” for the months of April, May, June, July, August, September, and October of each year. This campaign is to honor seniors’ contributions and accomplishments that have helped to shape a better world for all of us.  This campaign will also be a platform for dialogue to work together in dealing with critical issues, and concerns that relate to seniors. We want to see corrective actions documented, and put in place to protect seniors.

We are in need of your support and know-how to help seniors, and soon to become seniors to have a better life. We want to see progress and projects that insure that we are making progress in improving the quality of life of all seniors.

Please let us know how you or your organization can be resourceful  and helpful in this endeavor to improve the lives of seniors. 

Sincerely,


Florence M. Rice



By email at belrivers@gmail.com

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