The World from PRX

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A Posh Club performer leads club-goers in a conga-line.
Health
Dancing away the loneliness: In the UK, social prescriptions help fight isolation during the pandemic
Rie van de Mueren (r) used to be a professional ballroom dancer. She's with Dieuwer Duijf at the Music Salon, which holds dance parties for the elderly in north Amsterdam.
Music
Amsterdam is tackling loneliness one dance party at a time
Yue Chang Zhou and his wife were asked to leave their apartment in a Los Angeles single room occupancy building
Economics
Have you heard of ‘cash for keys’? Many elderly immigrants in LA have — and are fighting it.
Lucy Oliveira of the New Bedford Immigrants' Assistance Center sits with 86-year-old Margarida Xavier, who moved to the US from Portugal in the 1960s. Oliveira visits Xavier's home every month and often helps Xavier read her mail.
Lifestyle
Some Portuguese immigrants feel isolated as they grow old in their adopted home