Gains Made by LAAAC
Recent: The Los Angeles Aging Advocacy Coalition (LAAAC) has played an instrumental role in transportation reform for seniors living in LA county.
LAAAC was recently conferring with the Los Angeles County Supervisor, Sheila Kuehl (pictured below), in regards to alternatives, improvements and recommendations for the aging community’s plight, specifically in the area of transit.
After the June 2016 meeting on these issues, Kuehl drafted a motion, entitled Countywide Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities, which was passed in large part due to the aging advocacy input of our leadership here at LAAAC!
Past: On May 20th, 2016, SBSS hosted LAAAC’s 7th Annual Summit on Aging joined by over 300 advocates and community stakeholders. We were honored to have the following speakers present on our event’s theme “Aging in Community”:
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- The Honorable Carol Liu, California State Senate, District 25
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- The Honorable Jimmy Gomez, California State Assembly, District 51
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- The Honorable Robert Hertzberg, California State Senate, District 18
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- Lora Connolly, Director, California State Department of Aging
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- The Honorable Mitch O’Farrell, Los Angeles City Council, District 13
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- Mike Eng, Vice President, Board of Trustees of Los Angeles Community College District
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- Ana Guerrero, Chief of Staff, Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti
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- Paul Vandeventer, President and CEO, Community Partners
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- Gretchen Brickson, Senior Director of Managed LTSS, LA Care
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- Steve P. Wallace, Chair and Professor of the Dept. of Community Health Sciences, UCLA
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- Caroline Cicero, Instructional Assistant Professor, USC Davis School of Gerontology
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- Pam Mokler, Vice President of LTSS, Care1st Health Plan
