9:30am, March 10, 2016
Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance
Welcome
Patty Elkis, Planning Division Director, DVRPC and Dr. Val Arkoosh, Montgomery County Commissioner and DVRPC Board Member
Presentations
Creating Aging-Friendly Communities
Amanda Lehning, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Lessons from German Marshall Fellowship on Age-Friendly UK Efforts
Karin Morris, Manager, Office of Smart Growth, DVRPC
Panel Discussion Age-Friendly Models/Efforts in the Region
Moderated by Dr. Val Arkoosh, Montgomery County Commissioner and DVRPC Board Member
- Kate Clark, Planner, Policy & Program Development at Philadelphia Corporation for Aging and Chair, GenPhilly
- Joe Lukach, Chief Executive Officer, Ralston Center
- Ann Torregrossa, Chair, Swarthmore Borough’s Aging-in-Place Task Force
Facilitated Discussion
What Can Your Community Do to Encourage Age-Friendly Places?
Moderated by Christina Miller, Interim Executive Director for Health Promotions Council and Managing Director of Health Promotion Services, and Co-chair of DVRPC’s Healthy Communities Task Force
Lunch Available
Please stay to network and continue the discussion.