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15 <br /> Housing-Top Three Priorities • Asian respondents ranked"Help searching for <br /> and applying to jobs"in top 4 (this was ranked <br /> 1. Support to age in your community(instead of last among Black and White respondents) <br /> moving into a facility) <br /> 2. Affordable housing options Community Support and Health Services— <br /> 3. Housing repair and maintenance programs Top Three Priorities <br /> and services Adequate benches and outdoor 1. Affordable health care <br /> seating 2. Quality and affordable in-home, respite,and <br /> Racial differences: adult day care services <br /> • Asian respondents ranked"Housing near services 3. Mental health services <br /> or transportation options"in top 3 Racial differences: <br /> • White respondents ranked"Physical housing Both Black and Asian respondents ranked <br /> designs that support aging in place"in top 3 "Affordable, healthy food"among top 3 (ranked <br /> Social Participation, Respect,and Inclusion —Top 4th by White residents) <br /> Three Priorities Communications—Top Five Preferred ways to <br /> 1. Services for those experiencing social isolation get Community Information <br /> and loneliness 1. Other internet sources (websites) <br /> 2. Opportunities for social connections among 2. Local TV stations <br /> older adults <br /> 3. Social media <br /> 3. Inter-generational events and programs <br /> (involve both younger and older people) 4. Word of mouth (family,friends, neighbors) <br /> Racial differences: 5. Daily/weekly newspaper <br /> • Black respondents ranked"Accessibility of events Racial differences: <br /> and programs for people living with disabilities" . Black respondents selected"Community <br /> in the top 3 (but was near the bottom among newspaper"and"Faith based organizations <br /> White respondents) (churches, synagogues, mosques)"among the <br /> • Asian respondents ranked"Cultural activities that top five <br /> celebrate our diversity"and"Social clubs (book . Asian respondents also selected"Faith based <br /> clubs,gardening,crafts,etc.)"in top 3 organizations (churches, synagogues, mosques)" <br /> Employment-Top Three Priorities among the top five <br /> 1. Fair compensation for employment Community Engagement Events <br /> 2. Jobs that adapt to meet the needs of older In October 2021 OCDOA hosted 9 community <br /> people engagement events to share the survey results <br /> and to offer a time for any further comments on <br /> 3. Training opportunities to learn new job skills aging concerns in our community. 8 of these <br /> Differences: events were held in person at the below locations <br /> and one was offered virtually to accommodate <br /> • Asian respondents ranked"Volunteer those persons that were not comfortable with an <br /> experiences that fit my preferences and talents" <br /> intop 3 <br /> 12 Orange County Master Aging Plan <br />