Aging Board Minutes-05-09-2023 - Laserfiche WebLink

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o. 13 week curriculum p. We are looking for 12-14 Senior Leaders to represent all corners of the county i. We're concentrating efforts on minority representation and northern and southern representation q. Cyd/Dawn —Social Participation, Respect & Inclusion workgroup The MAP Social Participation, Respect and Inclusion Workgroup decided in our last meeting to focus our energy on 4 indicators for the next quarter. They are: 4.1.1b. Develop neurodivergent programming (e.g., people with learning differences) with assistance from partner organizations. • We discussed a first good step it to reach out to Adult Care Homes especially some of the smaller groups that might not have their own activity director on site 5.1.1b. Staff and front desk volunteers are prepared to welcome, interact with, and help people with different abilities and assist community members with diverse language backgrounds • With assistance from an intern, we do have an Inclusive Lobby Communications Project at each center hoping to roll out very soon. 5.1.3a. Programs are created or expanded to facilitate connections among Senior Center participants. • With many new participants that moved in the area during COVID, this is something to go ahead and incorporate sooner rather than later. 5.1.3b. Community groups are surveyed every 2 years with an emphasis on racial and cultural equity to determine any barriers that may prevent participation at the Senior Centers. • We did confirm that we would need to create a survey. We are going to reach across the MAP workgroups. Also thoughts on how to distribute these surveys into the community. We can have them at department tabling events but what else? We did accomplish 4.1.2b Senior Centers added at least one additional program assistant with an added part time position at Passmore moving the full time position to Seymour. r. Myra Outdoor Spaces and Buildings Goal 1: Optimize usability of outdoor spaces and buildings for older adults Objective 1.1: Increase engagement of older adults, emphasizing racially diverse communities, in the planning of outdoor spaces and buildings in Orange County (OC). Strategy 1.1.1: Encourage advocacy efforts by including older adults relative to the planning and use of public outdoor spaces and buildings. Indicator 1.1.1a: At least one dedicated space for an older adult age 55+ (or representative of older adults) is on every county and town Advisory Board that has input on outdoor spaces and buildings.