Racial Equity: Perspectives on Delivery of OAA Programs - Part 3

Participants from around the country joined us on September 30 for Racial Equity: Perspectives on Delivery of OAA Programs.

Part 1: Presenters Bob Blancato from Matz Blancato and Associates and Executive Director of NANASP, And Meredith Ponder Whitmer, Vice President of Matz, Blancato and Associates and Policy and Advocacy Director for NANASP, discuss results from a survey on racial and ethnic disparities and delivery of Older Americans Act (OAA) programs, providing insights and opportunities.

Part 2: Edwin L. Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, shares the ACL perspective as the federal administrator of OAA programs.

Parts 3 and 4: A panel of experts from across the country discuss delivery of OAA programs, challenges in reaching vulnerable populations and provider experiences.

Panelists include:

Gary Officer, Center for Workforce Inclusion
Larry Curley, National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)
Melinda Forstey, Serving Seniors, San Diego, CA
Lynda Christison, Lexington County Recreation & Aging Commission, Lexington, SC

Program sponsored by Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging (https://www.benrose.org) and NANASP (https://www.nanasp.org/)