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From YouTube: AARP Livable Communities Forum
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"You are the people that built our city", said Mayor Walsh to a group of seniors at the UMass Club on Beacon Hill, where he was joined by AARP representatives to speak about the Age-Friendly Boston Action Plan, a program which institutes policy change to enhance the quality of life for all residents.
A
A
Mic
festus
state
direct
AARP,
a
pleasure
to
be
here
pleasure
to
have
you
here.
Let
me
just
give
you
a
quick
lay
of
the
land
in
front
of
you.
You've
got
your
packet.
You
would
have
seen
that
we
have
an
agenda
which
is
jam-packed
and
I
want
to
start
by
observing
that
I
think
in
this
room.
We
have
an
extraordinary
group
of
folks
who
are
engaged
in
the
business
of
that
social
mission.
A
Frankly,
which
aligns
very
nicely
with
AARP
we're
here
to
help
people
improve
their
lives,
to
make
communities
more
livable
and
in
many
ways
what
the
Age
Friendly
movement
has
been
for.
All
of
us
one
way
or
another
is
acknowledging
the
critical
importance
of
that
as
a
society
as
much
as
those
of
us
who
are
policymakers
and
engage
in
advocacy
recognize.
A
This
is
about
people's
lives
in
neighborhoods
in
community,
and
we
need
to
get
it
right
and
I
think
the
assemblage
we
have
today
is
certainly
going
to
reflect
that
high
level
thinking
and
serious
purpose
that
we
have
it's
an
honor
to
have
an
extraordinary
panel.
If
you're
about
to
hear
from
or
not
about
to
hear
from
pretty
soon,
but
the
first
person
I'm
going
to
introduce,
is
my
boss,
given
as
they
absolutely
evaluate
Nancy
LaVon,
you
can
see
from
her
bio
and
you'll
notice
that
there
are
BIOS
for
all
panelists
and
all
speakers.
A
B
Thank
you
so
much
Mike,
especially
for
that
introduction.
I
have
to
tell
you
that
I
try
to
travel
to
the
states
during
the
annual
budget
season,
because
the
introductions
are
so
much
better
during
that
period,
but
we're
delighted
to
be
here.
Thank
you.
Mike
thanks.
The
entire
AARP
massachusetts
team,
which
is
all
of
you
know,
means
staff
and
volunteers
alike,
to
our
terrific
panel
and
to
the
mayor
for
being
here,
I'm
going
to
make
a
few
introductory
comments
and
then
introduce
the
mayor
and
mostly
want
to
begin
by
thanking
all
of
you.
B
No
state
is
doing
quite
as
much
as
Massachusetts,
but
many
are
moving
in
the
direction.
They'll
give
you
some
competition.
In
fact,
today,
AARP
staff
and
volunteers
are
working
with
community
members
in
nearly
300
jurisdictions
across
the
country,
including
176
communities,
with
65
million
residents
that
are
members
of
the
AARP
network
of
age
friendly
communities.
B
Now,
as
we
approach
this
work
and
as
I'm
sure,
all
of
you
do
as
well,
it's
critically
important
for
us
to
be
intentionally
intergenerational
and
a
community,
that's
good
for
an
eight-year-old
is
going
to
be
good
for
an
80
year
old
and
that
is
hugely
important
to
us.
Now,
as
we
look
around
the
country
and
think
about
this,
we
have
a
few
things
that
we
try
to
focus
on.
First,
there's
a
great
and
growing
need,
as
our
country
ages,
for
the
work
you
and
I
are
doing.
B
B
Second,
we
know
that
the
vast
majority
of
people
want
to
continue
to
live
independently
and
with
dignity
in
their
communities,
and
yet
many
places
are
simply
not
yet
ready.
We
did
a
survey
with
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
of
108
mayors
across
the
country
and
found
that
9
out
of
10
said
that
aging
issues
were
really
important,
but
4
in
10
have
not
yet
established
any
aging
focused
initiatives.
We
know
that
that
is
not
the
case
here
in
Boston
and
look
forward
to
hearing
more
about
it.
B
So
we
know
that
in
other
places
we
have
a
lot
of
work.
We
still
have
to
do
and
there
we
know
that
local
communities
are
where
real
changes
happen.
We
all
care
deeply
about
the
places
where
we
live
and
feel
connected
to
our
local
issues
and
consider
how
people
describe
their
trust
in
various
levels
of
government.
Well,
just
19
percent
of
the
public
thinks
that
the
federal
government
will
do
the
right
thing
when
solving
problems.
19
percent,
a
full
71
percent
of
the
public-
thinks
that
the
local
government
will
do
the
right
thing.
B
Of
course,
that's
always
easier
said
than
done,
but
there
are
three
key
opportunities:
we're
keeping
our
eyes
on
and
we
know
you
are
as
well.
First
older
Americans
are
driving
the
economy
forward
in
2015
the
so
called
longevity
economy.
The
sum
of
all
economic
activity
that
people
50
and
older
contribute
to
added
seven
point:
six
trillion
to
the
US
economy
and
that's
a
third
of
our
GDP
and
it's
growing
fast.
We
can
also
feel
this
at
the
local
level.
B
Atlanta
recently
studied
the
effect
of
attracting
retirees
to
the
Atlanta
metro
area,
and
they
found
an
additional
one.
Thousand
new
residents
aged
65
plus,
would
generate
seven
point:
eight
billion
increase
in
Atlanta's
GDP,
which
leads
to
my
second
point.
Second,
the
business
case
for
great
communities
is
simple,
and
particularly
for
municipal
government,
so
we
have
to
continue
to
make
this
case
and
broaden
our
stakeholders
and
our
constituencies
as
movable.
We
move
forward
polling,
shows,
boomers
and
Millennials
have
similar
preferences
for
walkable,
neighborhoods,
good
transportation
options,
diverse
and
affordable
housing
and
employment
and
volunteer
opportunities.
B
We
also
know,
as
CEO
of
the
City
study,
found,
that
a
one-point
increase
in
the
Walk
Score
raise
the
value
of
homes
by
as
much
as
$3,000,
so
cities
and
communities
that
take
action
are
reaping
some
economic
rewards
and
then
third-
and
this
is
important-
investors
are
increasingly
interested
in
age,
friendly
communities
and
they're,
ready
to
act
and
across
the
country.
Large
foundations,
Community,
Foundation
and
private
funders
are
increasingly
evented
in
creating
more
livable
walkable
communities
and
we
especially
appreciate
the
leadership
of
the
Tufts
plan
health
plan
foundation.
B
Here
in
Massachusetts,
it's
not
only
important
for
what
they're
doing
in
Massachusetts,
but
the
signal
it
sends
to
foundations
across
the
country
has
been
hugely
important.
We've
tracked
us
for
many
years
and
frankly,
we
didn't
see
the
traction
that
we've
seen
over
the
last
year
or
so
so
we
and
others
were
able
to
kind
of
point
to
what
is
happening
here
in
Massachusetts.
B
Now,
as
we
move
forward
as
Mike
said,
AARP
is
committed
to
improving
the
nation's
communities
in
partnership
with
you
and
local
leaders
everywhere,
we've
just
launched
the
second
edition
of
a
book
called
where
we
live
to
continue
to
collect
creative
ideas,
things
that
are
happening
everywhere
and
try
to
spread
them
across
the
country
and
one
of
my
early
visits
to
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
meetings,
I
heard
from
all
all
mayors
that
they
love
to
be
the
second.
They
love
to
steal
ideas
from
other
places.
B
We
thought
we
thought,
would
it
be
great
for
us
to
be?
You
know
present
at
this
wonderful
moment
of
theft,
and
so
we
want
you
to
download
and
then
get
the
actual
print
copy
of
where,
where
we
live,
we're
going
to
continue
to
spotlight
good
work.
As
we
continue
this,
we
also
have
toolkits
do-it-yourself.
The
communities
can
use.
We
have
a
website,
email
distribution.
All
this
is
designed
to
provide
help
in
any
way
we
possibly
can
moving
forward.
B
We're
going
to
create
I
was
just
telling
or
we're
going
to
create
a
SWAT
team
of
staff
who
have
had
experience
in
communities
of
all
sizes.
In
helping
in
the
planning
process,
we
know
that
can
be
completely,
it
can
be
overwhelming
for
communities
and
if
we
can
provide
some
help
with
people,
who've
done
it
before
or
have
this
unhand
experience.
B
With
that.
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
introduce
your
mayor
and,
if
you're
there
and
local
leader
Boston
mayor
Marty
for
mayor
Walsh,
a
livable
community
is
about
far
more
than
inclusion
and
basic
services.
It's
about
creating
a
city
where
older
adults
can
truly
thrive
socially,
physically
and
economically
through
plans
like
vision,
zero
and
go
Boston.
B
2030
Boston's
transportation
plan
mayor
Walsh
has
made
it
a
priority
to
make
Boston
even
safer
and
the
most
walkable
city
in
America
he's
also
leading
an
ambitious
endeavor
to
add
more
than
50,000
new
units
of
housing
by
2030,
with
a
focus
on
affordability
and
senior
housing.
And
he
wants
to
make
sure
that
the
people
who
made
the
city
what
it
is
today
are
able
to
stay
in
the
neighborhoods.
They
love
with
the
launch
of
Boston's
thoughtful
and
thorough
age-friendly
action
plan.
B
This
past
May
mayor
Walsh
laid
out
his
blueprint
to
make
Boston
a
world-class
city
that
everyone
can
thrive
in
and
if
all
that
isn't
enough,
he
is
chair
of
the
US
Conference
of
Mayors
Children
Health
and
Human
Services
Standing
Committee,
and
he
is
also
a
leading
voice
in
fighting
to
protect
health
care
and
federal
programs
that
benefit
older
adults.
And
finally,
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
mention
that.
One
of
my
favorite
mayor
Walsh
initiatives
was
a
recent
proposal
announced
to
add
cutting
edge
technology
to
Boston's
busiest
streets
to
better
move
traffic.
A
C
Want
to
thank
you
for
your
advocacy.
You
know
this.
It's
a
big
bill
for
a
lot
of
people
and
our
older
Americans
certainly
are
affected
by
this
bill
as
well,
and
so
I
appreciate
that
to
my
friend,
Michael
festa.
Thank
you
Michael
for
us
always
your
support,
and
it
will
ensure
this
book
poised.
My
former
colleague
in
the
House
of
Representatives,
so
I
kind
of
get
a
chuckle
thinking,
let's
both
in
on
new
roles,
count
count
Malone.
Thank
you
very
much
as
well
from
the
state
scene.
C
The
Albright
I
have
to
get
Cindy
all
by
the
shout
out
because
they
do
Emily
Shay
our
elderly,
commissioned
commissioner
in
the
city
of
Boston,
does
an
incredible
job.
All
of
this
that
we
talked
about
that
I
get
a
chance
to
announce
and
talk
about
it's
Emily
and
her
staffs
work.
That
does
it
so.
Thank
you.
Emily.
C
All
the
pianos
are
going
to
be
up
later
on.
Thank
you
for
being
involved
here
as
well.
Today's
important
conversation
topic
as
an
age-friendly
City.
It
is
one
with
more
opportunities
than
barriers
where
accessibility
is
built
into
everything
we
do
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
as
we
work
on
ain't
friendly
Boston
to
make
sure
that
that
we
continue
to
integrate
everything
we
can
in
different
parts
of
life.
I
grew
up
in
a
multi-generational
neighborhood.
What
does
that
mean?
That
means
that
we
had
was
very
diverse.
It
was
very
different.
C
We
had
you
know
the
the
older
person
across
the
street.
We
had
the
other
kids
down
the
street.
We
had
us,
we
had
a
lot
of
different
people,
and
that
was
important
for
us.
My
mother
still
lives
in
that
same
neighborhood.
That
I
grew
up
in
when
I
say:
I
didn't
have
far
away
I'm,
literally
in
George,
so
we
don't
go
to
class.
So
my
first
move
was
was
a
block
and
a
half.
C
D
C
You
know
that's
the
big
move,
but
my
mother
still
is
in
a
neighborhood
that
I
grew
up
in
she's,
been
able
to
grow
older
in
the
community
that
she
loves.
It's
a
walkable
community
in
April,
I
turned
50
and
when
I
turned
50
a
couple
days
later,
I
literally
went
to
my
mailbox
and
I
saw
the
AARP
and
I
hope
and
I
opened
it
up
and
I
open
it
up.
But
I'm,
like
oh
man,
I.
D
C
Got
my
magazine
yet
so
I
have
to
talk
to
my
fresher
by
Beverly
the
magazine,
but
you
know
my
mother
and
myself
are
from
different
generations,
but
we
know
what
it
means
to
be
from
a
neighborhood,
that's
livable
and
that's
something.
That's
important.
It's
a
place
where
opportunities
can
reach
everyone
in
different
ages
and
abilities.
That's
the
spirit
that
we're
driving
our
age
friendly
work
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
in
Boston.
We
believe
that
the
way
we
treat
older
adults
reflect
on
who
we
are
as
a
people
and
who
we
are
as
a
government.
C
C
There
are
fastest-growing
population
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
they
continue
to
define
what
makes
us
unique
as
a
city.
That's
why
we
don't
get
to
think
of
age-friendly
as
a
standalone
policy.
It's
a
way.
We
look
at
everything
we
do
from
parks
to
transportation,
to
housing,
everything
that
we
can
possibly
do.
We've
made
the
240
million
dollar
investment
in
the
last
four
years
in
our
park
system
and
that's
not
just
for
the
kids.
It's
for
our
older
adults
as
well,
making
sure
there's
a
place
for
them
to
go.
C
People
come
up
we'll
come
a
long
way.
In
the
last
three
years
we've
joined
the
World
Health
Organization
globe,
a
global
age,
friendly
cities
network
we've
launched
the
Boston
Alzheimer's
initiative
with
trained
the
first
responders
on
dementia.
We
have
a
we
unveiled
in
memory
cafe
which
unites
people
with
dementia
and
caregivers.
We
have
Internet
Essentials
working
with
our
companies
Comcast
and
we'll
be
partnering
with
some
other
companies
to
make
sure
that
people
have
access
to
training
for
our
old,
low-income
adults
and
make
sure
people
understand
that
they
can
connect
to
the
internet.
C
Imagine
Boston
2030
is
the
first
master
plan
50
in
50
years
in
the
city
of
Boston
that
we've
done
in
our
city
and
in
that
age,
friendly
principles
are
every
step
of
the
way.
So
we
think
about
how
do
we
move
our
city
forward
as
a
city
we
think
about
also
older
Bostonians
and
how
they
move
along
with
that,
with
that
same
growth,
older
Bostonians
themselves
are
the
ones
who
guided
and
shaped
all
the
programs
that
we're
announcing
and
that
I've
talked
about
today,
all
of
the
stuff
that
I've
talked
about
didn't
come
from.
C
For
me,
it
didn't
come
from
the
people
around
me.
It
came
from
bringing
people
in
and
having
conversations
about
what
we
want
to
see
the
future
of
the
city.
How
we
want
to
see
our
age
friendly
plan
carried
out,
also
they're,
helping
us
see
how
we
can
integrate
eight
sprightly
principles
and
everything
that
we
do
will
take
walkability
for
a
minute.
Under
our
vision,
zero
plan,
we
reduced
the
defaults,
a
limit
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
25
miles
per
hour.
D
C
Incorporated
leading
pedestrian
intervals
to
help
pedestrians
stay
safe
for
crossing
the
street.
We've
added
speed
radar
monitors
all
over
the
city,
we're
going
to
do
more
of
those.
Those
are
the
those
are
the
those
of
you
that
are
from
Boston
I
mean
who's
from
Boston
hero
who's,
not
from
Boston,
okay,
beautiful
all
right.
Well,
we
have
these
great.
We
have
these
signs
that
they're
solar-powered
and
their
speed
limit
signs.
So
you
have
a
posted
speed
limit
sign
of
of
25
miles
per
hour.
C
On
top
of
it,
you
have
the
black
box
of
the
radar
gun
and
it's
so
low
powers.
When
you
drive
it
down
the
street,
you
see
that
how
fast
you're
going
it's
actually
helping
us
calm
traffic
down.
We
get
more
ordering
more
of
those
and
getting
more
of
those
into
the
city
of
Boston.
We've
added,
more
curb
cuts
in
our
city
and
we're
leading
a
process
right
now
of
repaving
and
restriping
the
entire
city
of
Boston.
C
It's
going
to
take
us
two
and
a
half
years
to
do
that,
but
new
crosswalks
and
new
bike
lanes
and
all
over
the
city
of
Boston,
so
that
pedestrians
understand
the
importance
of
them
where
they
can
make
it
safer
for
them,
but
also
for
drivers
to
kind
of
pay
attention
to
what's
happening
on
the
city.
So
working
on
that
vision,
zero
is
a
great
example
of
something
that
aging
community
knows
to
be
true.
Things
that
help
older
residents
have
the
benefits
for
all
our
residents.
C
Seniors
are
also
helping
us
drive
our
housing
initiatives
as
part
of
our
housing
plan.
We
created
53,000
we're
creating
53,000
into
new
housing
by
the
year,
2030
so
plan.
We
we
launched
in
October
of
2014.
Why
do
we
do
it?
We
did
it
because
our
city
is
growing,
we're
trying
to
capture
the
Millennials
and
keep
them
in
our
city,
and
we
have
baby
boomers
that
want
to
move
back
into
our
city
and
we're
busting
at
the
seams
and
we're
seeing
rents
driving
up
and
we're
seeing
costs
going
up
like
okay.
How
do
we?
C
How
do
we
create
more
opportunities
to
try
and
stabilize
rents?
How
do
we
create
more
opportunities
of
living
space,
so
we
launched
a
housing
plan.
Imagine
Boston
2030.
In
that
plan,
we're
well
ahead
of
schedule.
We've
invested
100
million
dollars
in
housing,
already
the
city
of
Boston
through
inclusionary
development
and
other
means
of
funding
into
building
new,
affordable
housing.
With
clay
we've
created
more
than
13,000
500
units
that
had
complete
8400
more
on
the
construction,
which
was
set
specific
target
goals
to
senior
housing
in
the
city,
Bozman
5000
of
these
units.
C
We
want
specifically
for
older
Bostonians,
that's
on
top
of
the
housing
stock
that
we
have
that's.
On
top
of
the
housing
stock
we
have
with
the
Boston
Housing
Authority.
These
are
brand
new
units
that
we're
looking
to
build
in
the
city
of
Boston
1,500
of
those
going
to
be
deemed
affordable,
a
dedicated,
affordable
housing
in
the
city.
We
have
a
ways
to
go
to
hit
these
goals,
but
we
are
dedicated
to
hitting
these
targets,
especially
when
it
comes
to
older
adults.
Housing
is
more
than
more
than
a
roof
over
your
head.
C
It
means
wraparound
services
because
many
times
when
we
build
a
buildings,
we
have
wraparound
services
in
those
building.
It
means
a
living,
a
social
life
as
well
I,
often
when
I
was
a
state
representative
before,
as
the
mayor
I
had
both
eight
and
nine
senior
buildings
that
go
to
my
district
on
and
when
I
go.
C
Two
weeks
ago,
I
joined
the
Jewish
community
housing
for
the
elderly
to
celebrate
the
expansion
of
that
700
units
of
affordable
housing,
affordable
community
in
Brighton
Massachusetts,
which
is
not
too
far
from
here.
I
saw
the
power
of
supportive
housing
in
action.
Residents
enjoy
programming
health
care,
even
resources
for
formerly
homeless
neighbors
right
there.
In
that
building
we
had
people,
we've
been
able
to
house
in
Boston
in
the
city
over
the
last
three
and
half
years:
1,100
chronically
homeless
people,
eighty
percent,
ninety
percent.
C
Probably
90
plus
percent
our
elderly,
our
older
Bostonians
they're
living
on
the
streets
for
a
decade
or
two
decades
and
now
they're
living
in
the
apartment,
and
we
in
with
the
wraparound
services
those
key
as
we
think
about
building
out
these
different
different
housing
opportunities.
This
programs
here
these
are
the
types
of
holistic,
housing
solutions,
we're
investing
all
over
our
city
and
hopefully
other
cities,
we'll
still
we're
doing.
I
think
we've
come
a
long
way
in
the
city
of
Boston,
but
here's
the
thing
about
Boston.
We
have
no
use
for
good
enough.
C
We're
always
striving
to
be
better
and
I.
Older
neighbors
deserve
the
best.
This
spring
we
took
a
major
step
to
make
it
make
make
this
best
possible
city
grow
in
releasing
our
age-friendly
Boston
action
plan.
I'd
like
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
those
who
brought
the
age-friendly
Boston
plan
to
life,
first
of
all,
Commission
Emily
Shea
and
our
talent,
the
team
from
the
blocks
of
the
elderly
Commission.
Thank
you.
You
here
love
you,
you
do
great
work.
Thank
you.
C
C
Age-Friendly
Boston
is
a
plan.
Is
a
roadmap
to
making
sure
our
city
works
for
everybody.
It
works
hand-in-hand
with
all
of
our
planning
efforts,
as
I
said
earlier,
including
imagine,
Boston
2030,
including
go
Boston
2030.
That's
our
transportation
plan
for
the
future
as
a
new
foley
age,
bots
and
friendly
age,
friendly
Boston
action
plan
represents
two
years
of
interviews
and
listening
sessions.
We
spoke
to
mold
that
will
actually
the
Commission
spoke
to
more
than
4,000
older
adults
from
every
neighborhood
in
different
languages
in
the
city
of
Boston.
C
Think
about
that
per
minute,
when
you
think
about
having
input
in
your
government
4,000,
some
of
them
some
of
the
adults,
some
of
the
older
Bostonians
a
here
with
us
today.
Thank
you
put
input
into
this
plan
of
the
of
this
input.
We
created
the
guiding
principles
for
75
action,
steps
across
eight
focus
areas
or
domains.
These
75
steps
includes
best
practices
that
aging
community
will
be
familiar
with
things
that
help
with
home
repairs,
more
reliable
transportation,
access
to
parks.
C
This
plan
was
driven
by
Boston
in
the
residence
in
our
city,
but
it's
a
blueprint
that
can
be
applied
to
other
cities
and
towns
throughout
the
Commonwealth
in
Massachusetts,
but
1212
the
United
States.
It's
a
road
manifold,
specific,
creative
ideas
that
can
work
in
several
different
ways
in
different
communities,
I'm
incredibly
proud,
as
they
say,
the
work
of
Commissioner
Shea
and
her
team.
Every
day
there
in
the
neighbor
was
making
to
older
adults
play
a
central
role
in
citywide
planning.
These
are
the
people
who
make
Boston
what
it
is
today.
C
The
upfront
designing
our
future
as
well
throughout
Massachusetts
were
building
a
network
of
age
friendly
communities.
The
process
we're
making
here
has
a
ripple
effect
and
reached
beyond
the
borders
of
the
cities
and
towns.
This
work
is
reaching
the
national
stage
we're
showing
what
it
really
means
to
be
age
friendly.
We're
proud
that
this
can
be
done
and
together
we're
fighting
the
programs
for
older
adults,
making
sure
that
the
ideas
that
they
depend
upon
we're
telling
Washington
loud
and
clear
do
not
turn
your
back
to
knock
communities,
especially
our
seniors
together.
C
We're
standing
up
against
reckless
health
care
repeals
and
cruel
budget
cuts,
as
I
said.
Thank
you
for
your
advocacy
and
work
on
the
Affordable
Care
Act,
because
I
honestly
think
that
you
made
the
difference
in
that
Act
we're
also
working
on
a
lifeline
to
reach
millions
of
Syrians
in
Massachusetts
on
how
on
HUD
grants
which
are
vital
for
our
senior
housing,
we're
working
to
make
sure
we
continue
to
grow.
Having
the
HUD
grants
situation
happen
long
before
this
produce
administration,
it
was
going
back
to
the
last
administration.
C
We
need
to
continue
to
pound
on
Congress
and
the
Senate
to
let
them
understand
the
importance
of
funding
hydrants,
making
sure
that
they
need
to
invest
in
affordable
housing,
not
retreat
from
it,
but
increase
in
get
into
it.
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that
Community
Development
Block
Grants,
which
weren't
crucial
services
like
senior
home
repair
and
heating
services,
are
funded.
I
know
that
in
the
last
budget,
we're
okay,
but
that
doesn't
mean
that
the
attack
isn't
going
to
come
on.
We
shouldn't
even
be
talking
about
this
when
the
budget
comes
up.
C
C
We
are
proud
to
have
strong
partners
like
AARP
and
I
want
to
thank
AFP
for
being
a
voice
in
the
well-being
for
the
being
of
older
adults,
older
Bostonians,
older
Massachusetts,
older
Americans,
for
a
long
time,
we're
going
to
stand
with
you
whenever
we
have
to
stand
with
you
to
fight
with
you.
We
especially
want
to
thank
the
role
you've
played
and
just
working
with
us
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
because
you've
been
a
tremendous
partner
with
us.
C
I
want
to
thank
Michael
standing
other
folks
for
the
great
work
that
you've
done
in
the
guide.
Japan
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
today,
all
of
the
partners
here
today.
For
being
part
of
this
conversation,
this
is
an
important
dialogue,
an
important
conversation
down
the
hall
and
down
the
room
down
the
street.
Is
you
heard
we
have
the
National
Conference
of
legislators
in
Boston
today,
every
single
one
of
those
legislators
in
order
to
get
elected,
goes
to
the
senior
building
the
senior
centers,
the
senior
corners,
every
single
one
of
them.
C
C
Together,
we're
all
creating
in
this
room,
many
of
you
are
creating
an
age-friendly
Massachusetts,
that's
accessible
and
inclusive,
affordable
and
welcoming
or
opportunity
to
reach
everyone.
We
may
approach
it
from
different
perspectives,
some
of
us
from
the
public
sector,
some
of
us
from
the
private
sector,
some
of
us
in
this
room
from
the
nonprofit
sector,
but
we
believe
in
lifting
all
people
on
that's
why
we
got
this
work
to
do.
No
one
deserves
it
more
than
the
people
who
made
our
community
who
leave
who
they
are,
who
would
date
who
what
we
acted
it.
C
We
owe
it
to
us
to
our
older
Bostonians.
We
owe
it
to
our
older
Americans
and
it's
a
produce,
it's
a
privilege
for
me
and
an
honor
for
me
to
serve
them
and
work
with
them
every
single
day.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
again
for
making
blocks
in
the
Commonwealth
of
place
where
more
opportunities
and
barriers
a
knock
down
where
everyone
can
thrive
and
I
want
to
I,
know
I
can't
stick
around
for
the
panel,
but
I
know
we're
excited
about
hearing
the
panel.
It's
going
to
be
a
great
conversation
today
and
again.
C
A
Gonna
count
on
you
to
give
it
to
him.
Thank
you
mayor.
Your
points
was
so
well
taken
and
I
think
is
the
Matic
of
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
today,
which
acknowledged
that
Boston's
leadership
in
the
work,
but
also
appreciating
that
in
every
nook
and
cranny
of
the
Commonwealth,
there
are
other
paths
to
success
in
terms
of
how
communities
address
the
age-friendly
challenge.
It's
my
pleasure
right
now
to
introduce
Cara
Malone.
Many
of
you
know
Carole
from
her
work
over
many
years
at
the
executive
office
of
Elder
affairs.
A
I
know
that
sandy
Albright,
our
state
president
work
very
closely
with
Carole
and
she
was
undersecretary.
I
had
that
honor
for
a
time
when
I
was
secretary
but
I
just
want
to
say
in
introducing
Carol,
you
know,
Carol
is
personifies
in
many
ways
how
government
gets
is
when
they
hire
people
like
her.
You
know
she
came
from
the
field.
She
came
actually
from
the
State
House
working
for
Mike
Hale.
She
has
spent
many
many
years
working
with
the
council's
on
Aging
working
on
the
home
care
program.
A
Getting
engaged
in
the
work
on
a
daily
basis
and
I
think
it's
key
to
have
leadership
like
yours,
Carol.
When
we
talk
about
age-friendly,
because
the
intersection
of
how
the
state
government
promotes
these
kinds
of
programs
and
works
with
community
works
with
nonprofits
like
us
really
makes
it
happen
effectively,
and
you
are
the
one
that
really
has
done.
The
job
and
I
know
Alice
would
say
the
same
thing:
Alice
Borna,
the
secretary
was
unable
to
be
here,
but
the
truth
of
the
matter
is,
you
are
really
focused
on
this
and
it
matters
a
lot.
D
D
She
is
out
of
state,
but
I'm
happy
to
be
here
on
behalf
of
her
and
all
your
friends
and
colleagues
at
Elder
affairs,
I'm,
going
to
start
with
just
defining
that
a
key
strategy
to
facilitate
the
inclusion
of
older
persons
is
to
make
our
state
more
age
friendly.
An
age-friendly
world
enables
all
people
of
all
ages
to
actively
participate
in
community
activities
and
treat
everyone
with
respect
regardless
of
their
age.
D
It
is
a
place
that
makes
it
easy
for
older
adults
to
stay
connected
with
the
people
that
are
important
to
them,
and
it
helps
people
stay
healthy
and
active
when
we
think
about
Age
Friendly
and
we
think
about
housing
and
home
housing
and
home
is
health,
it
is
all
connected.
It
will
helps
people
stay
healthy
and
active
even
at
the
oldest
of
ages,
and
provides
appropriate
support
as
their
health
changes
always
declined.
Healthy
aging
is
much
more
than
the
presence
or
absence
of
disease
or
disability.
B
B
D
I
always
try
to
keep
it
private
and
he
still
lives
in
the
home
that
he
raised
his
family.
With
with
my
mother
for
over
57
years
and
he'll
often
say
to
me:
I
don't
know
honey.
Do
you
think
I
should
leave?
Do
you
think
I
should
move?
Maybe
I
should
go
here.
Your
brother
thinks
I
should,
as
I
said,
the
matter
with
my
brother's
bed.
It's
about
you,
it's
about
what
you
want
that
if
this
is
where
you
want
to
be.
This
is
where
you
should
be,
and.
C
D
The
Center
for
Disease
and
control
device
defines
age
aging
in
place
as
the
ability
to
live
in
one's
own
home
and
community
safely,
independently
and
comfortably
regardless
of
age,
income
or
ability
level
in
Massachusetts.
We
are
proud
and
we
all
should
be
proud
to
support
individual
individuals
ability
to
live
in
the
setting
of
their
choice.
In
fact,
we
spend
well
over
65%
or
funding
on
the
long
term
services
and
supports
on
Community
Services
rather
than
institutional,
long
term
care,
and
we
have
done
this
together.
It
isn't
done
alone
or
in
a
vacuum.
D
It
is
done
with
a
form
and
a
group
like
that
is
gathered
here
today.
We
know
that
almost
90%
of
older
adults
over
age
65
they
want
to
stay
in
their
home
for
as
long
as
possible.
I
know
that
I
do
an
example
of
four.
This
is
our
state
home
care
program
designed
to
assist
over
adults
with
services
and
supports
of
it
can
remain
in
the
and
live
in
the
community,
helping
with
chores
or
meals
or
adults.
Ain't,
how
personal
care
and
many
many
other.
These
services
available
to
assist
older
adults
help
them
live
independently.
D
They
all
align
with
building
and
supporting
an
age-friendly
state,
affordable,
accessible
housing
options
that
accommodate
an
array
of
support
services
as
an
individual
health,
functional
and
cognitive
needs.
Change
are
also
critical
to
supporting
the
aging
and
community
movement.
We
need
to
continue
to
build
on
the
unique
strengths
of
this
aging.
Network
opportunities
exist
exist
now
to
better
prepare
for
coming,
become
oncoming
demographics,
such
as
age,
friendly
communities,
workforce
development,
caregiver
support
intergenerational
programming.
Each
of
us
needs
to
consider
how
we
can
be
part
of
making
the
Commonwealth
age-friendly.
D
D
We
want
to
create
and
support
a
culture
where
older
adults
can
continue
to
lead
healthy
and
productive
lives
in
the
Commonwealth
older
adults
can
be
they
want
to
be,
and
they
must
be
part
of
the
solution,
as
we
continue
to
support
this
movement
and
look
at
the
city
of
Boston
as
an
age-friendly
champion
and
mentor
and
embrace
forms
like
this
one.
Here
today
we
move
the
work
forward
in
making
Massachusetts
the
best
state
to
live
in
and
aging
for
all
ages
and
abilities.