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A
A
So
this
month
marks
one
year
since
our
action
plan
was
accepted
by
AARP
in
the
World
Health
Organization
connection
is
one
of
three
focus
areas
in
the
plan
and
here's
how
we
describe
it.
We
envision
a
region
that
supports
one
another.
It's
understood
that
we're
better
when
we
move
outside
of
our
age
silos
and
come
together
to
enjoy
life,
we
celebrate
the
power
of
relationships
that
build
bridges
across
ages
and
life
experiences
we
all
can
attend,
shows,
take
classes
and
join
the
causes
that
we
believe
in
and
we
all
have
the
option
to
participate.
A
So
connection
is
an
important
topic
and
we
are
thrilled
to
have
experts
here
today
to
talk
about
it.
It's
also
a
deeply
personal
topic.
I
came
to
this
work
thanks
to
a
series
of
friendships
that
helped
me
see
the
world
differently.
There
was
my
pup
up
my
grandfather.
He
picked
up
the
phone
every
single
time,
I
called
and
that's
rare
right.
A
A
So
thanks
for
joining
us
today,
we
will
welcome
two
more
speakers
up
here
and
then
we're
gonna
kind
of
get
cozy
and
have
some
conversations
and
really
meet
some
of
the
people
that
are
bringing
age
friendly
projects
to
life.
Now
it
is
my
pleasure
to
introduce
Joanne
grossie
from
AARP
Pennsylvania.
She
is
the
state
president.
B
Good
morning
and
thank
you,
I'm
really
happy
to
be
here
today
to
be
part
of
the
discussion
on
connection
both
professionally
and
personally
my
88
year.
Old
father
is
one
of
the
12
million
Americans
over
the
age
of
65
living
alone
and
like
many
older
Americans,
he
wants
to
live
alone,
and
he
can
do
so
because
I
cook
for
him
I
clean
his
clothes
I
clean
the
house,
but
not
only
that
he
actually
has
what
this
action
plan
talks
about.
B
You
know
so
it
works
for
him
because
he
does
have
that
neighborhood,
which
offers
support
in
addition
to
the
caregiving
I,
give
him,
but
not
everyone's
as
lucky
as
my
dad,
and
so
that's
why
the
discussion
we're
having
here
today
is
so
important,
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
all
the
older
Pennsylvanians
have
the
support
they
need
so
that
they
don't
live
in
isolation
or
experience
loneliness.
So
we
have
a
really
important
discussions
to
take
place
so
I'm
not
going
to
speak
any
further.
B
B
Well,
thank
you
again,
thank
you
to
all
the
elected
officials
who
came
out
and
their
staff.
We
really
appreciate
I
think
it
demonstrates
how
important
this
issue
is.
Okay,
so
thank
you
very
much
for
allowing
them
and
make
those
few
comments
and
for
allowing
AARP
to
be
a
supporter
of
this
really
great
initiative,
I'm
going
to
pass
it
off
now.
Thank
you.
C
My
name
is
Elaine
Malek
before
I
get
into
some
of
the
data
based
information
about
social
connectedness
I'm,
going
to
give
you
a
brief
personal
story.
I
tried
to
bear
with
me.
My
parents
had
four
children
in
rapid
succession,
and
so
since
my
mom
worked
in
my
dad's
business,
we
were
taken
care
of
by
extended
family
I
had
the
good
fortune
of
being
cared
for
by
my
great
grandparents
AG.
My
great-grandmother's
name
was
strict
but
fair
and
loving.
My
great
grandfather
was
frail.
He
had
diabetes
and
no
hair
had
no
teeth
and
I.
C
Don't
ever
think.
I
saw
him
walk.
He
sat
in
a
chair
with
blankets
over
his
lap,
but
when
I
would
arrive
for
my
extended
visits,
he
would
do
the
same
thing.
He
turned
to
AG
and
he'd
say
put
the
song
on
put
the
song
on
and
she
knew
what
that
meant.
She
over
to
the
Victrola
and
I.
Don't
know
if
there's
anybody
here
who
knows
what
a
Victrola
is
you
get
extra
points
for
those
who
don't
know
what
that
is.
It's
a
record
player
that
doesn't
use
electricity.
C
It
has
a
hand
crank
on
it
and
you'd
crank
that
sucker
up
and
then
you,
the
needle
down
now,
if
you
cranked
it
a
little
too
hard
or
too
fast,
it
sounded
like
the
Chipmunks
were
singing
right,
but
AG
knew
how
to
do
that
and
she
would
do
that.
She
put
the
record
on
and
I'm,
not
gonna
sing
it
for
you
grant.
You
don't
want
to
know
you
don't
want
to
hear
that,
but
I'm
gonna
tell
you
the
four
lightforce
lines.
C
C
One
night
he
had
a
good
dinner
decided
to
top
it
off
with
a
piece
of
blueberry
pie,
lapsed
into
a
diabetic.
Coma
and
passed.
Ag
died
within
the
year.
What
they
gave
me
was
priceless.
They
gave
me
a
strong
belief
in
myself
belief
that
I
was
loved,
but
they
gave
me
something
else:
a
strong
and
enduring
belief
and
the
value
of
the
older
person.
C
So
when
I
heard
age-friendly
was
coming
to
Pittsburgh,
I
said
I
need
a
voice
at
that
table.
I
need
to
make
sure
that
the
emotional
and
social
connectedness
between
older
and
younger
folks
is
part
of
the
conversation,
so
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
value
of
social
connectedness
and
I'm,
going
to
do
my
best
to
impress
upon
each
and
every
one
of
you
that
this
has
to
be
part
of
every
conversation
before
I.
C
But
why
does
social
connectiveness
have
such
importance?
What
is
it
that
makes
it
so
important?
Well,
we
really
have
two
ways
that
we
talk
about.
Connectedness
talk
about
being
connected.
It's
a
buffering
effect
against
two
very
serious
consequences.
First,
one
it's
being
connected
at
the
community
level
prevents
social
isolation
being
connected
at
the
heart
level
prevents
loneliness.
They
are
not
the
same
thing.
They
are
not
the
same
thing,
but
they
do
overlap.
They
do
overlap
and
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
later.
Not
too
much
later
promise
a
key
piece
of
what
they
share.
C
Okay,
but
let's
talk
about
some
of
the
serious
consequences
of
social
isolation
and
loneliness.
It's
been
found
to
be
as
serious
as
smoking,
a
half
pack
of
cigarettes
a
day.
It
has
the
same
burden
on
the
body
as
obesity
and
it
increases
the
perception
of
pain.
Remember
that
for
later,
because
that's
really
going
to
be
important,
it
decreases
ability
to
be
independent
and
I'll
talk
again
about
an
AARP
study
that
shows
that
it
increases
mortality
by
two
and
a
half
times.
This
is
not
just
a
bad
feeling:
it's
not
just
a
bad
feeling.
C
Yes,
most
generations
have
a
problem
these
days,
but
we
talk
about
its
impact
on
the
older,
more
frail
individual,
it's
been
called
the
hidden
killer
of
the
older
person,
the
hidden
killer.
What's
taking
this
person's
life,
unfortunately,
a
third
of
the
people
over
65
and
half
of
the
people
over
75
live
alone.
C
C
But
the
key
piece
here
is:
does
the
senior
believe
that
their
participation
raises
the
value
of
the
relationship
in
the
community?
They
have
to
feel
like
they
matter.
If
I'm,
there
doesn't
make
a
difference
and
if
I'm
not
there,
does
anybody
care
so
this
critical
piece
of
social
isolation
and
lonliness
when
we
address
it,
we
have
to
think
about.
Do
we
create
a
sense
of
mattering?
C
C
It's
associated
with
the
decrease
in
independent
activities,
climbing
stairs
walking
dressing
bathing.
Think
about
that
for
a
second
here's,
a
person
increased
perception
of
pain.
We
talked
about
that
earlier
right,
not
being
able
to
do
the
things
that
they
want
to
do
because
of
this
right,
the
likelihood
there's
a
premature
transition
into
a
facility
right
they're
already
feeling
like
they
don't
matter.
25
percent
of
people
who
enter
nursing
homes
die
within
the
first
month
first
month.
C
C
Loneliness
in
the
health
system
they
interact,
we
see
a
system
cluster
when
a
doc
sees
loneliness
ease,
paying
depression
of
fatigue,
they
have
to
start
asking
questions
about
their
persons
like
connectedness,
social
determinants
of
health
is
a
phrase.
That's
been
used
last
couple
of
years:
it's
a
big
term
that
providers
are
starting
to
look
at
as
we
try
to
keep
healthcare
costs
down
and
out
comes
up
and
they're
starting
to
recognize
the
significance
of
these
social
determinants
of
health.
C
It's
called
70%
of
the
individual
factors
related
to
healthcare
outcomes
have
to
do
with
social,
determines
that
only
30%
only
30%
have
to
do
with
healthy
choices.
This
list,
you
probably
can't
see
it,
don't
worry
about
that.
What
I'm
trying
to
say
is
the
first
two
lines
clinical
status
and
health
care
says:
that's
only
accounts
for
30%
of
the
outcome.
Healthcare
outcome,
the
last
category,
social
determinants
of
health.
Those
are
the
ones
that
have
to
do
with
health
care
outcomes
and,
what's
on
that
list,
social
isolation
and
lonliness.
So
this
isn't
just
a
bad
feeling.
C
This
isn't
just
something
that
we're
a
little
worried
about.
This
is
something
we
have
to
take
seriously
when
we
talk
about
program
development
policy,
resource
allocations.
We
have
to
start
talking
about
social
isolation
and
lonliness,
because
it
isn't
just
a
bad
feeling.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
listening.
A
You
know
you
must
know
this
room
Thank
You
Elaine,
that
was
fantastic.
Next,
it
is
my
honor
and
pleasure
to
introduce
Bob
Milken,
who
will
guide
our
conversations
today.
Bob
is
the
president
and
CEO
of
United
Way
of
southwestern
Pennsylvania
his
50-year
career
in
helping
people
began
as
a
teenager
in
Squirrel
Hill,
where
he
volunteered
with
children
with
disabilities.
A
This
led
to
the
creation
of
an
award-winning
weekly
recreation
program
for
children
with
intellectual
disabilities
and
a
lifetime
of
work
helping
people.
His
previous
roles
include
executive
director
of
the
governor's
Commission
for
children
and
families
and
director
of
human
services
of
Allegheny
County
Bob
I'll
turn
it
over.
D
And
you
are
actually
I
have
a
question
for
all
of
you,
so
Laura's
known
in
Pittsburgh
as
the
most
likable
personality.
Why
is
she
not
doing
this
session
here?
I've
been,
as
she
said,
leader
in
human
services
for
50
years,
I've
never
been
nominated
as
the
likable
person
so,
but
welcome.
The
room
was
full
of
great
champions
that
people
who
make
a
real
difference
in
the
community
and
who
are
forward-thinking.
Looking
at
what
else
can
we
do
so?
D
So
if
we
could
bring
our
first
set
of
speakers
and
role
models
for
a
for
us
all
up
here,
let
me
tell
you
about
the
first
example:
the
United
Way
is
very
proud
to
be
part
of
this
open
your
heart
to
a
senior
so
think
about
this.
This
is
not
a
small
program,
and
this
is
by
the
way
led
by
community
agencies,
not
by
big
organizations.
So
we
have
this
year.
Last
year,
3000
208
volunteers,.
D
3208
volunteers,
90,000
591
hours
of
volunteering
and
they
helped
9222
older
neighbors.
What
do
you
think
they
did?
What
were
the
sort
of
things
the
needs
that
those
seniors
had
in
the
community
in
their
homes
they
needed
to
get
to
medical
appointments
they
needed
to
get
groceries,
they
might
have
needed
help
preparing
meals
and
there
could
have
been
chores
around
the
house
snow
on
their
pavement
and
most
of
all,
they
needed
that
connection
that
sense
that
people
cared
people
were
checking
on
them.
The
early
warning
system
of
some
problems
that
might
need
some
additional
attention.
D
Wonderful
program
and
I.
Think
the
question
for
all
of
us
is:
how
do
we
grow
it
from
3208
volunteers
to
6416,
I
just
doubled
that,
if
anybody's
and
from
9222
older
neighbors
to
eighteen
thousand
four
hundred
and
forty
four
anyone
want
to
check
my
map.
So
we
have
a
great
group
of
people
to
help
us
we'll
start
with
the
introductions.
Would
you
talk
into
the
microphone
and
tell
us
your
name.
E
E
D
D
D
D
F
F
D
F
D
F
D
F
D
F
Think
she
depends
on
on
the
food
deliveries
that
she
gets
once
a
month
and
you
know
sometimes
when
the
food
pantry
does
need
to
be
rescheduled.
For
other
reasons
you
know,
I
can
I
can
hear
the
distress
and
her
voice
about
that
that
being
rescheduled,
so
I
definitely
think
that
it's
something
that
she
depends
on
and
I
think
that
she
also
enjoys
just
the
visit
and
being
able
to
see
me
on
a
regular
basis.
We
also
see
each
other
at
church,
sometimes
as
well
so
telephone
calls
yep.
F
E
E
D
E
E
D
F
You
know
some
of
the
other
speakers
talked
about
people
in
their
lives
that
were
important
to
them
and
I
think
you
know,
I
had
a
really
close
relationship
with
my
grandfather,
my
grandmother
so
and
they've
passed
so
I
think
the
connections
that
I
have
with
Jean
and
with
Sonja
helped
me
to
kind
of
fulfill
something
I
really
enjoy
spending
time
with
older
individuals.
That's
something
that
goes
back
to
when
I
was
really
young,
so
I
definitely
get
a
lot
out
of
it
and
just
being
connected
to
them
and
hearing
their
stories
and
I.
F
D
G
Loves
it
now,
I
gene
only
have
a
a
particularly
special
relationship
with
each
other,
but
we
have
a
lot
of
people
involved
with
the
program
that
have
a
really
special
connection
to
one
of
my
favorites
is
in
the
past
couple
years.
There
was
a
gentleman
who
got
involved
with
our
program
who
wanted
to
go
for
some
walks
because
he
developed
Parkinson's
disease
and
the
volunteer
who
wound
up
connecting
with
him.
They
realized
that
they
had
known
each
other
from
when
they
were
in
college
and
the
one
was
actually
in
the
other's
wedding.
G
D
G
It's
really
energizing
is
in
the
office
where
you
know
it's
taking
calls
and
doing
all
of
the
coordination.
So
I
really
love
getting
to
yeah,
see
people
in
person
to
and
to
see
how
important
it
is
that
there
are
a
lot
of
people
that
really
rely
on
the
program,
and
some
people
like
Jean,
are
really
fortunate
to
have
a
lot
of
people
involved.
Helping
them,
and
some
people
are
less
fortunate
and
really
rely
very
heavily
on
the
volunteers-
is
maybe
their
only
source
of
support.
D
G
D
D
Almost
almost
all
of
these
programs
are
funded
by
voluntary
contributions
and
voluntary
agencies
and
boy,
wouldn't
it
be
fantastic.
If
we
had
some
government
funds
that
would
help
us
connect
and
help
everyone.
That's
just
the
thought.
I
never
have
a
point
of
view.
All
my
elected
official
friends,
you
know.
Oh,
there
goes
Bob
again,
hey,
let's
hear
it
for
the
panel
fantastic.
D
Wow,
what
personality
is
absolutely
fantastic,
so,
as
the
next
panel
is
getting
up
here,
let
me
tell
you
about
something
that
age-friendly
its
Berg
and
swip
and
all
the
partners
who
have
come
up
with
and
that's
the
whole
idea
of
transportation
being
a
natural
connection.
So,
if
you
think
about
everyone
in
this
room,
knows
the
importance
of
transportation
connecting
us
from
one
place
to
the
other
right,
but
this
is
actually
a
proposition
about
connecting
people
and
making
sure
that
the
connections
are
respectful
and
that
there's
some
dignity
involved.
D
You
know
Aaron
when
the
that
state
administration
was
looking
at
the
transportation
bill
in
the
last
administration.
A
lot
of
us
argued
how
important
transportation
was,
because
you
can't
help
human
beings
without
that
public
transportation.
You've
got
to
get
people
to
services,
you've
got
to
get
workers
to
their
jobs,
so
they
can
provide
the
services,
and
then
you
have
to
have
transportation
so
that
people
can
go
to
the
homes
of
homebound,
either
people
with
disabilities
or
seniors
and
help
them.
So
it
was
great.
In
the
end,
it
was
a
great
debate.
D
We
almost
didn't
get
the
support,
but
the
Port
Authority,
who,
by
the
way
you're
gonna,
hear
from
in
a
moment
here,
did
get
the
support
so
that
we
can
keep
human
services
going
in
this
community.
We
can
help
human
beings
I.
Think
it's
a
really
important
part.
So
an
interesting
connection
here
is
what
happens
on
the
bus
and
all
of
us
have
had
good
and
bad
experiences
on
the
bus,
but
the
quit.
The
question
is:
can
we
intentionally
do
something
to
change
and
make
sure
that
everyone
has
a
great
connection
on
the
bus?
H
H
H
H
H
D
H
H
I
I
I
I
I
D
I
Because,
basically,
I've
had
a
few
bus
drivers
tell
me
where
either
there's
a
sewer,
okay
and
they
in
a
beautiful
circle.
It's
like
a
curve,
so
they
told
me
if
I
would
stand
above
what
the
sewer
is.
It
would
be
easier
for
them
to
pull
in
and
I
do
this,
and
then
they
can
pull
that
in
and
sometimes
they
might
need
you
to
use
a
lift
and
there's
times
when
they
don't
Wow.
D
D
J
D
J
J
D
J
Definitely
kindness
you
have
to
treat
people
like
you
want
to
be
treated
as
far
as
the
seniors
are
concerned.
You
definitely
have
to
lower
the
stuff
but
make
sure
to
sitting
down
before
you
pull
off.
There's
a
lot
of
things
that
you
know
with
seniors.
You
have
to
treat
them.
You
know,
I,
think
people
you
know,
and
some
people
tend
not
to
and.
D
J
They
write
they
will
they
know
when
you're
coming.
They
look
at
that
schedule.
They
know
what
less
you're
on
you
know
need
or
very
disappointed
when
you're
off
that
route
too,
but
they
get
on
and
they
just
ride
downtown.
You
know
and
they
be
like.
You
know,
just
talk
to
you
and
you
know
get
that
conversation
to
tell
you
what
they've
done
where
they're
going.
D
M
D
L
Port
Authority
was
contacted
by
age
friendly
about
one
of
the
components
of
the
action
plan
that
they
were
doing
in
regard
to
sensitivity
and
awareness
to
older
adults,
which
is
something
that's
very
important
to
Port
Authority.
We
provide
over
62
million,
rides
a
year
and
providing
service
to
7.5%
our
senior
citizens.
At
the
time
when
we
were
contacted,
one
of
the
proposals
was
to
do
some
posters
or
a
campaign.
You
know
just
provide
some
awareness
of
when
seniors
board
the
bus,
something
that
can
help
them
a
little
bit
more.
D
L
B
D
L
The
photos
were
developed
to
just
show
everyday
situations
and
different
things
that
we
heard
from
the
riders
and
also
the
operator
where
they
can
work
together
to
improve
the
riding
experience.
So
there
was
actually
I
think
I
said
there
were
six
of
them
developed
and
they're
playing
consecutively
to
each
month
and
we're
just
gonna,
keep
switching
them
out
every
month
and
just
keep
playing
them.
Yeah.
L
I
can
what
tone
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
that,
but
there
are
many
things
that
we
have
always
done,
but
this
was
just
an
added
component
to
it.
I
just
want
to
add
to
that.
We
have
over
1200
operators
at
five
locations
that
are
seeing
these
every
day
as
a
reminder,
every
time
when,
when
they
come
in
to
start
their
day
and
get
their
Corner
card
to
go
out
and
start
their
work
each
day,
I
think.
D
It'd
be
wonderful
if,
if
you
captured
the
stories
like
marina
and
other
operators
have
about
the
kindness
that
they
provide
and
and
that
this
is
part
of
what
fulfills
her
life,
you
know
as
being
kind
and
considerate
to
the
individuals
and
I
love.
What
the
port
authorities
doing
here,
I
think
it's
important
to
get
down
to
those
human
connections
is
really
fantastic.
D
I
will
also
add
in
the
few
months
that
she's
been
here,
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
Katherine
Kellerman,
the
new
CEO
of
the
Port
Authority
she's,
absolutely
fantastic,
already
on
United
support
in
United
Way,
and
you
guys
have
always
supported
United
Way,
and
it
allows
for
us
to
do
things
like
age-friendly
or
open
your
heart
to
a
senior
or
the
caregivers
projects.
So
thank
you
to
the
Port
Authority
for
being
great
citizens
and
yeah,
and
last
last
word
Moreno.
Where
do
you
think
would
go
with
all
this
stuff?
What
should
we
be
doing?
D
J
M
Picking
up
these
people
that
need
us
day
in
and
day
out
and
on,
we
we
get
to
behind
on
getting
through
traffic
and
other
aspects.
So
it
does
my
heart
really
good
to
hear
these
fine
people
who
are
depend
on
us
and
the
positive
message
that
we're
doing
what
we
need
to
do
out
there.
You
know
I,
find
operator
like
we
have
here
today,
and
it
doesn't
matter
really
good
to
hear
that.
D
H
H
Rather
than
the
pitcher
beer
and
I
mean
it's
just
been
so
fabulous
I
know
so
many
great
truly,
you
know
I'm
not
here
just
to
say
that
there's
some
truly
great
bus
drivers
in
the
cigarette
bill,
when
he's
retired,
I'm,
Garrett
and
there's
many
many
others
did
have
really
been
so
kind
to
me.
I'm
think.
D
H
We
ride
the
buses
everywhere,
we
go
and
they
I
mean
we
just
enjoy
the
rides
everywhere.
We
go
it's
so
such
a
well-rounded
atmosphere.
You
can
go
anywhere
in
the
city
by
Port
Authority.
We
were
talking
of
it.
We
were
just
discussing
the
other
night
how
you
can
get
on
the
bus
and
a
shady
side
and
ride
all
the
way
out
to
the
past.
H
D
D
Okay,
here's
the
quiz
again
pop
quiz,
when
you
think
of
children's
museum?
What
part
of
the
population
do
you
think
about
class
nicely
done?
Okay,
however,
however,
an
age-friendly
project
and
that
it
was
part
of
a
competition,
is
the
generations
in
the
garden
project
at
the
Children's
Museum,
and
we
only
have
a
few
minutes.
But
we're
gonna
talk
about
that.
It's
kind
of
a
model,
an
example
of
how
we
can
go
to
places
in
our
community
that
are
important
like
the
Children's
Museum
and
create
these
intergenerational
moments
and
activities.
Would
you
introduce
yourself?
Oh.
N
D
D
N
Yes,
so
this
was
a
collaborative
project,
we
called
generations
in
the
garden.
We
have
some
garden
spaces
at
the
Museum
and
we
invited
gwen's
girls,
so
they're
a
group
of
tweens,
and
so
we
had
15
gwen's
girls,
and
then
we
had
seven
seniors
from
the
JEA
and
we
brought
them
together
over
three
sessions
and
they
worked
in
their
garden
and
we
did
a
variety
of
projects
with.
N
D
O
Had
such
a
wonderful
group
of
girls
as
well
as
seniors,
coming
together
and
they
really
bonded
nicely
Helen
was
one
of
the
ladies
who
was
going
to
come
with
me
and
one
of
our
gwen's
girls
specifically
just
fell
in
love
with
Miss
Helen
and
any
time
they
got
together.
She
sought
out
Miss
Helen,
which
was
very
nice.
O
We
had
seniors
come
with
us
who
had
been
gardeners
in
their
life
and,
of
course,
had
been
around
children,
but
where
our
lives
have
taken
them
and
where
our
lives
take
us
they're,
not
around
little
kids,
that
often
so
they
enjoy
just
being
at
the
Children's
Museum
and
seeing
all
of
the
kids
walk
past
and
talking
about
them,
and
then
they
enjoyed
working
with
the
girls
and
teaching
them
some
of
the
things
they
knew
from
their
gardening
past
and
learning
from
the
girls.
What
is
going
on
in
their
lives
and.
D
N
D
N
O
A
lot
of
the
stories
we've
heard
from
people
today
about
why
they're
involved
in
age-friendly
is
because,
when
they
were
growing
up,
they
were
around
seniors
and
they
saw
how
important
they
are.
But
that's
not
true
for
every
kid
and
the
way
that
we've
had
people
up
here
who
have
moved
15
minutes
from
where
they
grew
up.
Some.
O
Some
less
and
that's
not
the
case
with
the
current
generation
of
kids,
their
parents
have
moved
a
lot
further
away
from
family,
so
they
don't
get
to
benefit
from
the
multiple
generations
and
I
think
this
was
a
great
opportunity
for
these
girls,
who
may
not
have
that
grandmother
figure
in
their
life
to
really
understand
that
they
can
learn
a
lot
from
our
seniors.
I
think.
D
K
D
O
She
says.
Oh,
this
is
the
way
we
went
when
we
went
to
the
Children's
Museum
and
when
we
talked
to
Helen
about
gardening.
She
talks
about
the
little
girl
that
she
really
connected
with
and
I
think
that
that
really
speaks
to
how
it
important
it
is
for
us
to
welcome
people
with
dementia
out
into
the
community,
but
also
how
important
this
intergenerational
program
was,
because
it
helped
them
to
develop
new
memories.
So.
D
I
understand
that,
but
I
think
the
question
that
I'm
looking
the
answer
is:
how
do
we
grow
this?
How
do
we
make
this
happen?
And
you
know
in
every
organization,
how
do
we
connect
the
generations
and,
as
I
said,
when
I
ask
the
question,
not
sure
you
having
the
answer
today,
but
it's
one
that
we
need
to
answer
any
thoughts
on
it?
Oh,
yes,.
N
I
would
love
to
work
on
this
more
in
the
future,
just
having
more
intergenerational
programs
at
the
Museum
making
it
more
welcome
to
all
ages
and
then
also
I
really
believe
that
gardening
is
so
great
and
conducting
this
intergenerational
programming
and
and
just
having
more
gardens
at
senior
centers,
because
older
adults
are
really
superstars.
In
the
garden
like
I
learned,
gardening
from
an
older
mentor,
so
I
think
that
they
have
so
much
knowledge
and
it
really
makes
them
shine
to
be
outside
and
growing
things.
I
want.
D
M
E
D
So
we're
being
joined
by
all
the
participants
and
look
into
the
audience
for
some
questions
and
I
think
we
want
you
to
come
up
to
the
microphone.
We
briefed
with
a
question
and
we'll
try
and
direct
it
to
the
right
place
and
it
looks
like
Joanne
grossie,
the
president
of
AARP,
and
let
me
tell
you
about
her
as
she's
walking
up
here.
We
worked
together
in
the
Rendell
administration.
D
B
B
I
can't
help
wondering
but
organizations
like
yours
or
even
Meals
on
Wheels,
you
know
not
everybody
has
someone,
like
my
dad,
has
to
call
me
so
I
wonder
if,
when
you're
making
your
home
visits
is
ever
there
a
point
or
a
priority
of
the
program
to
look
out
to
see,
does
the
person
look
like
they're
having
medical
issues
or
is
there
some
diminished
capacity?
Or
you
know
the
state
of
the
home
is,
isn't
a
disrepair
I
mean?
B
G
Communication
is
really
important
part
of
our
program
and
when
we
enroll
people
in
the
program,
we
do
have
a
staff
member
go
visit
that
for
that
it
really
is
just
the
volunteers
who
are
seeing
the
participants
in
the
program.
So
we
do
rely
on
them
to
let
us
know
if
they
see
any
changes
with
the
person
that
might
be
concerning
and
then
our
staff,
our
information
and
referral
specialists
as
well
and.
P
G
Hard
to
get
people
connected
with
other
services,
and
that's
just
with
the
program
I
work
with
there's
other
open
your
heart
to
a
senior
partners
like
Meals
on
Wheels
that
this
is
not
my
area
of
expertise.
So
I
can't
speak
in
detail
about
it,
but
I
know
that
they
have
an
app
that
they've
developed
where
people
delivering
the
meals
can
indicate
a
change
in
status
for
someone
that
they
are
delivering
a
meal
to
so.
D
B
A
Explain
it
so
the
Meals
on
Wheels
drivers,
more
than
a
meal
they're
the
eyes
and
ears
for
the
people
that
they're
delivering
to
so
as
Sarah
said,
this
app
called
the
change
of
conditions
app,
and
this
is
something
that
was
developed
here
in
Pittsburgh
thanks
to
funding
by
United
Way
and
nationwide.
Meals
on
Wheels
are
taking
note
of
something
that's
happening
here,
it's
this
app,
so
they
can
easily
report
back
and
then
they
have
someone.
A
B
Yeah
the
homes
not
being
as
well
cared
for
as
it
used
to
be,
or
something
and
and
I'm
sorry
to
belabor
it
because
I
know
other
people
have
a
question,
but
I
wondered
if
the
Port
Authority
has
thought
the
same.
Some
people
don't
have
someone
coming
to
the
room,
but
they
use
the
bus.
So
you
know:
do
you
have
your
drivers?
You
know
on
the
lookout
to
see
if
there's
changes
from
regular
riders
so.
A
D
Think
we're
there's
a
relationship
Joanne.
That
would
be.
You
know
the
the
right
place
for
that.
So
it's
something
Port
Authority,
let's
talk
about
and
and
I
think
there
are
other
places
who
could
get
think
about
it
too.
It's
it's
taking
whatever
the
services,
transportation
or
a
meal
or
day
care
or
whatever,
and
taking
it
to
the
next
step.
Early
warning,
you
know
connecting
thank.
P
Science,
Jewish
Healthcare
Foundation.
So
it's
clear
to
me
that
what
all
of
you
have
in
common
is
a
passion
for
your
work
and
interactions
with
seniors
and
in
some
cases
clearly
some
personal
experiences
that
you
bring
to
the
table.
Is
there
anything
we
can
do
as
a
community
from
the
nonprofit
sector,
the
the
government
sector,
to
help
with
any
training
that
you
might
need
in
order
to
do
your
jobs
better
in
order
to
keep
up
to
date
with
what
may
be
changing,
whether
that's
a
training
and
behavioral
health
issues,
dementia
gait
and
walking
nutrition?
O
J
Would
make
them
think
different
or
some
drivers?
It
would
make
them
think
differently
about
how
they
treat
the
driver,
so
I
think
education
is
definitely
pamphlets.
Anything
like
the
videos
that
we
have
I
haven't
seen
them
yet,
but
the
videos
that
we
would
watch
in
the
cruise
room
when
we
come
in
because
that's
where
we
spend
most
of
our
time
brochures
and
stuff
on
the
table.
You
know
that
we
can
that
we
can
read,
so
it
does
make
you
think
a
little
different
right.
Thank
you.
H
Like
to
just
say
that
the
Port
Authority
and
access
they've
been
a
blessing
in
my
life,
because
my
and
my
wife
have
been
isolated
from
a
lot
of
things.
My
financial
situation
is
pretty
bad
right
now,
so
we
don't
get
out
much
and
the
invitation
for
me
to
participate
with
the
access
and
Port
Authority.
H
It's
just
right,
joy
to
my
life,
I
love
being
able
to
tell
a
story
about
what's
going
on
in
my
life,
and
they
have
opened
up
a
door
for
me
to
volunteer
and
to
come
in
and
to
let
people
know
the
good
things
that
are
being
done,
and
the
last
thing
I
want
to
say
is
the
experience
that
I
had
with
them.
When
I
went
to
the
access
program
and
they
had
to
bust
there,
it
was
so
unique,
I've
never
experienced.
The
bus
was
actually
sitting
in
a
room
like
this.
P
I'm
delighted
to
tell
you
that
we're
about
to
partner
with
the
Port
Authority,
to
bring
dementia
friends
education
to
all
the
staff
of
access
and
the
other
transportation
providers,
because
so
many
of
the
persons
that
they
deal
with
and
their
caregivers
may
be
experiencing
some
early
signs
or
late
signs
of
dementia
and
greater
awareness
and
sensitivity
is
important,
but
they
have
stepped
up.
They
have
asked
for
education,
but
it's
open
and
think
education
is
open
to
everyone.
Volunteers,
staff,
whatever
that.
Q
Name
is
Joanna
Bolden
and
I'm.
A
relatively
new
Councilwoman
in
the
borough
of
Dormont
and
I'm
super
excited
that
I,
don't
bruise
Sita
well,
our
Dormont
AARP
is
here
I
think
a
real
part
of
the
leadership
team,
so
I'm
really
excited
about
that.
I
was
really
inspired
to
hear
about
the
program
at
the
Children's
Museum,
we're
a
tiny
municipality,
obviously
limited
funds,
and
so
figure
small
sort
of
incremental
steps.
Q
Little
programs
that
we
can
try
out
and
see
if
they
work
I
think
that's
probably
a
good
direction
for
us
to
go
and
I
was
wondering
if
we've
got
a
whole
bunch
of
people
with
experience
here.
If
you
had
any
other
ideas.
Gardening
obviously
is
a
good
one,
but
if
you
had
other
thoughts
on
small
projects
that
where
you
could
start
to
bring
people
from
the
whole
spectrum
of
the
community
together,
who.
A
Some
of
the
activities
that
happen
at
a
Senior
Center
should
be
in
a
park,
should
be
in
a
public
space
so
that
all
ages
can
participate
and
not
only
that
people
can
participate,
but
that
other
generations
can
see
everyone
interacting
like
you
might
just
you
might
not
plan
to
go
to
the
zumba
class,
but
you
might
be
walking
down
the
street
and
say:
look
at
all.
Those
people
have
been
fun
doing
Zumba,
and
this
is
something
that
you
know.
This
is
how
Pittsburgh
is.
This
is
what
we
do
in
Pittsburgh
and
Allegheny.
County
are.
K
R
K
K
Whenever
I
get
a
chance
and
it
it's
they
like
it
because
you're
their
elected
official
and
I
love
what
happens
down
the
Children's
Museum
with
a
planting
it
I
know
you
two
are
so
excited
with
with
what
you
do
and
I'm
going
to
have
to
get
one
of
those
free,
but
I.
Think
they're.
Free
bus
passes
yes,
so
that
I
can
ride
around
like
this.
P
K
K
House,
I'm
caregiving
because
I
think
that's
very
important
and
there
wasn't
much
on
that
this
morning.
So
if
there's
anything
else,
you
can
share
because
I
know
what
it's
like:
I
get
up
every
two
hours
once
my
mom
and
I
hate
you
get
used
to
it,
just
like
have
a
baby
again,
but
it's
important
on
the
transportation
and
it's
important
to
watch
buildings
such
as
this
City
County
Building
I
recognize
a
lot
of
problems
when
you
have
someone
on
crutches
or
the
little
wheelie
that
we
have
down
here,
mrs.
Hill
or
a
wheelchair.
D
D
And
if,
if
I
have
anything
to
do
the
Laura
and
we
talk
all
the
time,
the
theme
that
I
would
use
is
how
do
we
mobilize
the
community?
How
do
we
get
people
to
do
things
that
are
natural
and
to
do
things
that
are
inspirational?
I
want
to
thank
the
panel
and
we're
gonna
switch
to
the
last
panel.
That's
going
to
get
to
what
do
we
do
next
and
I've
been
in
lots
of
roles
in
the
community
for
50
years,
but
I've
always
wanted
to
do
this.
I
A
You
Bob
and
thank
you.
Everyone
I
thought
that
was
a
really
fantastic
session.
It
was
wonderful
to
hear
from
everyone
we're
gonna
hear
from
two
people
that
have
some
upcoming,
exciting
events
related
to
connection
and
I
was
gonna
start
with
Jason
javelin
from
lively
Pittsburgh,
but
I
think
that
Bob's
comment
about
you
know
just
connecting
with
one
another
being
together.
I
think
we
should
have
Mary
Phan
Gruber
come
up
and
introduce
a
really
exciting
thing
that
they
have
going
on
next
month
that
people
can
still
sign
up
to
do.
It's
called
around
the
table.
South.
S
Hi
everybody,
my
name
is
Mary
Phan
Gruber
I'm
with
Jefferson
Regional
Foundation,
so
we're
down
in
the
South
Hills
and
very
excited
to
just
mention
something
we're
doing
for
the
first
time
in
our
area
we're
a
grant
making
foundation
that
focuses
on
what's
really
the
whole
route,
51
corridor
and
Mon
Valley,
and
sometimes
it's
a
challenge
because
a
lot
of
the
times
we
think
more
about
the
city
and
but
yet
we
really
need
to
be
also
focusing
on
that
broader
County
work.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we're
doing
that
we
are
always
looking
for.
S
How
do
we
hear
more
deeply,
what's
happening
for
residents
and
what
people's
experience
is
in
the
community?
We've
borrowed
a
project
from
the
Chicago
Community
Trust.
That's
called
on
the
table,
we're
calling
it
around
the
table
south
and
for
one
week
in
October
the
week
of
October
15th
to
19th
we're
going
to
have
a
hundred
conversations
happening
across
the
community
and
hoping
to
gather
the
input
of
a
thousand
voices
all
in
one
week.
So
we
have
recruited
as
a
pilot
a
lot
of
different
organizations.
We
have
burries,
we
have
churches,
we
have
school
superintendents.
S
We
have
some
local
businesses
who
are
going
to
be
hosting
these
conversations
at
their
tables
and
we're
going
to
be
gathering
all
of
that
information
back
together
when
we've
done
a
little
bit
of
this
work
already.
We
know
that
one
of
the
things
that
people
talk
about
is
individuals
Aging
in
place
in
their
communities,
and
we
all
know
that
that's
both
an
asset,
because
we
have
wonderful
memory,
wisdom
and
so
much
that
older
adults
offer.
S
But
it's
also
a
concern
in
terms
of
are
we
age,
friendly,
neighborhoods,
so
we're
interested
to
see
if
those
issues
rise
and
how
they
rise
up?
We
know
that
people
think
a
lot
about
transportation
challenges
and
how
we
might
bring
youth
and
older
adults
together,
so
we're
interested
to
see
how
those
issues
come
up
and
what
we
can
learn
from
in
our
neighborhoods,
and
it's
very
relevant
today
hearing
about
the
idea
of
social
isolation
and
lonliness.
S
We
know
that
that's
a
huge
challenge
and
it's
a
huge
issue,
and
we
hope
that
just
even
these
small
starts
of
having
a
lot
of
people
at
tables
together
talking
about
how
they
might
make
a
difference
in
their
community
to
Bob's
point
about.
Sometimes
the
difference
really
is
a
community.
Even
a
foundation
like
ours
and
and
Jewish
Healthcare
Foundation
was
just
remarkable
work
and
United
Way,
which
does
remarkable
work.
We
know
that,
no
matter
how
hard
we
worked,
we
couldn't
be
able
to
change
everything
that
it
really
does
take
all
of
us.
S
So
this
is
another
effort
to
just
engage
more
people
in
a
conversation
and
connect,
and
we
know
that
sometimes
people
just
meeting
each
other
inspire
each
other
and
start
new
things.
So
it's
around
the
table
south
and
if
you
are
connected
in
any
way
with
the
communities
that
ourself
would
love
to
talk
to
you
about
that-
and
hopefully
you'll
be
hearing
more
about
that
once
we
collect
all
our
results.
So
thank
you.
R
As
Laura
said,
I'm
Jason,
javelin
and
I'm
from
lively
Pittsburgh
we're
social
enterprise
connecting
residents
of
all
ages,
abilities
and
demographics
for
a
healthier
and
more
vibrant
age,
friendly
Pittsburgh.
Our
motto
is
serious
fun
with
serious
outcomes
and,
if
I've
seen
some
faces
in
here
that
have
been
to
some
of
our
programming
I
think
they
would
attest
that
it
is
quite
fun,
but
we
do
achieve
some
outcomes
as
well.
R
Lively
Pittsburgh
has
helped
ignite
the
conversation
for
an
age-friendly
Greater
Pittsburgh
through
creative
community
workshops
called
aging.
Your
way
I
wish
I
can
talk
about
these
things
a
lot
longer.
It
was
such
an
amazing
experience
to
be
able
to
view
our
participants
and
talked
about
the
challenges
they're
facing
in
that
we
also
produce
pop-up
Street
mob
dances.
They
are
called
the
crossings
in
a
few
YouTube.
R
We
also
promote
walkability
in
a
collection
of
data
and
walkability
in
our
neighborhoods
and
more
recently,
we
have
worked
closely
with
a
gardening
generations.
In
the
garden
we
support
an
aged
community
led
projects
to
activate
plan
through
age
friendly
challenge
which
awarded
$10,000
in
many
grants.
This
past
May,
which
leads
me
to
what's
next,
and
why
we're
here
I,
have
a
flower,
I've
I
think,
like
16
a
handout.
R
So
if
you
want
to
take
one
that'd
be
wonderful,
but
on
Wednesday
October
17th
we
invite
elected
officials,
their
staff,
community
organizations
and
citizens
to
join
us
for
an
age-friendly
greater
pitch.
It's
very
good
initiative
showcase.
The
event
will
be
held
at
so
get
I.
Don't
see
anybody
writing
this
down
here
and
get
out
your
calendars
great,
get
these
calendar
good,
so
the
event
will
be
held
at
a
great
facility,
a
freak
enviromental
Center
from
6:30
to
8:30.
It
includes
comments
from
our
co-hosts,
mrs.,
mrs.
R
We
would
like
to
thank
the
officials
for
their
continued
partnership
and
making
Pittsburgh
a
great
place
to
live
for
all
ages
and
abilities,
and
just
briefly
I
just
want
to
talk
about
how
wonderful
it's
been
the
work
with
all
the
organizations
here
and
especially,
as
you
mentioned,
the
most
likable
person
in
Pittsburgh
Laura.
There
just
does
wonderful
work
and
I
think
the
panel
and
Laura
and
everybody
involved
should
have
a
round
of
applause
for
today,
because
it
has
been.
R
A
Okay,
I'm
not
gonna,
stand
between
you
and
the
coffee
and
pastries
outside
very
long,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
the
next
time
that
we'll
join
together
is
November
29th
from
3
to
5,
we'll
be
in
the
Gold
Room,
and
we
would
love
to
see
you
there.
We're
gonna
be
talking
about
our
third
focus
area,
which
is
innovation.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here,
go
out
and
connect
with
one
another
and
we'll
see
you
soon.