Partners
Our Partners include a wide-ranging coalition of non-profit, County, City, Community, and Faith-Based organizations united with the goal of reducing Social Isolation and increasing meaningful, and life-enhancing connections throughout Los Angeles’s diverse and vibrant communities. Some of our partners include…
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA SOUTHLAND CHAPTER | Family caregivers, persons living with dementia, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, King, Kern, Tulare, and Inyo County | Susan Howland MSG, Program Director
BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT | Providing health and wellness programs across the lifespan, including older adult services, youth/young adult programming and family support within the 3 beach cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach | Melissa Andrizzi-Sobel, MSW, Director, Community Services
BET TZEDEK LEGAL SERVICES | Providing free, expert legal advice and representation to low-income residents of Los Angeles County (Legal services, LA County) | Anna Darr, Staff Attorney
BIG TALK | Communication | Kalina Silverman
CALABASAS SENIOR CENTER | Kimberly Post, Director, Caring Calabasas Club | Carol Davis, Co- Founder
CAREGIVING CLUB | Caregiver Wellness/Brain Health, Well Home Universal Design Consulting | Sherri Snelling - Corporate Gerontologist/CEO
CENTER FOR SUCCESSFUL AGING | Academic | Iveris L. Martinez, PhD., Archstone Foundation Endowed Chair in Gerontology
CHAI VILLAGE LA| Aging in Place | Lulu Fairman
CLICK - USC, BELONGING ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND | Campus Connection | Cat Moore
CoGENERATE | Sarah McKinney Gibson, Storytelling & Media
DETERMINED HEALTH| Technology and solutions provider with key resources to drive engagement, increase connection, and support effective social call programs | Scott Kaiser, M.D., CEO | info@determinedhealth.com
DIGNITY HEALTH | NORTHRIDGE | Joni Novosel, Director of Community Health
FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY | Connie Corely, MSW, PhD, Professor Emeritus
FOUNDATION FOR SENIOR SERVICES |Education, Services & Support at All Levels of Senior Need | Joyce Robertson, Executive Director/CEO
FRONT PORCH CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND WELLBEING | Coalition Steering Committee, Davis Park, Vice President
HUNTINGTON HEALTH | Kathleen Coatta, Clinical Supervisor, Senior Care Network
L.A. COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH GENESIS PROGRAM | Taya Varteresian DO, MS Supervising Mental Health Psychiatrist
L.A. WORKS | Volunteer Resources |
LONG BEACH GRAY PANTHERS | Karen Reside, President
LOOP | Older Adult Services | Susan Kneafsey, Business Development | (323) 308-5222 | susank@theloopvillage.com
LOS ANGELES AGING & DISABILITIES DEPARTMENT | Leading Purposeful Aging LA: A Regional Age Friendly Initiative | Dr. Laura Trejo, Executive Director
LOS ANGELES ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND AGING (LAACHA) | Aging Cross-sector Alliance | Viviana Criado, Program Manager | vcriado@ph.lacounty.gov
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH — OLDER ADULTS
LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER (SENIOR SERVICES) | Older Adult Services, Housing, Senior Center, Intergenerational | Kiera Pollock, Director of Senior Services
MAUREEN FELDMAN | *Founder, Social Isolation Impact Coalition, Consultant, Presenter, Educator, Group Facilitator| Addressing issues around social isolation, loneliness, and caregiving while creating partnerships and sustainable social interventions that can be expanded nationally | (818) 693-8004 | Maureen@MaureenFeldman.com
MEALS ON WHEELS CALIFORNIA | Daryl Twerdahl, Executive Director
MEALS ON WHEELS WEST | Home delivered meals program | Chris Baca, Executive Director | (310) 394-5133 | chris@mealsonwheelswest.org
MILKEN INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE OF AGING | Lauren Dunning, Director, Center for the Future of Aging | Paul Irving-Senior Fellow. Milken Institute
ONEGENERATION | Older Adult Services, Senior Center, Adult Daycare/ADHC, Intergenerational Programs, Kinshipcare, Senior Nutrition (homebound meal delivery, congregate meal sites), Los Angeles Department of Aging Service Area 3, LA County (specific regions), Childcare, Caregiver Support, and Food Pantry | Jenna Hauss, MSW, President/CEO ONEgeneration
PARTNERS IN CARE FOUNDATION | Christy Lau, Program Director, Health Self-Management Services
PASADENA VILLAGE | Aging in Place | Katie Brandon, Executive Director
PIERCE COLLEGE ENCORE OLDER ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM | Older Adult Education Program. Classes designed to meet the needs and interests of older adults | Ida Blaine, Director
PROJECT ANGEL FOOD | Serving critically ill clients residing in Los Angeles County | Benjamin R. Martin, J.D., Associate Director, Client Services & Programs
PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH | Griselda Galicinao, Supervisor Providence Community Health
ROSE’S AGENCY HOME CARE | Matthew Wuensch, Director Of Strategy & Partnerships
SAGES & SEEKERS | Intergenerational; Connection & Conversation; National online, LA County in-person | Elly Katz, Executive Director
SAINT VINCENT’S MEALS ON WHEELS | Veronica Dover, CEO/Executive Director
SENIOR CONCERNS | Older Adults, Family Caregivers, Adult Day Care, Senior Advocacy, Meals on Wheels | Martha Shapiro, LCSW, Director of Programs
SISTAHS AGING WITH GRACE & ELEGANCE | Aging Advocacy |Carlene Davis and Kiara Harris, Founders
SOCIAL HEALTH LABS | Advocacy, Events, Funding | Kasley Killam, Founder
UCLA LUSKIN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS | Lené Levy-Storms, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor & Hartford Faculty Scholar, Departments of Social Welfare and Medicine/Geriatrics
USC CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER | Family Caregivers | Dr. Donna Benton, Director, USC Family Caregiver Support Center/LACRC, Associate Research Professor of Gerontology at USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
VIC - VALLEY INTERCOMMUNITY COUNCIL | Beverly Ventriss, President/CEO
VILLAGE MOVEMENT CALIFORNIA | Statewide Coalition of Villages Supporting Aging in Place | Carolyn Ross, Director of Strategic Initiatives
WATTS LABOR COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE (WLCAC) | Dr. Phyllis, WillisSenior Services Director and Non-Profit Manager
WISE & HEALTHY AGING | Older Adult Services, Adult Day Support Center, ClubWISE Senior Center, LA County | Anat Louis, VP, In-Home Services