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
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
MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION FUND | *Coalition Founder | MPTF offers a variety of services providing emotional and financial relief to industry members and their families in times of need. Senior Services, Palliative Care, Elder Care, Family Caregivers, Veterans Assistance, Behavioral Health, Financial Assistance and Social Connection programs | Maureen Feldman, Director, Social Isolation Impact Project | 818-876-1190 | maureen.feldman@mptf.com
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