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Action Team Chairs: Ken Lantz, Principal Planner, Richmond Regional Planning District Commission

Description
The Neighborhood Livability Action Team works to increase opportunities for affordable housing and home modification services for older adults, increase mobility and transportation infrastructure in order to decrease isolation of older adults and persons with disabilities, improve physical infrastructure including accessibility to housing and public transportation, and promote public safety and make disaster planning widely accessible. 

Greater Richmond Age Wave Readiness Plan

Past Neighborhood Livability Age Wave Scholars

Sara Morris, Age Wave Transportation Liaison Scholar, is embarking on a research project about transportation needs and opportunities in our region. She’ll be surveying individuals and helping Age Wave develop a transportation policy agenda and advocacy platform. She’ll be an integral part of Neighborhood Livability’s advocacy planning. 
Annie Rhodes, Age Wave City Council Scholar, will be working with Richmond City Councilwoman Cynthia Newbille on budget planning related to aging in place and medical/wellness issues for seniors, as well as thought leadership on policy and practices.
Raleigh Priddy, Age Wave Community Planning Scholar, will collaborate with Homeward and Age Wave in developing a regional Taskforce to connect homeless service systems with the aging services network. The project will identify senior housing resources, pathways, and prevention strategies to synthesize solutions for older adults experiencing or at-risk of homelessness.
Emily Daidone, Age Wave Community Advocate Scholar, will utilize her gerontological expertise to develop evaluations, criteria and reports on the topic of social isolation by identifying locations that government/advocates identify as places that would benefit from analysis. Emily's work will also emphasize transportation and advocacy opportunities. 
For more information about the Age Wave Scholar program, contact [email protected]. 

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