PCA’s Advocacy Priorities Survey results

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Respondents were asked to rank 14 advocacy issues on a scale from Most Important to Least Important. The below advocacy priorities were consistently ranked as the most important:

• Safe neighborhoods (decreased crime, better crosswalks and curb ramps) - 67%

In 2021, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging’s (PCA’s) Board Advisory Committee released an Advocacy Priorities Survey to assess the issues on which the community would like PCA to focus its future advocacy efforts. PCA’s current advocacy goals, which it will continue to prioritize, include:

• Making sure the Aging Network has appropriate funding to support older adults.

• Availability of adequate and easily accessible services to ensure older adults live in their homes for as long as possible.

• Resources to strengthen Older Adult Protective Services to eliminate elder abuse.

The survey, which received 940 responses, was distributed through PCA’s Milestones newspaper and digital publications, meal deliveries to older adults, mail blasts, senior centers, and

• Health access (Access to insurance, doctors, hospitals and medication) - 67%

• Housing (Access to affordable housing and home repairs) - 61%

• Access to healthy food - 60%

• Benefits (Access to benefits and resources to combat poverty) - 56%

PCA’s Board Advocacy Committee plans to focus first on working to address the safety needs of older Philadelphians (exploring methods to reduce violence and traffic deaths, and create livable communities), immediately followed by older Philadelphians’ need for better health access. As next steps are developed, the Board Advocacy Committee will engage with community partners, assess relevant data, and call further attention to these important issues. Please be on the lookout for further opportunities to provide feedback.

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