Livable Communities Collaboratives include 18 groups composed of organizations and seniors with an interest in serving the beeds of Westchester’s aging population and caregivers. The goals of the LCCollaboratives are to: improve coordination of services, reduce duplication and fragmentation of services share information and resources to fufill common group needs, such as training and community education forums and to include a wider variety of organizations in the network to serve seniors. The LC Collaboratives meet through the year to organize and implement services and advocate for issues important to their area of focus.
The Collaboratives groups include: Age Friendly, Alzheimer’s/Dementia,Caregiving,Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Education, Health and Wellness, Health Insurance, Housing, Hunger, Intergenerational Programs, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Palliative Care,Technology, Transportation, Veterans, Disability Advocacy.
Alzheimer’s/Dementia Collaborative Co- Chairs: Jody Addeo, MPH Community Engeagement Manager for Westchester and Rockland Counties, Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter; Laura Fallon, Artis Senior Living.
DSPS Liasions: Colette Phipps, LMSW Director, Program Development; Jennifer Schwartz Crawford LMSW, ASW-G, CDP, Westchester County Dept. of Senior Programs and Services. Age Friendly Collaborative Co Chairs: Deb Casill, Family Services of Westchester and North East Central Livable Communities Coordinator; Louise Challop, Westchester Jewish Community Services and Central Livable Communities Coordinator.
For more information about any of these Livable Communities programs, please contact Colette Phipps at (914)813-6441 or cap2@westchestergov.com
