The La Puente LADAP has created an advisory committee of community leaders in the local aging and disability services to guide and advise the community engagement and the creation of an age and disability-friendly action plan.

The LADAP program will also engage community members from the aging and disability communities, their caregivers, and families to share their opinions and insights at community listening sessions and with surveys to help make La Puente an age- and ability-friendly community.

The La Puente LADAP program will host:

Listening Sessions (attendees earn a $40 gift card)

Surveys (participants earn a $10 gift card)

Informational Sessions

Workshops and Training

Active and meaningful participation is encouraged from a diverse range of stakeholders. This includes but is not limited to:

If you need help with accessible transportation to a in-person session, please call (626) 900-8825 or email agefriendly@lapuente.org.

A Local Aging and Disability Action Plan (LADAP) is a program of strategies and actions that aims to improve services for older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and their families by expanding culturally important and accessible services. La Puente’s LADAP is funded by a grant award from the California Department of Aging that aims to:

Improve services and resources for older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and families

Elevate the strengths and voices of community members who are aging and/or living with a disability

Address health and other inequities within the aging and disabled communities

Combat racism, ageism, ableism, and biases with aging and disability services

The eight domains of livability were created by the World Health Organization (WHO) and AARP. They are quality-of-life metrics that enable people of all ages and abilities to live healthy and connected lives within their communities. These domains are:

Outdoor Spaces and Buildings

Respect and Social Inclusion

Transportation

Work and Civic Engagement

Housing

Communication and Information

Social Participation

Community and Health Services

The California Master Plan for Aging (MPA) is a statewide initiative encouraging state government, local government, the private sector, and philanthropy to work together to improve equitable resources and actions supporting and engaging aging and disability communities. The Master Plan for Aging outlines Five Bold Goals to build a California for all ages and abilities:

Housing for all Ages and Stages: Millions of New Housing Options to Age Well

Health Reimagined: Close the Equity Gap and Increase Life Expectancy

Inclusion and Equity, not Isolation: Keep Increasing Life Satisfaction as We Age

Caregiving that Works: One Million High-Quality Caregiving Jobs

Affording Aging: Close the Equity Gap in and Increase Elder Economic Sufficiency

The City of La Puente will use the eight domains of livability and these five bold goals to structure the evaluation and planning of aging and disability resources and services.

The City of La Puente will create a Local Area Action Plan document that will provide recommendations and strategies developed from community member insights to guide the growth and promotion of our community’s aging and disability resources. This action plan document will be available on the City of La Puente’s website.

For more information, email agefriendly@lapuente.org or call (626) 900-8825.

The city of La Puente would like to partner with businesses and organizations committed to becoming more age and disability friendly. If you would like to become a certified partner of the La Puente LADAP program, please fill out the partner commitment form below.