Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburghserves the city of Pittsburgh and communities within Allegheny County.
The county is home to 1.2 million residents, 300,000 of whom live within the city limits.
Pittsburgh is often heralded as one of the most livable cities but for whom?"
Pittsburgh ranks among the least livable cities for Black residents, particularly Black women.
‘This is different than how we have framed our work in the past."
“We all deserve access to longer, healthier lives.
Poskin explains that “we have been asking ourselves: Who is at the table?
Thats why a diverse team comprised of people with a variety of lived experiences is critical.
We are working with AARP Pennsylvania to advance our efforts on equitable leadership.”
“We want everyone to see themselves in our work,” says Poskin.
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We engage the community to build relationships and connect neighborhoods to existing power structures,” says Cmarada.
“The old model of simply bringing services or resources to a community is fundamentally patriarchal and unsustainable.
For numerous reasons community members may be resistant to ‘outsider’ intervention.
Additionally, especially in communities of color, systemic racism and disenfranchisement have engendered distrust and despair.
We listen and devote time to more spacious dialogue.
We participate in the neighborhoods existing activities, following their lead.”
Lively Pittsburgh members regularly help in the garden, getting to know folks.
They help with voter registration, food drives and occasionally attend monthly senior lunches.
