Coalition

The county and city of Los Angeles developed their action plan through their Purposeful Los Angeles (PALA) initiative. The plan aims to integrate a diversity focus to enhance civic participation and employment, improve communication services, and centralize communication with locals. The plan also looks to Increase access to affordable housing with more funding for mixed income developments. PALA also aims to improve transit for residents of all ages and encourage walking and biking through improved signage and vision zero initiative.

Purposeful Aging Los Angeles (PALA) achieved significant accomplishments in 10 key areas, including coordinated COVID-19 pandemic response, expanded local age-friendly partnerships, reducing the digital divide among older adults, addressing homelessness among older adults, land use policies that support aging-in-place, and employment for older adults. The region also developed a single Area Plan for aging services, created a Los Angeles Aging and Disability Resource Center (LA-ADRC), and implemented dementia-friendly programs. PALA supports initiatives for affordable housing and age-friendly transportation and has served more than 8,000 older adults through workforce development programs, placing more than 5,000 into employment.