Newsletter // February 2021

Dear Ashley,

Last month we welcomed a new vision for our state with the release of the California Master Plan for Aging. The document represents a milestone in the evolution of our regional network of aging services and supports, which will be stretched to its limits in coming years.

Between 2000 and 2030, San Diego's 60+ population will increase by 130%

By the year 2030, one in four San Diegans will be age 60 or older. This demographic shift will demand the creation of age-friendly communities where older people can live vibrant lives and get the support they need to age with dignity. The Master Plan for Aging is the framework by which we can achieve this vision.

At San Diego Seniors Community Foundation, we are encouraged by the alignment of our own work with many master plan initiatives. Particularly our efforts advocating for senior centers, which we believe will play a key role in accomplishing the master plan goals.

We look forward to being a partner in facilitating the Master Plan for Aging for the benefit of all San Diegans. Because all of us – if we're lucky – will be seniors one day. So let's make San Diego a better place to grow old.

Yours in health,

Ted Chan, M.D.
Board Chairman

Bob Kelly
President & CEO

Top Story

A group of older people huddled together and smiling

A NEW VISION

SDSCF Lauds the Release of the California Master Plan for Aging

We express our gratitude to Governor Gavin Newsom and all the Master Plan for Aging stakeholders who worked together to produce a new strategic vision for California’s aging support system.

OPINION

San Diego’s most vulnerable seniors need our help. Here’s what you can do.

The pandemic has made it harder for seniors to connect with loved ones, go to work, and volunteer in their communities. As Bob Kelly argues in this op-ed for the San Diego Union-Tribune, the loss of seniors in the public sphere has come at a tremendous cost to our region.

An older person uses an exercise machine during a balance and conditioning class at the Challenge Center

The Challenge Center Connects Seniors Through Movement

Seniors with disabilities and limited mobility were thrilled to return to exercise classes at The Challenge Center thanks to a grant from SDSCF's No Senior Alone initiative.

A care worker helps an older person use a walker

Long-Term Services and Supports: Making the Grade

The Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard evaluates states' LTSS systems and ranks how well they're doing in meeting the needs of seniors and people with disabilities. See how California stacks up.

Peter Callstrom, President & CEO of the San Diego Workforce Partnership

"Thank you SDSCF and CEO Bob Kelly for your vision and support of this critical work. At the San Diego Workforce Partnership we are honored to partner with you."

Peter Callstrom
San Diego Workforce Partnership

Learn about career resources for older workers at workforce.org/return

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LaMonica Peters reports on the plight of isolated seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic

Video: Social Isolation Takes a Toll on Seniors as Pandemic Wears On

CBS 8's LaMonica Peters reports on the ongoing crisis of COVID-induced isolation that local seniors are enduring.

Video: No Senior Alone Initiative Ends Year on a High Note

Chief Programs & Community Engagement Officer Joe Gavin spoke to KUSI about the latest round of grants from SDSCF's No Senior Alone initiative to help seniors stay healthy, engaged and connected during COVID-19.