In honor of May as “Older Americans Month,” the Montgomery County Commission on Aging will host its annual free forum from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, in the Executive Office Building in Rockville. This year’s theme is "Reimagining Housing for Older Adults: Ideas and Actions to Make Housing Available, Affordable and Accessible.”
The Executive Office Building is located at 101 Monroe Street in Rockville.
The forum will seek to identify modifications to governmental regulations, institutional policies and financing strategies to achieve increased affordability, accessibility and availability of a range of housing types.
"As we mark the occasion of Older Americans Month, I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the Montgomery County Commission on Aging for consistently addressing the ever-changing needs of our older adult population,” said County Executive Marc Elrich. “This event serves as a poignant reminder of the critical importance of ensuring that our older residents have not just housing options, but ones that are both affordable and accessible. It's imperative that we come together as a community to engage in this essential dialogue. I urge all residents to actively participate in this vital conversation. Let's work hand in hand to cultivate communities that are truly inclusive and supportive of our older adults here in Montgomery County."
Those interested can register here.
The public forum will seek to identify modifications to governmental regulations, institutional policies and financing strategies to achieve increased affordability, accessibility and availability of a range of housing types.
The forum will help identify the innovations and actions needed to overcome the obstacles that deter or disincentivize the public and private sectors from developing and offering housing to older adults with different characteristics (e.g., income, race, physical and mental status).
The outcomes from the forum will identify actions that the commission, the County and other stakeholders can take to advance the goal of increasing the affordability, availability and accessibility of housing to meet the needs of the older adult community. National and local leaders will describe what is currently being done to address housing for older adults and what can be done over the next three-to-five years to address the challenges.
For more information or to request accommodations needed to participate, contact Tremayne Jones with as much advance notice as possible, preferably at least four business days prior to the event, at Tremayne.Jones@montgomerycountymd.gov or 240-777-1262.
