Source: US State of Pennsylvania
July 23, 2025 – Emporium, PA
ADVISORY – CAMERON COUNTY – Pennsylvania Department of Aging to Announce $3 Million Investment to Help Renovate, Upgrade Senior Community Centers Across the Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich will join regional leaders to highlight the success of the Senior Community Center (SCC) grant program that provides $3 million in competitive and non-competitive grants. This investment will help SCCs across the Commonwealth fund larger scale projects and smaller needs, ensuring older Pennsylvanians have a safe, community-centered place to gather.
The Department recently partnered with the National Center to Reframe Aging to explore ways to promote and strengthen Pennsylvania’s 400+ Senior Community Centers as vibrant, in-person community hubs that connects older adults to vital resources, services and broader community life.
This partnership is a key tactic in Aging Our Way, PA – Pennsylvania’s 10-year multisector plan on aging that was designed to meet the needs and preferences of older adults across the Commonwealth. The Department received funding from Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2024-25 budget to invest in the development of the PA CareKit, another key tactic of the plan.
In his 2025-26 budget proposal, Governor Shapiro invests more in older Pennsylvanians by including $3 million for year two implementation of the plan. The Department will focus on modernizing and strengthening the PA Link, which serves as Pennsylvania’s Aging and Disability Resource Center network, designed to streamline access to long-term services and supports. Governor Shapiro’s budget proposal also includes $2 millionso the Department canincrease accountability and oversight of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) network which, among other things, provides resources and protective services for older adults, and a $20 million investment for those AAAs so they can continue to provide key services to older adults.
WHO:
Secretary of Aging Jason Kavulich
Cameron County Commissioners Jessica Herzing, James Moate and Joshua Zucal
Kim Briggs, Executive Director, Cameron/Elk/McKean Area Agency on Aging
Don Perry, Board President, Emporium Senior Center
WHEN:
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 11:00 AM
WHERE:
Emporium Senior Center
105 E. 4th St.
Emporium, PA 15834
MEDIA RSVP:
Media interested in attending must RSVP with the name of photographer/reporter to agingcomms@pa.gov.