North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena was a recent panelist at Adelphi University’s Summit for Achieving an Age-Friendly Long Island: Collaboration for an Equitable and Healthy Community on April 19.
DeSena and other panelists discussed critical issues including service gaps, community dynamics, workforce needs, transportation and housing inefficiencies, funding sources, and policy change.
North Hempstead’s commissioner of the Department of Services for the Aging, Kimberly Corcoran-Galante, also participated in the summit as a panelist.
DeSena and Corcoran-Galante detailed the town’s Project Independence initiative to attendees. The mission of Project Independence is to help older residents of the town “age in place,” remaining in their own communities and familiar surroundings as they grow older.
This unique, multi-service town program involves many community partners including Northwell Health, EAC Network, Long Island University, The Rehabilitation Institute, Rebuilding Together/LI, NYU Langone Health, Catholic Health, North Shore Child and Family Guidance, Delux Transportation, Taxi Hispano Express, All Island Transportation and others. Residents of North Hempstead can learn more by www.northhempsteadny.gov/PI-Home.
