Background/History
A Timeline of Action
Pima Council on Aging partners with the Junior League of Tucson to host Building A Community for All Ages , a national forum to align affordable housing for older adults with regional planning issues. The City of Tucson Mayor’s Senior Taskforce hosts Blueprint for Action: Cultivating a Livable Community for Our Region – A Summit to Determine How Pima County’s Aging Population Will Impact Our Community . Resulting in the formation of action teams to address specific issues relevant to older adults…health care, socialization, transportation…and housing . A group, anchored by the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona ELDER ALLIANCE and the Pima Council on Aging, with support from the City of Tucson and AARP Arizona, begin work on creating an action plan that will provide a blueprint for developing age-friendly environments and resources for older adults in Tucson and Pima County. City of Tucson Mayor and Council adopt Age-Friendly Tucson ACTION PLAN 2019-2024 as best-practice – the most significant recommendation being to create more affordable housing for very low to moderate income older adults through partnerships and collaborations with community organizations.
2008
2013
2014
2019
The Affordable Housing Summit was conceived to gather and share information and best-practices for the creation of affordable housing options in Pima County. This initiated momentum in creating community-led, data-informed approaches to address the multiple factors impacting housing security in the region. It was a success!
2021
As an outcome of the summit, The Affordable Housing Alliance of Older Adults was formed and launched the Affordable Housing for Older Adults Initiative.
The mission of the group is to develop an affordable housing initiative that prioritizes the needs of the community’s most vulnerable members – lower-income older adults – and to create a model for community-wide collaboration. The goal of the initiative is to serve as a resource for communities, nonprofits, public and private development entities, and local jurisdictions interested in creating or supporting efforts to develop affordable housing options that meet the specific needs of older adults.
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