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Multnomah County commissioners approve 2025–2029 area plan for aging, disability and veterans services
Summary
The Board voted unanimously to adopt the Aging, Disability and Veterans Services Division area plan required by the Older Americans Act; plan authors said public outreach produced 2,410 completed survey responses and set measurable goals for information access, nutrition and caregiver support.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved the Aging, Disability and Veterans Services Division (ADVSD) 2025–2029 area plan, a federally required road map for distributing Older Americans Act funding and coordinating services for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
The plan, adopted by unanimous roll-call vote, maps priorities and measurable objectives for the next four years and will be submitted to the Oregon Department of Human Services for state review and federal funding authorization.
County officials said the plan was built from extensive public outreach and a data-driven needs assessment. "We offered the survey in 14 languages and received 2,410 responses," Alex Garcia Luba, the division’s project manager, told the board, describing the outreach and focus groups…
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