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DOS commission highlights expanded vaccine access and new senior escort program amid spike in anti-Asian elder violence
Summary
The Disability and Aging Services Commission on April 7 heard an executive director's report on expanded vaccine access for older adults and people with disabilities, and approved funding to expand a mayor-backed senior escort program aimed at protecting elderly Asian and Pacific Islander residents.
San Francisco's Disability and Aging Services Commission on April 7 heard an executive director's report outlining steps to expand vaccine access for older adults and to support older Asian and Pacific Islander (API) residents facing violence and harassment.
Executive Director Sherry McSpadden told commissioners the department is partnering with the district attorney's victim services division, Self Help for the Elderly and other contractors to expand outreach and support. "We are collaborating with the DA Victim Services Division, Self Help for the Elderly, and our elder abuse prevention contractors," McSpadden said, describing plans for translated…
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