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Age-Friendly Housing Forum: Housing Challenges
Age-Friendly Housing Forum: Housing Challenges
11/2/202251:11

Older adults face unique vulnerabilities when it comes to housing, especially in a region where the cost of living is rapidly increasing. Gain insight into the diverse challenges different communities experience, including affordability, gentrification, and displacement, and the ripple effects housing instability has on the health and well-being of older adults.

Moderator: Cliff Cawthon, Habitat for Humanity Seattle – King County

Speakers include:
Mary Rita Hurley, GenPride
Emily Jones, North East Seattle Together
Jennifer LaBrecque, Seattle Office of Housing
Inye Wokoma, Wa Na Wari

This video is one of a three-part series titled "Where Will Seattle's Older Adults Live." Watch the others in this series:

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