NORTH WALES — The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) Secretary Jason Kavulich recently hosted a community conversation roundtable in North Wales to amplify what they characterized as the department’s wins in the recently passed 2025-26 state budget and highlight how a more than $10 million investment will help the commonwealth’s 52 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) deliver essential services to a diverse older adult population.
“This time of year, many of us pause and reflect on what we accomplished and how we improve ourselves in the coming year. Looking back on what the aging network has achieved since the first days of the [Gov. Josh] Shapiro Administration, there is much to be grateful for,” said Kavulich. “In addition to investing in older Pennsylvanians, we have also seen an investment in the department’s infrastructure, the first of its kind in decades. This investment helps us provide regional support and expand our ability to administer service across our aging network.”
The state budget also invests another $3 million for Aging Our Way, PA — Pennsylvania’s 10-year strategic, multi-sector plan to meet the needs and preferences of older adults — to continue building community supports so everyone can continue to thrive as they age, said a PA Department of Aging press release…