DEI

LeadingAge Massachusetts is steadfast in our commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive aging services community. As an Association of mission-driven, Not-For-Profit Aging Services Providers we believe that it is our duty to lead the way in building a field where equitable opportunities exist for all to thrive. We recognize that diversity of thought and experience inspire the innovation, compassion and quality of care that our members strive for. We know that supporting our members in creating equitable and inclusive communities for those of all lived experiences is not only our moral obligation, it is also essential to the future success of our member organizations and their ability to continue to serve our increasingly diverse aging population.

We are calling on all members of the LeadingAge Massachusetts community to join us on the path to greater justice. We ask you to begin, from where you are. To commit yourselves and your organizations to the work of creating communities where all older adults, and those who serve them, can thrive.

Toolkits

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Roadmap │ LeadingAge California
• Age and Ability Inclusion Toolkit for Senior Living │ College of Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Racial Equity Resources │ Racial Equity Tools
• Serving Diverse Elders: Strategies for Meaningful Inclusion in Service Planning and Delivery │ LGBT Aging Center
• Table Host Toolkit │ SAGE
• Housing Development Toolkit │ SAGE
• Training and Transformation Tools │ openhouse
• Senior's Global Ethnicity Guide │ Sodexo

Resources

• Gerontology Graduate Certificate (LeadingAge/UMass Boston Gerontology)
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Consulting (Gallagher USA)
• An Intersectional Approach to Inclusion at Work (Harvard Business Review)
• Tools (Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse)
• Ageism And Race (Ageing Equal)
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Reading List (UMKC University Libraries)
• RAND Center to Advance Racial Equity Policy
• World Trust - Social Justice & Equity Movement Building
• Robertson Center for Intercultural Leadership
• Avenidas LGBTQ Seniors Collective

^{LeadingAge MA thanks the following members of our DE&I Workgroup for their commitment to advancing DE&I efforts within the Association:}

^{Aline Russotto, Orchard Cove}

^{Candace Cramer, Goddard House}

^{Chuck Crush, New England Homes for the Deaf}

^{Emily Levine, 2Life Communities}

^{Kathleen Kelleher, Youville Assisted Living Residences}

^{Kim Pratt, Brookhaven at Lexington}

^{Philippe Saad, DiMella Shaffer}

^{Sheena Brien, Deaconess Abundant Life Communities}

^{Zehra Abid-Wood, Lasell Village}