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The Senior Vice President oversees a comprehensive range of community and home-based programs that enrich the lives of Philadelphia’s older adults and those with disabilities, to enable them to achieve their maximum levels of health, independence and productivity.

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Community Relations
Through its Community Relations staff, PCA reaches out to consumers, community groups, community agencies, and clergy to inform them of services available to older adults.  
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PCA Helpline
This information and referral service links callers with programs, services and resources for older adults within PCA or in the community. Helpline staff also provide intake for PCA services.
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Housing
The Housing Department performs repairs and modifications on individual homes, engages in housing advocacy, produces resource materials and participates in training and research.
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Long Term Care
Long Term Care provides a wide range of home-based services that help thousands of Philadelphia’s elderly and adults with disabilities to avoid nursing home placement and remain at home, as safely and as independently as possible. The department also assists individuals with living options, provides support for family caregivers and investigates reports of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment. 
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Program Management
The Program Management Department manages PCA’s many community-based programs, including home-delivered and congregate meals, senior community centers, in-home support, insurance counseling, legal services, center-based mental health services, volunteer and employment programs, health promotion, and access to transportation. The department also develops service specifications and requests for proposals and monitors and evaluates provider performance.
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07.07.08 : Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco & Modernism in Japan
07.07.08 : Turned and Thrown: English Pottery 1600-1820 From Local Collections
07.07.08 : Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship
07.07.08 : Enhance Fitness Program
07.07.08 : Curious and Commonplace: European Popular Prints of the 1800s
07.08.08 : Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics
07.08.08 : Workshop for Educators: Creating a School Garden
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Terry Ruggles Hosts Emergency Fund Awards
PCA's 2008 State of the Agency Report
PCA’s “Seniors Celebrate the Arts” Festivities
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