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Daily Archives: October 6, 2025

Claire Lynch

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Reducing Isolation: Building Belonging for Philadelphia’s Older Adults

UncategorizedBy clynchOctober 6, 2025Leave a comment

Loneliness has been called an epidemic, and in Philadelphia the numbers make clear why older adults are so vulnerable. Nearly one in five Philadelphians—316,000 people—are over 60. Half of them live alone, and almost a third struggle with independent living. Economic insecurity compounds the problem: more than 20% live below the poverty line, 30% spend…

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