{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Rethinking Affordable Housing for Older Adults with Amy Schectman","description":"In this week\u2019s episode AgingIN CEO Susan Ryan sits down with Amy Schectman, CEO of 2Life Communities, to explore&amp;nbsp;how&amp;nbsp;affordable&amp;nbsp;housing,&amp;nbsp;community&amp;nbsp;connection,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;supportive&amp;nbsp;services&amp;nbsp;can&amp;nbsp;transform&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;experience&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;aging. She shares&amp;nbsp;insights&amp;nbsp;into&amp;nbsp;how&amp;nbsp;innovative&amp;nbsp;housing&amp;nbsp;models are helping older adults thrive while remaining connected&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;their&amp;nbsp;communities. Amy&amp;nbsp;reflects&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;path&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;leadership\u2014from&amp;nbsp;early&amp;nbsp;volunteer&amp;nbsp;work&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;Baltimore&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;professional&amp;nbsp;beginnings&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;Massachusetts Institute of Technology&amp;nbsp;during&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;administration&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Michael Dukakis\u2014and&amp;nbsp;how&amp;nbsp;those&amp;nbsp;experiences&amp;nbsp;shaped&amp;nbsp;her&amp;nbsp;commitment&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;equity,&amp;nbsp;public&amp;nbsp;service,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;aging&amp;nbsp;with&amp;nbsp;dignity. Today,&amp;nbsp;she&amp;nbsp;leads&amp;nbsp;2Life Communities,&amp;nbsp;an&amp;nbsp;organization&amp;nbsp;dedicated&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;creating&amp;nbsp;affordable,&amp;nbsp;supportive&amp;nbsp;housing&amp;nbsp;environments&amp;nbsp;where&amp;nbsp;older&amp;nbsp;adults&amp;nbsp;can&amp;nbsp;live&amp;nbsp;with&amp;nbsp;purpose,&amp;nbsp;connection,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;security.To&amp;nbsp;make&amp;nbsp;housing&amp;nbsp;possible,&amp;nbsp;2Life&amp;nbsp;combines federal&amp;nbsp;housing&amp;nbsp;vouchers, the&amp;nbsp;low-income&amp;nbsp;housing&amp;nbsp;tax&amp;nbsp;credit&amp;nbsp;program, and philanthropic&amp;nbsp;support These&amp;nbsp;funding&amp;nbsp;sources&amp;nbsp;allow&amp;nbsp;2Life Communities&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;keep&amp;nbsp;rents&amp;nbsp;affordable&amp;nbsp;while&amp;nbsp;also&amp;nbsp;funding&amp;nbsp;vital&amp;nbsp;programs&amp;nbsp;like&amp;nbsp;arts,&amp;nbsp;lifelong&amp;nbsp;learning,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;wellness.  More about 2Life Communities here: https:\/\/2lifecommunities.org. ","author_name":"Elevate Eldercare","author_url":"https:\/\/www.aginginnovation.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40521345\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40521345"}