For years, residents at EBALDC’s Avalon Senior Housing complex successfully advocated for themselves and their community, incorporating a newsletter publication into their efforts. How It All Began: Organizing for Traffic Safety Beth Esperanza Rosales, Avalon Senior Housing resident and Avalon Tenants Advocates co-founder says that the seniors there began speaking out on behalf of their community approximately 7 years ago: “We at Avalon started advocating…for a crosswalk right outside our gate. There is a Pak ‘N Save across the way, seniors were jaywalking and falling with carts right outside.” Beth described...
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