Field Hearing

Connecting Pennsylvania’s Seniors: Addressing Loneliness and Social Isolation

Date: Thursday, October 29th, 2026

Time: 10:00am

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

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Members

David McCormick (Republican-Pennsylvania)

Witnesses

Dr. Shannah Gilliam, PhD

Director

Allegheny County Department of Human Services Area Agency on Aging (DHS-AAA)

Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. Martin Sliwinski, PhD

Professor of Aging Studies and Director of the Center for Healthy Aging

Penn State University

University Park, PA
Feleen Nancarvis

Executive Director

Meals on Wheels of Lancaster

Lancaster, PA
Laura Poskin

Chief Aging Officer

Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA