PCA’s 2024 Enriching Lives, Preserving Dignity Fall Fundraiser presented by Independence Blue Cross

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) will bestow the inaugural Rodney D. Williams Award for Excellence in Service and Leadership to Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors Consortium and the Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity (ASHE), at its fall fundraiser on September 12.

The award honors the legacy of Rodney D. Williams, whose vision and leadership led to PCA’s growth since its founding in 1973. Rodney’s passion for creating and expanding services for the diverse groups of older adults and people with disabilities in Philadelphia is inherent in the values that we continue to uphold. It is fitting that Dr. Stanford is the first recipient of the award, as Rodney and her achievements remind us of the power of connection to our roots and giving back to the communities that shape us.

Dr. Stanford has recently been named a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where she will educate undergraduates in health equity issues. Her new book, “Take Care of Them Like My Own” is a moving and compelling account of the health inequity and racial injustice that is still prevalent in the U.S. today.

Bid on valuable auction items at PCA’s 2024 “Enriching Lives, Preserving Dignity” Fall Fundraiser. Proceeds benefit the Rodney D. Williams Philadelphia Fund for Seniors, which supports the vital, basic services that PCA provides to help older adults maintain their maximum levels of health and productivity, and to age in place in the community.