Local Aging & Disability Action Plan: A blueprint for the future of your community

The Yuba-Sutter Local Aging and Disability Action Plan (LADAP) 2025–2030 is a five-year regional strategy to enhance quality of life for older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and residents of all ages in Yuba and Sutter counties. It promotes inclusive, livable, age- and disability-friendly communities and aligns with California’s Master Plan for Aging.

Developed with the Aging and Disability Resource Connection, Agency on Aging Area 4, and FREED Center for Independent Living, the plan was shaped by extensive community and partner input to ensure it reflects local priorities. It is supported by a detailed Implementation Playbook that outlines how the plan will be carried out. This structure ensures the plan remains both strategically grounded and adaptable over time.

Together, the Yuba-Sutter Action Plan and Implementation Playbook provide a shared path toward building more inclusive, supportive communities for people of all ages and abilities.

About the Action Plan

The Yuba-Sutter LADAP (Action Plan) provides a five-year strategic framework, outlining a shared Vision, Mission, and Values, and Bold Goals supported by priorities and initiatives. The priorities and initiatives represent high-level summaries of the Strategy themes and Objective themes developed in greater detail within the companion Implementation Playbook.

About the Implementation Playbook

The LADAP Implementation Playbook is a separate living tool that turns the plan’s vision into action. It is designed to guide how the Goals, priorities, and initiatives outlined in the Action Plan will be carried out. The Playbook breaks down each Goal area in targeted Strategies, SMART Objectives (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound), and Phased Activities with timelines and evaluation measures.

As a living document, the Playbook will be updated each year to reflect evolving priorities, new opportunities, and measurable outcomes.

How You Can Get Involved? Join an Action Team!

Sign up to join one of the goal-specific Action Teams starting in July 2025 by clicking any of the links below to email Program Manager, German Ayon. To keep the teams focused and effective , a short interest or application process may be included.

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Yuba-Sutter Local Aging & Disability Action Plan

The Yuba-Sutter LADAP (Action Plan) provides a five-year strategic framework, outlining a shared Vision, Mission, and Values, and Bold Goals supported by priorities and initiatives.

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Yuba-Sutter LADAP Implementation Playbook

The Playbook is a dynamic, annually updated tool that translates the LADAP’s goals into actionable strategies, SMART objectives, and phased activities with evaluation metrics. The first edition launches in July 2025 and will guide implementation through June 2030.

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Why Do We Need a Local Aging & Disability Plan?

In January 2021, the State of California began to implement a new Master Plan for Aging (MPA), a 10-year blueprint for state government, local government, the private sector, and philanthropy to prepare for these coming demographic changes.

California's Master Plan for Aging (MPA)

Aging is changing and it’s changing California. California’s over-6o population is projected to diversify and grow faster than any other age group. By…

About the Local MPA Grant Program

The Local Aging & Disability Action Planning (LADAP) grant program of the California Department of Aging (CDA) provides over $4 million to 20 organizations to develop local age- and disability-friendly action plans. With these resources, California partners are improving their community’s livability for people of all ages and abilities with local plans that center on community engagement and equity principles and practices.

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Developing Local MPAs in Rural Areas Toolkit

In partnership with the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, The Scan Foundation developed the “Toolkit for Developing Local Multisector…

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Stakeholder Engagement

The cornerstone of the Local Aging & Disability Action Plan is stakeholder engagement. We actively worked to engage stakeholders to inform the…

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Focus Groups & Workshops

Part of this work includes hosting events to hear from our community partners who play a critical role in providing locally coordinated services to support the health and well-being of older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers.

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Community Surveys

Input was gathered from 297 respondents, including older adults, individuals with disabilities, and caregivers, through a culturally relevant…

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Data Mapping

A Data Map of available local and state data was compiled to provide a comprehensive view of the aging and disabilities landscape in Yuba and Sutter Counties.

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Project Materials

View, download, and print presentations, focus group flyers, and other materials generated for the LADAP project here.

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Sign up for updates

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