Prolife Across America Builds Culture of Life with Positive Billboards

The president and chief operating officer of Livingston Associates in Scottsville, New York, Tony DiTucci has decades of experience in project management and construction. Also committed to philanthropic efforts, Tony DiTucci donates to organizations such as Prolife Across America.

A nonprofit organization founded in 1989, Prolife Across America seeks to establish what it calls an “atmosphere of life” by publishing positive prolife messages. With a grounding in Roman Catholic teaching and the Bible, the organization provides information about alternatives to abortion, such as adoption, and others services to help women choose life and receive practical help to care for their babies.

Prolife Across America spreads its message through the use of billboards. Often these billboards feature the faces of beautiful babies, along with messages such as “Thanks for life, Mom!” or “Fragile: Born & Unborn.” The billboards typically include a specific fact about fetal development, such as that a heartbeat begins 18 days after conception. They also have the organization’s name and phone number so those who view the billboards can reach out for support.

To view the billboards or to learn more about the organization’s efforts to promote love for babies and support women in their journeys to motherhood, visit http://www.prolifeacrossamerica.org.

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New York City’s Senior Housing Shortage

Construction manager Tony DiTucci is the president and COO of Livingston Associates. Previously the vice president of DGA Builders, LLC, based in Pittsford, New York, Tony DiTucci provided leadership and oversaw senior housing project development, delivering appropriate housing to seniors.

Senior housing is a critical need in New York. Since 2011, when the first crop of baby boomers retired, the population of America’s seniors has been steadily rising. With about 10,000 people retiring every day across the country, existing senior housing facilities are not enough to house this population.

In New York City, it is projected that by 2030 the population of residents aged over 65 years will hit 1.35 million, making up 14.8 percent of the population. Already, existing senior housing facilities are stretched to capacity. For those who want to get in, wait times are up to 10 years. According to LiveOn NY, the city’s estimated wait list has more than 200,000 names. In Manhattan community districts 7 and 9, for example, 19,700 seniors are waiting for only 45 annual affordable housing openings.

Left unresolved, this shortage will have terrible consequences. Homelessness is an example. Between 2007 and 2014, the number of seniors living in shelters in New York City rose 55 percent. It’s likely it will take the state government working hand in hand with community groups and the private sector to solve this problem.