Making Plans, Taking Action
A quick look (via a sharable, downloadable handout) at the work and achievements happening within the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities
This "At A Glance" handout about the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities provides a quick overview of the program, examines the impact of membership and looks at the work being pursued by five enrolled communities and one state.
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The six "Member Snapshots" are (in order of appearance):
- Tucson, Arizona
- Grayson County, Virginia
- Fishers, Indiana
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Eastport, Maine
- and the State of Maine
According to a survey of 99 member communities that have been enrolled in the network for two or more years and have completed an age-friendly action plan:
- 60% achieved an age-friendly change in policy
- 34% secured a private sector investment or action
- 85% reported “other successes,” categorized as raising awareness of livable issues, increasing collaboration within the community, enacting programs described in the action plan and/or integrating age-friendliness into strategic planning.
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