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Work Place Mentoring Programme

The Age Friendly Island Mentoring Programme is a scheme which focuses on supporting older people in gaining new experiences, skills and knowledge through the support of a work place mentor.

The delivery of a pilot programme in partnership with local charity Learning Links and employer Red Funnel (local transport/ferry company) was completed in December 2018. Feedback…

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Started: 2018
Location: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Labor

Older and Wiser Radio Show

Since 2018 Vectis Radio, a local community radio station on the Isle of Wight, has presented a twice monthly show in partnership with Age Friendly Island. The show features Age Friendly Island partners representing public, private and voluntary sector organisations who are all working to improve the Isle of Wight community for older people. It…

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Started: 2018
Location: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Information and communication

Facilitating intergenerational understanding and activities

One of the elements of the Age Friendly Island Programme focuses on encouraging intergenerational understanding and activity to reduce social isolation. A member of staff is dedicated to ensuring that younger and older communities have a greater understanding of each other and how they can learn from, and support each other.

They facilitate this by hosting…

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Started: 2016
Location: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Build and maintain relationships
Sectors: Education, Information and communication

Dementia Friendly Church Services

Dementia Friendly Church Services have been running on the Isle of Wight since 2014. Initially Age Friendly Island worked together with St. John the Baptist Church in Ryde to look at the best way to make church services more accessible to people living with dementia and to support the needs of older people.

Dementia Friendly Church…

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Started: 2014
Location: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Desired outcome for older people: Meet their basic needs
Sectors: Information and communication, Other

Balsareny

Balsareny
Spain

Desde Balsareny trabajamos para conseguir un envejecimiento activo y saludable. La gama de actividades dirigidas a los ancianos es muy variada y tiene como objetivo promover el buen estado físico…

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City population: 320523.3 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Oviedo

Oviedo
Spain

Algunas de las medidas que ya se están trabajando desde el Ayto son:

1. Hemos participado con la Consejería de Sanidad y de Servicios y Derechos en un protocolo de…

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City population: 221.15232 % over 60Joined Network in 2023

Teruel

Teruel
Spain

Desde el Ayuntamiento de Teruel se realizan acciones encaminadas a:

  • Fomentar la sociabilidad
  • Prevenir el aislamiento de las personas mayores
  • Potenciar su participación social
  • Ayudarles a mantener la capacidad intelectual activa

Todo ello se realiza…

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City population: 6800018.7 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Mislata

Mislata
Spain

AYUNTAMIENTO DE MISLATA. CONCEJALÍA DE PERSONAS MAYORES 1.- SERVICIO DE ATENCIÓN, INFORMACIÓN E INSCRIPCIÓN DE ACTIVIDADES PARA LAS PERSONAS MAYORES Situado en el centro de Servicios Sociales, se encuentra…

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City population: 4327824.19 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Lormont

Lormont
France

The local administration is preoccupied by the wellbeing of his older people. For several years, we are setting up global and specific numerous services and activities, as sport, journey, diverse…

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City population: 2213127 % over 60

Westwood

Westwood
United States of America

Since beginning our work on becoming an Age-Friendly community, our efforts have been focused primarily on Communication and access to information, Transportation, and to a lesser extent housing. We have…

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City population: 1117017.4 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Ibagué

Colombia

En el siguiente link, puede descargar el Informe del Diagnóstico del Grado de Amigabilidad con las Personas Mayores del Municipio de Ibagué – Tolima – Colombia

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City population: 574829Joined Network in 2016

City of Quincy

City of Quincy
United States of America

It is the mission of the Elder Services department to provide the elder members of our community with uncompromising services to ensure a high quality of life. As the needs…

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City population: 9000021 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Monroe County

Monroe County
United States of America

Rochester and Monroe County has many programs and services targeted towards older adults; including the services provided/funded through the Area Agency on Aging, Local Foundations such as the Rochester Area…

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City population: 74764216.7 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

City of Rochester

City of Rochester
United States of America

Rochester and Monroe County has many programs and services targeted towards older adults; including the services provided/funded through the Area Agency on Aging, Local Foundations such as the Rochester Area…

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City population: 20946315.4 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Moonee Valley City Council

Moonee Valley City Council
Australia

Moonee Valley City Council became a member of the WHO Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in June 2019. Spearheaded by the Community Strengthening department, Moonee Valley City Council…

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City population: 12083720.5 % over 60

Age Friendly University Global Network

The AFU Global Network led by Dublin City University (DCU) is committed to working to promote and support an inclusive approach to healthy and active aging. Since commencing in 2012 DCU developed Ten Principles of an Age-Friendly University which set out a framework for institutions of higher education to embrace age-friendly practices. In DCU we…

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Started: 2012
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Desired outcome for older people: Learn, grow and make decisions
Sectors: Education, Health, Housing, Information and communication, Labor, Long-term care, Social protection, Transportation

Alto del Carmen

Alto del Carmen
Chile

Alto del Carmen has a population of 5,938 inhabitants, 100 percent living in rural areas. The Commune represents 37 Neighborhood Boards, 17 Older Adult Clubs and includes the Communal Union…

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City population: 593821 % over 60Joined Network in 2019