United States of America

In 2014, the City of Cleveland joined the WHO Age Friendly Cities and Communities Network in order to enhance the city’s standing as a community for people of all ages…

Australia

In 2012, based on our demographics, Council resolved that the Great Lakes would become a “Centre of Excellence for Ageing”. The Great Lakes has the oldest population in the state…

Spain

Madrid es una ciudad con una gran experiencia y una sólida tradición de políticas y servicios dirigidos a las personas mayores, grupo que representa el  26% de la población de…

United Kingdom

Age Friendly Nottingham (AFN) aims to make Nottingham a great place to grow older
Nottingham is a diverse city where many older citizens contribute to their vibrant communities through volunteering,…

Switzerland

The City of Bern first conducted a survey on age-friendliness according to the WHO recommendations at the end of 2009. From the results of this survey, the city compiled its…

United Kingdom

Committed to Becoming More Age Friendly

In 2010, Manchester became the first UK city to join the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Network of Age Friendly Cities and Communities.

Manchester’s ageing programme…

United States of America

In 2012, as part of the comprehensive planning process, the Town of Bowdoinham completed an assessment of services and supports needed for older residents to age optimally. The assessment identified…

Spain

Granollers is a medium-sized city located 30 km from Barcelona, just at the border of the Metropolitan Area. It accounts for nearly 60,000 inhabitants. Although its population is relatively young…