The City of Highland Park’s Age Friendly Community Initiative (HPAFCI) is an outgrowth of the Mayor DeAndre Windom’s Senior Advisory Council. In response to their recommendation, Mayor Windom submitted the city’s Letter of Intent in December 2013 and the city joined the Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in January 2014. The  Steering Committee, comprising representatives from the city’s Department of Community Economic Development, City Council, Planning Commission,  the Highland Park Business Association, the Highland Park United Neighbourhood Association, the Senior Advisory Council, School District, 48203/HP Collaborative of Nonprofit Organizations, the local faith community, and youths, will establish a plan for the HPAFCI’s future work. A former resident, who has a PhD in research and is on the faculty at the Eastern Michigan University, will lead the assessment, and an application to the University of Michigan for a summer student research assistant to work on the assessment has been submitted. The goal of the HPAFCI is to create a city that is friendly for people of all ages.