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On this page you can search cities and communities and Network Affiliates that are part of the Network:

  • by keyword (using the search function on the right);
  • by country and membership type; and
  • by alphabetical order using the list below.

You can visit their profile pages to learn more about individual age-friendly initiatives and get in touch for more information via the contact forms on each page.

Badalona

Badalona
Spain

“Ciudades amigables con las personas mayores” es una iniciativa, voluntad del gobierno de la ciudad de Badalona para identificar y desplegar mejoras en los diferentes campos de actuación municipal, y…

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City population: 22044018.59 % over 60Joined Network in 2021

Baiona

Baiona
Spain

El Ayuntamiento de Baiona reconoce la diversidad poblacional e intenta responder, desde las distintas concejalías, a las necesidades detectadas a favor de un envejecimiento activo. En la actualidad se llevan…

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City population: 1225025 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Balneário Camboriú

Balneário Camboriú
Brazil

Created in 2015, the elderly person Secretariat from Balneário Camboriú-SPI is the only specific registry for this group in Brazil. The goal in cross-industry work is to ensure the rights…

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City population: 13526812 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

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

Baltimore County

Baltimore County
United States of America

Services of the Baltimore County Department of Aging are primarily focused on older adults, their families and caregivers as the local Area Agency on Aging. The vision of the Department…

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City population: 83246823.64 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Banyule

Banyule
Australia

Banyule City Council became a member of the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in December 2014. This time also marked the commencement of the inaugural Banyule Age-friendly…

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City population: 12550322 % over 60Joined Network in 2014

Bar Harbor, Maine

Bar Harbor, Maine
United States of America

The plan of the Bar Harbor Task Force on Aging is to assess/survey the community to better understand and determine the unmet needs of the community. Currently, there are no…

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City population: 526924.7 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Bar-le-Duc

Bar-le-Duc
France

La nouvelle équipe municipale de Bar-le-Duc s’est engagée lors de sa campagne électorale à faire de la ville une éco-cité dans laquelle il fait bon vivre.

Cela se…

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City population: 1663818 % over 60Joined Network in 2011

Barakaldo

Barakaldo
Spain

Barakaldo es un municipio de Bizkaia, que cuenta con una población de 100.313 habitantes, una cifra que le sitúa como la cuarta ciudad más poblada del País Vasco. Con un…

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City population: 10090722.73 % over 60Joined Network in 2022

Barbate

Barbate
Spain

Barbate cuenta con un Centro Municipal de Participación Activa de Personas Mayores, desde donde se realizan diversas actividades y proyectos destinados a la participación de mayores, como la organización de…

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City population: 2303524.21 % over 60Joined Network in 2021

Barcelona

Barcelona
Spain

In 2009, Barcelona City Council, at the proposal of the Elderly Advisory Council, began the Barcelona, age-friendly city project, an initiative that is part of the Age-friendly Cities programme promoted…

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City population: 161409026 % over 60Joined Network in 2011

Barracão

Barracão
Brazil

O Programa Municipal OMS Cidade Amiga do Idoso, em Barracão – PR, é o resultado de um trabalho histórico e coletivo que garante os direitos da população idosa em vários…

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City population: 973511.74 % over 60Joined Network in 2022

Barunga West

Barunga West
Australia

Barunga West Council is located on the northern tip of the Yorke Peninsula, with its southern-most boundary some 120 kilometres north of the capital city, Adelaide. The major townships of the…

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City population: 254437.8 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Basauri

Basauri
Spain

Desde hace años el Municipio de Basauri viene desarrollando programas de Envejecimiento activo y de prevención de la Dependencia . Para ello se cuenta con cursos que con carácter anual…

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City population: 4105536 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Basque Country – Euskadi Lagunkoia

Basque Country – Euskadi Lagunkoia
Spain

Euskadi is a Spanish autonomous community, located in the northeastern part of the Cantabrian fringe, bordering the north with the Bay of Biscay and France. Integrate the provinces Álava, Guipúzcoa…

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City population: 219971127 % over 60Joined Network in 2013

Bath

Bath
United States of America

“Main Street” is a program originated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation that focuses on revitalization of traditional downtowns to enhance the appearance and economic stability of the commercial…

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City population: 833417.1 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Baymak

Baymak
Russian Federation

Baymak’s age-friendly project aims to identify social problems of older persons, implement new technologies of social work, and create a comfortable environment for the elderly population. The increasing proportion of…

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Joined Network in 2011

Baztán

Baztán
Spain

El Ayuntamiento de Baztán cuenta con diferentes políticas, programas y servicios para las personas mayores como son los siguientes: – Gimnasio al aire libre para personas mayores en Arizkun –…

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City population: 773621 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Beasain

Beasain
Spain

Tras la adhesión de Beasain al programa Euskadi Lagunkoia se comenzó a trabajar para mejorar la amigabilidad del municipio. El primer paso fue repartir los cuestionarios de amigabilidad a la…

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City population: 1391518.25 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Bedford, Québec

Bedford, Québec
Canada

Le lancement des politiques MADA concertées s’est fait en grande pompe en novembre 2014 à Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge. Depuis, plusieurs projets ont pu être financés par la CRÉ Montérégie Est au bénéfice…

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City population: 257521.8 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Belén

Belén
Costa Rica

Since 2000, the Municipality of Belén, through the Municipal Transfers Program, has invested resources in its elderly population. An example of this is the Municipality’s purchase of construction materials and…

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City population: 2419211 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Belfast

Belfast
United Kingdom

 

In May 2012 Belfast was the first city in Northern Ireland to join the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities.

In 2014 we produced our first…

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City population: 28096219.3 % over 60Joined Network in 2014

Belfast, Maine

Belfast, Maine
United States of America

The City of Belfast and advocacy and service organizations that serve elder residents that live in the City and County currently offer many services that benefit area residents. A few…

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City population: 668230 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Belmont

Belmont
United States of America

The Council on Aging is the body in town whose mission it is help meet the needs of the older population. Policies related to any aspect of the Beech Street…

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City population: 2300023 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Belvedere

Belvedere
United States of America

Belvedere is a tiny city, less than one square mile in size, surrounded on three sides by the waters of San Francisco Bay. The population of just over 2,000 are…

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City population: 206837.4 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Benavites

Benavites
Spain

Benavites es un municipio pequeño de la provincia de Valencia con un bajo índice de natalidad y en el que el porcentaje de personas mayores de 60 años se sitúa…

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City population: 65332.31 % over 60Joined Network in 2022

Benevides

Benevides
Brazil

Benevides, localizada dentro da Amazônia legal, distante 35 km da capital do Pará, foi elevado à categoria de município em 29 de dezembro de 1961, desmembrando-se da área territorial do…

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City population: 6356710 % over 60Joined Network in 2024

Berantevilla

Berantevilla
Spain

Berantevilla is one of 10 municipalities of the Cuadrilla de Añana, located in the southwest of the province of Álava.

A member of the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities…

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City population: 47932 % over 60Joined Network in 2013

Berkeley, California

Berkeley, California
United States of America

Berkeley is one of only three California cities with its own Public Health division. Through this department, the Aging Services Division, and other partners such as Lifelong, Center for Independent…

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City population: 11885324 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Berkshire County

Berkshire County
United States of America

Keeping up with a movement to improve systems and programs across 8 areas of livability is a daunting task. Here's 9 municipal resolutions collected over the last 2+ years,…

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City population: 13000050 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Bermeo

Bermeo
Spain

Entre los servicios y programas destinados a las personas mayores se encuentran:
• Servicios sociales de base:
— Servicio de Ayuda a Domicilio: En el 2016 el SAD atendió a…

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City population: 1676622.41 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Bern

Bern
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…

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City population: 14327821 % over 60Joined Network in 2014

Berwick

Berwick
United States of America

Because Berwick has been historically a smaller community, many services are provided by county based programs such as York County Communtiy Action, and Seacoast regional programs. In town we do…

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City population: 724616.5 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Besançon

Besançon
France

« Faire de Besançon une ville amie des aînés, c’est faire de Besançon une ville amie de tous. »

La Ville de Besançon s’est engagée de manière volontariste depuis les années 60 auprès…

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City population: 11691421 % over 60Joined Network in 2014

Besiktas Municipality

Besiktas Municipality
Turkey

Older adults comprise almost one fifth of all the residents living in the district of Beşiktaş. As the Beşiktaş Municipality, we continuously improve our services through specific policies aimed at…

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City population: 18107420.4 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Bethel

Bethel
United States of America

Bethel already offers many services and programs for its senior population. An active Senior College offers courses across a broad range of topics, all taught by senior volunteers. Under the…

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City population: 269925 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Bey

Bey
France

L’équipe municipale de Bey a pour objectif de permettre aux personnes âgées de la commune d’être autonomes et de pouvoir rester le plus longtemps possible à leur domicile. Le CCAS…

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City population: 81225 % over 60Joined Network in 2014

Biddeford

Biddeford
United States of America

Biddeford’s Age Friendly Community Committee will be the lead and be comprised of a membership that includes seniors representing all segments of Biddeford’s senior population and those whose programs are…

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City population: 2200021 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Big Flats

Big Flats
United States of America

Big Flats is a town in Chemung County, which is located in the New York Finger Lakes, the state’s largest wine producing region with more than 100 wineries and vineyards.…

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City population: 520023 % over 60Joined Network in 2015

Bilbao

Bilbao
Spain

GOALS:

  1. Generate processes of community participation.
  2. Changes in the different jurisdictional areas of the municipality to improve the quality of life of its citizens.
  3. Tapping the potential represented by older people in civic…

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City population: 34627831 % over 60Joined Network in 2011

Blue Hill, Maine

Blue Hill, Maine
United States of America

Blue Hill is one of the 9 towns in the regional age-friendly initiative called Age-Friendly Coastal Communities (AFCC).  AFCC is a collaboration among the 9 towns of the Blue Hill…

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City population: 268631 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Boadilla del Monte

Boadilla del Monte
Spain

El Ayuntamiento de Boadilla del Monte cuenta con dos Centros de Mayores en los que anualmente organiza una amplia oferta de actividades con el objetivo de propiciar el envejecimiento activo…

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City population: 4877515 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Boal

Boal
Spain

Nuestro concejo cuenta con una red de servicios centrados en la atención a los mayores vulnerables y el apoyo a la permanencia en el domicilio (Sservicios de Ayuda a Domicilio…

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City population: 166937 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Boise

Boise
United States of America

The City of Boise’s mantra is ‘Making Boise the Most Livable City in the Country’. We strive to offer programs and services which meet the needs of all who live…

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City population: 22315411.2 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Bolton

Bolton
United States of America

During the Age Friendly Forum, convened in July 2017 by MAGIC, participants discussed Age Friendly programs, services and policies in place in the broader MAGIC region, and as well as…

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City population: 489715.6 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Bom Sucesso do Sul

Bom Sucesso do Sul
Brazil

The city of Bom Sucesso do Sul is located in the southwest of the state of Paraná, and counts with a population of 3.293 individuals. The estimated percentage of older…

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City population: 329314.4 % over 60Joined Network in 2020

Bordeaux

France

La Ville de Bordeaux, considérant la question du vieillissement comme un enjeu à la fois social mais également sociétal, souhaite impulser une démarche transversale afin de promouvoir une politique publique…

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City population: 24522319 % over 60Joined Network in 2014

Bornova

Bornova
Turkey

In the Bornova Municipality, various services have been provided to make Bornova more peaceful and safe for our older citizens. It also aims to provide health and social services that…

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City population: 45000014 % over 60Joined Network in 2021

Boroondara

Boroondara
Australia

In 2019, Boroondara’s second iteration of the five year strategy Creating an Age-friendly Boroondara came to the end of its implementation period. From 2014-2019, the strategy saw a number of…

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City population: 18128920 % over 60Joined Network in 2012

Borough of Southwark

Borough of Southwark
United Kingdom

London Borough of Southwark joined the WHO Global Network in 2015 as part of our council’s Fairer Future promise to become an age-friendly borough. We want everyone to get the…

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City population: 28830010.9 % over 60Joined Network in 2015

Boston

Boston
United States of America

This historic city, so important to the creation of the United States more than 200 years ago, is looking ahead again. This time, Boston is preparing for the aging of…

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City population: 64600015 % over 60Joined Network in 2014

Botkyrka

Botkyrka
Sweden

The municipality of Botkyrka offers a range of services dedicated to older persons. Here are some of the services that we offer:

Service for Home Safety: To prevent accidents at home,…

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City population: 9500020 % over 60Joined Network in 2024

Boulder County, Colorado

Boulder County, Colorado
United States of America

Age Well Boulder County is a collaborative, countywide strategic planning initiative with the Boulder County Area Agency on Aging, local senior centers, community non-profits, local senior advisory boards, and other…

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City population: 32187219.4 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Bourg de Peage

France

La politique en faveur des seniors existe depuis de nombreuses années sur notre commune. Différents services et activités en direction des seniors sont bien identifiés par la population péageoise : More Details

City population: 1049725 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
England

BCP Council and partners are committed to supporting our local older population to thrive, age well and feel part of their communities. BCP Council recruited a dedicated age-friendly coordinator in…

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City population: 40019627.9 % over 60Joined Network in 2024

Bowdoinham

Bowdoinham
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…

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City population: 288920.8 % over 60Joined Network in 2012

Bowling Green

United States of America

The Age-Friendly Bowling Green initiative seeks to make Bowling Green, KY a better place to grow old by promoting an “age-in-everything” lens across all aspects of city life. This hands-on…

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City population: 6060012 % over 60Joined Network in 2013

Boxborough

Boxborough
United States of America

The Town of Boxborough is a member of the Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC), the group that is leading the regional Age Friendly Planning efforts. The Minuteman Advisory…

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City population: 499614.3 % over 60

Boyuibe

Boyuibe
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

El Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de Boyuibe dentro del marco de sus Políticas Públicas con las que cuentan se encuentra el de dar atención a las personas de la tercera edad…

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City population: 537211 % over 60Joined Network in 2023

Bozeman

Bozeman
United States of America

Bozeman offers a dynamic Senior Citizen Center that has expanded its programs and activities over the course of several generations. The executive director, Shannon Bondy, is part of our team…

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City population: 4340512 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Braine-l’Alleud

Braine-l’Alleud
Belgium

Many activities are organized for seniors in the City of Braine-l’Alleud such as;

  • Pensioners’ Travels
  • Cinema Afternoons
  • University of the Elders
  • Internet training
  • Repapotes
  • Seniors’ Tastings
  • Résidences-Trophy
  • Salon 60+

There is also a City Advisory Council for older people…

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City population: 4000825 % over 60Joined Network in 2019

Brampton

Brampton
Canada

The City of Brampton’s first Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan (“the Plan”) was endorsed by Council on June 19, 2019, and represents a major milestone in moving the community forward…

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City population: 7000009 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Brantford

Brantford
Canada

The City of Brantford is well-advanced in achieving an age-friendly community. In 2015, Brantford City Council endorsed the Age-Friendly Community Planning Strategy and the City was awarded an Ontario Seniors’…

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City population: 9700019 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Brighton & Hove

Brighton & Hove
United Kingdom

Brighton & Hove joined the WHO Age Friendly Cities and Communities Network in 2013 in order to encourage active ageing and optimise opportunities for health, wellbeing and participation of older…

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City population: 28815517 % over 60Joined Network in 2013

Bristol

Bristol
United Kingdom

Bristol City Council and Age UK Bristol have worked together since 2015 to involve older people and stakeholders in coproducing an Age-Friendly strategy that makes Bristol a great place to…

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City population: 45420017.2 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Brookhaven

Brookhaven
United States of America

In February 2013, the Town of Brookhaven Town Board unanimously passed a resolution in support of joining the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. As a member of the AARP Network…

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City population: 48636419 % over 60Joined Network in 2014

Brooklin

United States of America

Please see the attached document “Thriving in Place Downeast – By The Numbers”, a summary of projects and activities conducted in the first two years of our 3-year Thriving in…

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City population: 85846 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Brooklin, MA

Brooklin, MA
United States of America

Brooklin is one of the 9 Maine towns in the regional age-friendly initiative called Age-Friendly Coastal Communities (AFCC).  AFCC is a collaboration among the 9 towns of the Blue Hill…

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City population: 5870018 % over 60Joined Network in 2012

Brooksville, Maine

Brooksville, Maine
United States of America

Please see the attached document “Thriving in Place Downeast – By The Numbers”, a summary of projects and activities conducted in the first two years of our 3-year Thriving in…

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City population: 88542 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Broome County, NY

Broome County, NY
United States of America

Broome County currently has a wealth of programs and services targeted toward older adults that are provided by a variety of community organizations, including the Broome County Office for Aging.…

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City population: 20053622 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Brussels

Brussels
Belgium

Being conscious of the importance of its demographic changes, the City of Brussels has since 2009 invested in a political policy oriented to the senior citizens.

Indeed the City of Brussels…

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City population: 17689115 % over 60Joined Network in 2010

Bucksport

Bucksport
United States of America

Since 1992 the town of Bucksport has provided the financial support to maintain a Senior Center that offers a meal program and a variety of recreational and health education programs…

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City population: 492418 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires
Argentina

                       El envejecimiento poblacional es una de las transformaciones sociales más significativas del Siglo XXI. La Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos…

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City population: 312061222 % over 60Joined Network in 2017

Buin

Buin
Chile

Implementación de espacios públicos como plazas y parques.
Actividades que promuevan la participación social tales como:

  • Talleres gratuitos para personas de la tercera edad de la comuna, por ejemplo, Tejido…

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City population: 9657913 % over 60Joined Network in 2020

Buk-gu District

Buk-gu District
Republic of Korea

In order to create an age-friendly city in Buk-gu, Buk-gu reflected on the eight age-friendly domains identified by WHO and established a detailed action plan for an age-friendly city. Buk-gu…

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City population: 42262925.3 % over 60Joined Network in 2024

Buncombe

Buncombe
United States of America

The Buncombe County Aging Plan guides the direction for aging and adult services. This plan is unique in that it is county-funded, staffed and responsible for directing Home and Community…

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City population: 25800018.6 % over 60Joined Network in 2018

Burnie

Burnie
Australia

Burnie City Council’s Strategic Objectives include: A range of vibrant, safe and attractive community spaces; a community that celebrates and participates in its arts, culture and heritage; a community that…

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City population: 1990023 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Busan

Busan
Republic of Korea

Under the goal of establishing a happy and age-friendly city, Busan Metropolitan City has been implementing various policies focused on providing a comfortable retirement life for the elderly. Our policies…

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City population: 355454322.15 % over 60Joined Network in 2016

Buyeo-gun

Buyeo-gun
Republic of Korea

Buyeo-gun is a historical and cultural city with 35.5% of the population aged 65 or older, and in 2004, it had already become a super-aged society, so an age-friendly policy…

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City population: 6452735.5 % over 60Joined Network in 2022

Bergamo

Bergamo
Italy

The gradual ageing of the population, coupled with the rise in life expectancy are particularly evident in our territory, so the challenge is to allow people to age gracefully within…

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City population: 12132731 % over 60Joined Network in 2022