The City of Los Altos joined the World Health Organization’s Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in November 2011. Prior to this, the City of Los Altos Senior Committee…
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The goal of the Honolulu county, AARP Hawaii, WHO and its local partners is to develop Honolulu into a great place to live, play and work for all ages. The…
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The Village of Great Neck Plaza joined the AARP’s Livable Communities Program to encourage and promote public policies for our village that support healthy ageing and improve the health, well-being,…
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The Age-Friendly Thunder Bay Committee has been active in the City of Thunder Bay since 2009. The Committee’s work, which is grounded in community-based research conducted at Lakehead University’s Centre…
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The Senior Citizens Advisory Committee (SCAC), made up of volunteer members from the City of Port Colborne, advocates for seniors needs and deals with matters that impact senior citizens’, such…
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Vila Nova de Foz Coa is committed to improving the quality of life of our elders in the community. In 2013, Vila Nova de Foz Coa joined the WHO’s Global…
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With more than half of its population aged above 60, Royan is mindful of the concepts of “living well” and “successful ageing”. The City invests in health issues, particularly those…
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The City of Ottawa has been implementing an Older Adult Plan (OAP) since 2012. On October 23, 2019, Council approved the City of Ottawa’s third Older Adult Plan 2020-2022, putting…
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Donostia/San Sebastian is developing a city strategy in which the quality of life of the elderly and the promotion of healthy aging are some of its differentiating factors.
Strategy supported by…
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Since 2010 Dijon has been working on the DIVAA project (Dijon, age- friendly city) by means of an inventory of actions, reflection with experts, and a qualitative survey among the…
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The Council has been actively collaborating with our older residents for a number of years, culminating in extensive community involvement and consultation in planning for our first Positive Ageing Plan…
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The start of our age-friendly initiative was in year 2010 and we joined the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in 2012. On 3rd March 2013 a Municipality…
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Canberra – an Age Friendly city now and into the future
In 1950, Canberra – Australia’s capital city – was home to fewer than 20,000 people.
According to the 2021 census…
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It is intended that the project Odivelas, Concelho Amigo das Pessoas Idosas represents a concerted effort to respond and take advantage of the ongoing demographic changes. This project is structured…
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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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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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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…
More DetailsAugusta Age Friendly Designation Celebration and press conference was held on March 27 at the Boathouse Community Center in Augusta. Neighborhood Walkability Surveys will take place following the press conference. This…
More DetailsTwo years ago the City of Auburn Hills began to take an active interest and commitment to becoming a community that is not only age friendly, but a community for…
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Nuestra ciudad se unió a la Red de Ciudades y Comunidades Amigables con las personas mayores en el año 2013, actualmente se está trabajando en la realización de un nuevo…
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