EXPANDING THE RANGE OF AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES: THE SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK AND RURAL COMMUNITIES

摘要

Dr. John Feather will discuss two important aspects of the age friendly communities movement: how to sustain them after the initial rush of enthusiasm and funding; and how to expand them into rural areas. Feather will report on the “Community AGEnda” project of Grantmakers in Aging that focused on five areas within the United States: the greater Phoenix area; metropolitan Atlanta; Miami-Dade County; greater Kansas City; and the state of Indiana. As part of this project, GIA brought together leaders from a variety of major aging organizations to create a framework for sustaining age friendly communities over time. The project also focued on several areas of the country that were rural, rather than the city-based programs that are more common. He will also discuss the prospects for expanding these programs in coming years.