Age-Friendly Rhode Island: Creating Partnerships and Building Community that Supports Rhode Islanders as They Age
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Age-Friendly Rhode Island
Based at Rhode Island College, Age-Friendly Rhode Island is a coalition of community and state agencies, healthcare and social service providers, individuals of all ages, advocacy and faith-based organizations, businesses, academic institutions and municipal leaders who are committed to healthy aging.
Our Partners
The Age-Friendly RI coalition enhances the work of our partners by engaging leaders who share a common interest in improving the lives of older adults, fostering cross sector opportunities to work together to deliver age-friendly impact, sharing best practices and communicating broadly, and joining forces for advocacy at the State and local level.
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Growing Older In Burrillville: Nonprofit Group Seeks Local Opinons
This article originally appeared on www.nrinow.news on 9/11/18 By Sandy Seoane September 11, 2018 BURRILLVILLE – According to data recently compiled by Tufts Health Plan Foundation, 22 percent of Burrillville residents are now age 60 and older. Projections from the Statewide Planning Office indicate that the percentage of people age…
Growing Older in Burrillville: Share Your Challenges and Ideas
Please join Age-Friendly RI on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 to talk about the challenges, opportunities and the ideas you think would make growing older in the state’s Northwest corner even better. If we are fortunate, we grow older. With aging comes challenges – big and small – we want to…
Free Workshops on Using Ride-Hailing Services Hosted by Smithfield Senior Center
The Smithfield Senior Center will be hosting four sessions of a one-hour tutorial workshop, “It’s Uber Easy to Get a Lyft, on using ride-hailing services. The training aims to educate seniors on how to order up a ride with a smart phone. Transportation can be a challenge for seniors who…
Visiting Angels to surprise elderly with robot dogs during National Dog Week https://t.co/Yj4ahrYhpw via @ProvBusNews @JoyForAll #healthyaging #agefriendlyri
"It's Uber easy to get a Lyft" Join @AgeFriendlyRI today at 1:00 at the Smithfield RI Senior Center for our 2nd free workshop to learn how to use ride-hailing services. #agefriendlyri #onthemove #healthyaging.
2Harvard followed 800 people over the course of multiple decades and found 6 things that make people live longer, happier lives. #healthyaging https://t.co/kkOMLrhgfd
"It's Uber easy to get a Lyft" Join us today at 1:00 at the Smithfield RI Senior Center for a free workshop to learn how to use ride-hailing services. #agefriendlyri #onthemove #healthyaging
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Thanks for for your interest in our work @johntarnoff ! Great things happening in Little Rhody #agefriendlyri #agefriendly #healthyaging
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“Check out @AgeFriendlyRI's latest newsletter featuring the work that is being done to make #RhodeIsland #AgeFriendly: t.co/SFc20ZGO2t”Retweeted Tufts HP Foundation (@THPFoundation):
Check out @AgeFriendlyRI's latest newsletter featuring the work that is being done to make #RhodeIsland #AgeFriendly: t.co/SFc20ZGO2t
Have you heard about the new tool on our @agefriendlyri website to help Rhode Islanders locate Senior Centers? It can help your loved ones learn more abt programming, directions and contact information. We'd love to hear what you think! - t.co/2YJeippZPd
fabulous idea @AARPMaine Age Friendly communities! We can all learn so much from each other and share these terrific and do-able projects!
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“Love working with @AARPMaine Age Friendly communities like Raymond. Raised garden beds in the community garden for seniors w/ support from @lionsclubs & @HammondLumber & others. @libraryraymond @AARPLivable @MaineCF”Thank you to @liveunitedri for all you do!
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“Catch our outreach RV in a neighborhood near you – doing good and lending a hand. Our upcoming dates are here: t.co/kQwXi3Njmz”
Thank You To Our Funder
Tufts Health Plan Foundation's mission is to improve the health and wellness of the diverse communities it serves. The only regional funder exclusively focused on healthy aging, the Foundation has given more than $27 million to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island nonprofits to support work focused on healthy living with an emphasis on older people.