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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Caregiver of the Year Award Nominations
November is National Family Caregiving Awareness Month and represents a time to thank, support, and honor the caregivers in Rhode Island. The Family Caregiver Alliance of Rhode Island in partnership with the Office of Healthy Aging (formerly the Division of Elderly Affairs), is proud to co-sponsor the RI Family Caregiver…
Reframing Aging Training: What You Need to Know to Communicate More Effectively
The Tufts Health Plan Foundation is offering a free webinar focused on leveraging reframing aging research conducted by the Frameworks Institute to advance your work and help facilitate more effective communication. Through this training, you will learn how to: Avoid words that can derail your messages Bypass mental blocks and…
Rhode Island Livable Home Modification Program
A growing body of literature shows that home renovations such as handrails, chair lifts for stairs or roll-in showers play a significant role in keeping people safely in their homes, active in the community and out of institutionalized care. However, home modifications can prove challenging to afford on a…
Why are relationships so important for systems change?Register for this free webinar to find out and learn how to strengthen connections between your stakeholders and communities.
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Tune in to the #AgeFriendlyRIRadioHour on AM 790 today at 3pm to hear from Joan Kwiatkowski, CEO of @PACE_RI. Find out how they are serving older adults who wish to age in place!
Stay tuned for a great new example in @CityofPawtucket ! #agefriendlyri
Creating social opportunities for older adults is a key part of making Rhode Island an age-friendly state.
Congratulations to the Burrillville Aging Stronger committee for hosting 200+ residents at your @WrightsFarmRI Lunch & Learn event.
Tremendous TY Congressman @JimLangevin for making outreach to our @HealthyAgingRI a priority! West Warwick Senior Center is the perfect location to host the event. Look at our @liveunitedri 211 Partners - #WeStandTogether indeed.
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Rhode Island College Gerontology Center to Host a Free Conference – Age Friendly R.I.
Rhode Island College Gerontology Center to Host a Free Conference – Age Friendly R.I.
Issues in Aging: Hooked, Hoarding, Harassment, Hazardous Driving A Free Mini-Conference April 17, 2019 9 a.m. – Noon Location: Main Dining Room, Faculty Center The conference offers sessions on 4 emerging topic of relevance to older adults: The “Hooked” workshop will provide a summary of epide...‘Age-Friendly’ group develops list of services for town’s seniors
‘Age-Friendly’ group develops list of services for town’s seniors
BURRILLVILLE – An organization that works to improve conditions for Rhode Island’s aging population has turned their attention to Burrillville, and at meetings over the past several months, c…Is Newport an age-friendly city?
Is Newport an age-friendly city?
Of all Newport residents, 21.5 percent are over the age of 60, meaning the city has more residents in that age category than under 21. That percentage ofSilver-Haired Workers Are Replacing Teens At Fast Food Joints Across America
Silver-Haired Workers Are Replacing Teens At Fast Food Joints Across America
Times are constantly changing. Probably, the next time you walk into a fast food chain in the United ...Submit an Event
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.