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.
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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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Public Meetings to Discuss State’s Transit Master Plan Set for 9/17 & 9/18
Transit Forward Rhode Island envisions how our transportation network should be enhanced and further developed to best meet the travel needs of the state’s residents, workers and visitors. Developing the State’s Transit Master Plan will require leveraging data, public input, and stakeholder feedback. A key part of the process involves…
Age Friendly News From Around Rhode Island & The Nation
AFRI regularly culls news articles and pertinent postings that highlight national, state and local efforts to support age friendly communities. Check out a few of the news clippings shared below to stay apprised of the movement in Rhode Island and lessons learned from recent research in this space. Rhode Island…
Statewide Housing Plan: Public Meetings and Pop-up Events
RIHousing and the Rhode Island Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) are hosting three public meetings throughout September to solicit input on issues and opportunities related to housing and community development across the state. These public meetings will operate as open forums that all are welcome and encouraged to…
Tune in to the #AgeFriendlyRIRadioHour on AM 790 today at 3pm to hear from Richard Crino about how BH Link is serving adults in the RI
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Let’s Talk Healthy Aging! TY @wpro @AgeFriendlyRI John Tassoni, Jr for having me on the show to discuss how America’s Heroes can access the various resources available across @RIEOHHS @HealthyAgingRI @RIServes @VAProvidence to assist RI’ers who are aging
4Tune in to the #AgeFriendlyRIRadioHour on AM 790 tomorrow at 3pm to hear from @RIVetsDirector on the services and supports available to Rhode Island's heroic Veterans!
If you missed the #AgeFriendlyRIRadioHour on AM 790 this week with Marianne Raimondo and @DianaImondiDias you can access a recording of that segment (and past episodes) here https://t.co/Kvhz1CzBvX
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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.