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.

Across the globe, thousands of cities and towns have joined the World Health Organization's Age-Friendly Communities network, committing to make their communities better places to grow older.  Rhode Island is part of that movement.

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Rhode Island's Age-Friendly Movement Is Growing

Rhode Island cities and towns recognized as part of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities: Newport, Providence, Cranston, Westerly, Bristol, East Providence, Pawtucket, New Shoreham, Barrington and our newest member -> Central Falls!

In addition, Jamestown, North Kingstown, Middletown, Portsmouth, Lincoln, Warwick, Coventry, South Kingstown, Narragansett, and Woonsocket are developing and implementing programs that address key community priorities.

 

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    About Us

    Based at Rhode Island College, Age-Friendly RI 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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  • Rhode Island Healthy Aging Data Report

    Want to better understand the health, strengths, and challenges facing older adults in your city or town? The report offers comprehensive Community Profiles with local and statewide data on health indicators, living arrangements, and more.

    ✅ Compare your community to others across RI
    ✅ Use this data to guide policy, planning, and support for healthy aging
    ✅ See where your town stands

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  • Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging Pocket Manual

    Questions about what resources are available for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities? Rhode Island's Office of Healthy Aging developed this handy guide to help navigate community-based services and programs in the state.

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🎉 Happy 5th Age-Friendly Anniversary Westerly!Congratulations to Age-Friendly Westerly on celebrating five years of building a more age-friendly community and on the launch of its new Older Adult Resource Guide—the first action item in its multi-sector Plan for Aging.Westerly was the second community in Rhode Island to join the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities, earning automatic membership in the World Health Organization's Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. Today, their leadership continues to inspire communities across Rhode Island.Age-Friendly Rhode Island Executive Director Jim Connell shared:"Congratulations to Age-Friendly Westerly on its fifth anniversary and the launch of its Older Adult Resource Guide. It has been an honor to support this work over the past four years. Westerly's leadership has helped shape and strengthen age-friendly efforts across Rhode Island, serving as both a model and a mentor for communities beginning their own journey. Congratulations on this well-deserved milestone!"Thank you to the dedicated volunteers, community leaders, partners, and residents who have made Age-Friendly Westerly a model for healthy, inclusive aging. Here's to the next five years! ... See MoreSee Less
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Welcome to the Johnston Senior Center's NEW Facebook page, created to showcase all the special events and activities that take place at the center, as it celebrates 20 years at the Hartford Avenue location. ... See MoreSee Less

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Ever tried to pick up laundry while wearing 20 extra pounds, blurry goggles, and stiff joints? That's basically what Mel Robbins did when she put on MIT's "aging suit," and her reaction says it all. 😳Turns out simple things (reading a text, standing up from a chair) get a LOT harder as we age. Who knew?! (Spoiler: aging researchers did. We did too.😉)The good news: independence as you age isn't luck, it's something communities can actually build for. That's exactly what we work on every day at Age-Friendly Rhode Island: accessible housing, better transportation, more ways to stay connected, so people can keep doing the things they love, on their own terms.Mel's conversation with Dr. Joseph Coughlin (founder of the MIT AgeLab) is a fun, eye-opening listen🎧See details below. MIT AgeLab ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank You To Our Funder

Point32Health Foundation works with communities to support, advocate and advance healthier lives for everyone.

"Point32Health Foundation builds on a tradition of service and giving at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan. Our heritage organizations together have invested more than $283 million to support community organizations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

Together with community, we will advance equity in aging.

We share an unwavering commitment to support communities grappling with growing inequities and changing demographics.

Point32Health Foundation’s equity in aging strategy is guided by the Foundation’s north star, our mission and the core principles of a trust-based approach to philanthropy. Grounded in and responsive to community conditions, we want to be relevant in today’s context, grow as we learn with and from community, and build on the legacy of our predecessor foundations." Source: www.Point32Foundation.org