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Join AARP for the 2025 Age-Friendly in Action: Insights and Ideas Forum
Register for a two-day virtual event focused on advancing age-friendly communities. Building on insights from age-friendly community leaders in 2024, this forum will explore two key areas: Engagement and Sustainability. Forum Details Day 1: Effective Community Engagement Learn strategies to involve residents, build trust, and strengthen collaboration to support age-friendly initiatives. Day 2: Sustainable Practices…
Read MoreUpcoming Sessions from Leading Philanthropic Foundations
Philanthropic foundations are pivotal in addressing community needs and fostering positive change. This January, two notable organizations are hosting sessions to engage with the public and share their strategic visions for the future. Rhode Island Foundation’s Community Information Sessions The Rhode Island Foundation has spent over a year developing a new Five-Year Action Plan, refining…
Read MoreElevate food system issues in Rhode Island with the RI Food System Factbook!
Join the RI Food Policy Council on January 21 from 12-1pm for the launch of their 2025 RI Food System Factbook! This annual publication is a data-driven snapshot, incorporating the best available research, tracking the progress of about 40 indicators across five areas: Food Economy Food Access & Nutrition Security Agriculture & Land Use Commercial Fisheries & Aquaculture,…
Read MoreJoin the Final Hunger Elimination Task Force Meeting of 2024!
The Hunger Elimination Task Force (HETF) invites you to their final meeting of 2024 on Tuesday, October 22, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM via Zoom. This meeting is an important opportunity for community members, advocates, and stakeholders to come together and learn about the latest updates and future plans to eliminate hunger in our…
Read MoreHarvard Joint Center for Housing Studies to Host the 2024 Ivory Prize Housing Innovation Summit
With over 11 million older adults facing housing cost burdens—spending over 30% of their income on housing—affordability is a growing crisis.This strain affects their ability to age in place, increases the risk of social isolation, and exacerbates health challenges such as falls and chronic illness. Addressing the housing crisis means addressing healthy aging. The…
Read MoreHow Americans’ Views on Growing Older Are Changing
Aging in America is being redefined. According to a recent Harris Poll, older adults are living longer, healthier, and more active lives than ever before. As the population of those aged 65 and older continues to grow, perceptions of aging are shifting from decline to opportunity. Key findings show that many Americans now see aging…
Read MoreREMINDER: Register for info session on equity in aging and 2025 grantmaking
In this webinar, Point32Health Foundation will share its progress in creating a more equitable future for older adults. Learn how they are partnering with communities to address the root causes of health disparities and dismantle systemic barriers. Date: Thursday, May 30 Time: 1 – 2:30 p.m. Location: Virtual Why focus on equity in aging? During…
Read MoreUniting for an Age-Inclusive Future: Why You Should Attend the TSLCA Inclusion Summit
We all deserve to live fulfilling lives, no matter our age. Yet too often, a lack of intentional planning creates barriers that leave older adults isolated and disconnected from their communities. This needs to change. The upcoming Inclusion Summit offers a vital opportunity to come together and explore how we can build…
Read MoreA learning series with Dr. Alexandre Kalache
Alexandre Kalache, MD, PHD, MSc, is the featured speaker at virtual events hosted by organizations leading healthy aging efforts in Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H. and R.I. Dr. Kalache, a leading voice in the global age-friendly movement, will share insights from his work advancing healthy aging and discuss how the New England states are building…
Read MoreAdvancing Age, Dementia & Disability Inclusivity in Rhode Island: A Conversation with Dr. Alexandre Kalache, Global Leader of the Age Friendly Cities Movement & Local Age-Friendly Champions
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Alexandre Kalache, former director of the World Health Organization’s global aging program and current President of the International Longevity Centre-Brazil and Board member of the Age Friendly Institute. Dr. Kalache will inspire us by sharing his international perspective on longevity and the age-friendly movement from decades of leading…
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