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Partner Tools & Resources
- Strategic Plan — Building an Age-Friendly Community — Rhode Island's Strategic Plan summarizes the goals and objectives and describes the strategic actions needed to build an Age-Friendly Rhode Island.(December 2016)
- Executive Summary Report — Aging in Community (PDF download) — Rhode Island's Executive Summary Report provides a quick overview of the work of the Aging in Community Subcommittee of the Long Term Care Coordinating Council. (June 2016)
- Full Report — Aging in Community (PDF download) — Rhode Island's Full Report contains the complete findings of the Aging in Community Subcommittee of the Long Term Care Coordinating Council. (June 2016)
- RI Healthy Aging Data Report — is an easy-to-use compilation of community-specific health-related information across 120 indicators of healthy aging for all 39 Rhode Island communities. ⇒ Rhode Island is one of only two states in the nation to have such comprehensive data on healthy aging. (2025)
Information About Livable/Age-Friendly Communities
AARP
- AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities
- AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit "Using these downloadable resources, a resident, group or community leader can survey and report on the safety and walkability of a street, intersection or neighborhood."
- AARP Roadmap to Livability Collection Download or order the collection for free.
World Health Organization
- Checklist of Essential Features of Age-Friendly Cities (WHO website)
Volunteer Opportunities
- Volunteerism For Older Adults ("Other Ways to Volunteer" page, links and downloads) — Download a flyer or brochure published by Age-Friendly Rhode Island describing the benefits of volunteering and resources to find opportunities.
- Volunteers needed for the Senior Companion Program (PDF download to learn more)
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- Se necesitan voluntarios para el programa de acompañante para personas de tercera edad (PDF download to learn more)
Research
- Reframing Aging: A Frameworks Communications Toolkit The Frameworks Institute
- "Reframing the support we all need as we age
- Americans tend to equate aging with physical and cognitive decline. This undermines our own health aging and saps the political and public will for age-friendly policies. It’s vital that advocates tell a balanced story about aging, describing later life as a time of psychological and social growth." Source
- "Reframing the support we all need as we age