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Creating Community for a Lifetime Sponsors
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Ensuring Kent County is a community that
optimizes quality of life, independence and choice for
older persons and all residents through collaborative
planning and community action.
www.community4alifetime.org
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Joining Strength to Strength Report Offers a Roadmap for Moving Toward a More Elder-Friendly Community |
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Creating Community for a Lifetime has issued a new
report, Joining Strength to Strength: Realizing
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Potential of an Aging Community. The report
documents CCFL’s Phase II activities, including
development of a vision for an elder-friendly
community and the roadmap for moving forward to
achieve that vision. Two versions are available: a
10-page briefing and a comprehensive 85-page
report.
Read more...
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Update: CCFL Implementation Process |
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With the release of a vision for creating a community
for a lifetime and a roadmap for achieving the vision –
all detailed in the Phase II Briefing and Phase II
Report [See "Joining Strength to Strength Report,"
above] –
the CCFL Core Council and Work Groups have
completed the work they set out to do. But at the
CCFL Core Council meeting on May 10, it was clear
the work continues.
Read more...
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Five New Projects Target Engagement of Older Adults |
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Five new projects aimed at increasing volunteer and
employment opportunities for older adults have been
awarded funding from the Grand Rapids Community
Foundation. Each of the five organizations
implementing the projects will receive from $46,000
to $98,000 to develop, implement and measure
outcomes of the projects over the next 18 months.
Although each of the projects aims to engage older
adults, the focus of the individual projects differs,
ranging from advocacy and working with children to
employment and assisting with zoo and park
operations.
Read more...
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