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Senior Friendly™
Communities
The Senior
Friendly™ Communities Program is a
provincial initiative coordinated by the
Alberta Council on Aging and serves rural
and urban communities across the province.
The Senior
Friendly™ Communities initiative offers
practical tools that the community can use
and adapt to assist in preparing for the
aging population. The creation of and
support for Senior Friendly™ Communities
will provide benefit to:
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Seniors and
their families living independently in
the community;
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Front line
staff working in public, private or
non-profit sectors which serve Seniors;
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Senior
agency and organization staff in the
public, private or non-profit sectors
who make policy and planning decisions
relating to the design and delivery of
services;
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Elected
decision makers responsible for the
allocation of public resources as well
as private sector business owners and
operators marketing goods and services
fro Seniors.
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Goals of
the Senior Friendly™ Community
Program |
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To assist
local partnerships in the recruitment
and training of a network of local
individuals including Seniors and older
volunteers who will work to make their
own communities more Senior Friendly™
through the delivery of presentations
and workshops and the completion of
facility Check-ups.
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to promote,
foster and support Senior Friendly™
communities, businesses and services
throughout the province.
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The
Benefits of Senior Friendly™
Communities |
Seniors and
older adults themselves will play a lead
role in the creation of and support of a
Senior Friendly™ Alberta as part of their
direct contribution to all aspects of the
project. As a result:
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Albertans
will have a greater understanding of the
contributions Seniors make to the
community, and an enhanced sensitivity
of the challenges Seniors face in
accessing programs and services;
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Seniors and
older adults will have the opportunity
to make an even greater contribution to
their own communities, and in doing so,
improve their own health and well-being.
Senior Friendly™
helps to make a more cohesive,
intergenerationally friendly community.
Click here for
more information on Senior Friendly™
Communities Process
For more
information on the Senior Friendly™ Program,
please click the Contact Us link above!
Be Senior
Friendly™, you'll meet some amazing people
and tap a great resource!
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