Creating Aging-Friendly Communities

Together making our communities more aging-friendly

The Creating Aging-Friendly Communities online conference was held February/March 2008 and brought together top experts in aging and community development with individuals and organizations working to make their communities more aging-friendly.

This site makes many of these presentations available to the public, for free. There are nearly 30 presentations now available that we invite you to view by clicking on the presentation title.

Presentations from the Creating Aging-Friendly Communities online conference provide practical insights, models and tools for helping individuals and organizations prepare for the aging of their communities.

To view the weekly presentations, click on the links below:

Cities and towns throughout the United States are aging rapidly, with the senior population due to double in the next 25 years; yet, most communities are ill-prepared. Creating Aging-Friendly Communities is a unique online resource focusing on proven strategies for helping communities respond effectively to the aging of their populations.

The Creating Aging-Friendly Communities CoP (Community of Practice) is now open for registration. The CoP is designed to provide online technical assistance to support individuals, organizations and communities as they work to make their communities more aging-friendly. The CoP will be an ongoing online program that runs from May through November 2008.

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We invite you to join the Creating Aging-Friendly Communities - CoP (Community of Practice) offering online technical assistance for communities working to become more aging-friendly.

The CoP runs from May - August 2008 and features:

  • expert and peer-to-peer technical assistance
  • expert panel speakers
  • community case studies
  • online tools and resources
  • ongoing networking and discussion

Click on the Community of Practice menu item, or on the logo above, for more information or to register.

Participate from your Computer!
All you need to participate is a web browser and an Internet connection.

  • Learn what you can do to help your community become more aging-friendly
  • Receive practical tips, models, tools and training materials
  • Discover additional resources to make your community more aging-friendly

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is hosted by:
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UC Berkeley's Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services
and Community Strengths with support and consultation
from our technical partner iCohere, Inc.  

Conference site will remain open
for Conference participants
through May 11, 2008

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Presentations by Thought
Leaders Including:


Josefina Carbonell
Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


Jennie Chin Hansen
President-Elect, AARP


John Kretzmann, Ph.D.
Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute, Northwestern University


Judy Goggin
and Phyllis Segal
Vice President, Civic Ventures, Boston