Age-Friendly
Englewood helps
residents age-in-
place
AT THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Age-Friendly Englewood, a
coalition of 45-plus nonprofit
and civic organizations, houses
of worship and agencies of city
government, is working diligent-
ly to help make it as easy as pos-
sible for older adults to age in
place with dignity and inde-
pendence.
Operating under the umbrel-
la of the Community Chest of
Englewood, Age-Friendly Engle-
wood conducted surveys and
focus groups over the past sev-
eral months and has developed
a plan to help Englewood
become more “age-friendly.”
Areas of focus include Housing,
Outdoor Spaces (Streets &
Parks), Civic Participation,
Social Participation, Transporta-
tion and Communication.
“One of the biggest needs we
found is that people don’t know
about the services that are
already available,” says Janet
Sharma, coordinator of Age-
Friendly Englewood. “To rectify
that, we are hosting events,
keeping our website up-to-date,
and producing a newsletter with
information about activities and
resources.”
The DPW calendar distrib-
uted to residents early in the
year includes information about
“age-friendly” activities, and
plans are in progress to update
the calendar next year.
Age-Friendly Englewood
hosted a conference on Housing
Options in May that brought
together older adults, caregivers,
family members and service
providers to learn about low-
cost and no-cost services avail-
able for aging-in-place. “We
know there is a definite need for
additional affordable housing
for older adults,” says Ms. Shar-
ma.
To receive the Age-Friendly
Englewood newsletter, call 201-
591-5162 or email agefriend-
[email protected].
The website is www.age-
friendlyenglewood.org.
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