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Tallahassee Joins AARP's Age-Friendly Communities Network

By Patti Shea , August 19, 2015 05:07 PM

Tallahassee Age Friendly Community Certificate Presentation
Laura Cantwell, AARP Florida; Cory Livingston, Florida Department of Elder Affairs; Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum; Tallahassee City Commission Nancy Miller; AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson; Tallahassee Senior Center Director Sheila Salyer; Tallahassee city planner Tony Murray; and Linda Roberts, president of the Tallahassee Senior Foundation Board, at Wednesday’s announcement that the City of Tallahassee is now the newest member of the AARP Age-Friendly Network, an international network of communities seeking to improve livability for people of all ages.



TALLAHASSEE – The city of Tallahassee today became the second Florida city to join the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities.

The AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities program encourages states, cities, towns and rural areas to prepare for the rapid aging of the U.S. population by paying increased attention to the environmental, economic and social factors that influence the health and well-being of older adults. Sarasota joined the network in February.

“We look forward to working with the city of Tallahassee as they design a community that is livable for residents of all ages,” AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson said. “We commend the city for taking this visionary step and will help them make it a reality.”

Mayor Andrew Gillum welcomed the designation and said this is Tallahassee’s chance to be a planning leader in Florida.

To get started, in September the city and AARP will mail a survey to 3,000 residents age 50+ to find out what amenities they need to live independently.

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