Age-Friendly Ohio: Communities That Work for Everyone

AARP is helping to make communities more livable for people of all ages. Ohio’s population is rapidly aging, with our 65+ population outpacing our school-age population.

AARP Age-Friendly Communities are part of a network that helps cities and towns become more livable for people of all ages, especially older adults. These communities focus on improving areas like transportation, housing, safety, health services, and social inclusion. AARP supports these efforts with resources, peer collaboration and funding opportunities, like the annual Community Challenge.

AARP works with local leaders and residents to help ensure that age-friendly communities nationwide are livable for people of all ages. Toward achieving that goal, we provide resources, including technical assistance, tool kits, how-to guides and a collection of easy-to-use and understand printed and online materials.

These domains are the framework used by states and communities enrolled in the network to organize and prioritize their work to become livable for people of all ages. The availability and quality of these community features impact the well-being of older adults.

Ohio Becomes an Age-Friendly State in 2025

AARP works with local leaders and residents to help ensure that age-friendly communties nationwide are livable for people of all ages. Toward achieving that goal, we provide resources, including technical asstance, tool kits, how-to guides and a collection of easy-to-use and understand printed and online materials.

Advocacy Team

Join our Advocacy team, a group of AARP members actively engaged in AARP's efforts to influence leaders on the issues that matter most to the 50-plus population.

Community Engagement

Join our Community Engagement team to connect members of their community with valuable AARP information and resources. These volunteers represent AARP at various community events and activities.

Speakers Bureau

Join the Speakers Bureau volunteers to educate and inform the public by presenting workshops on various topics, such as caregiving, brain health, downsizing, decluttering or fraud prevention.

Thirty-six Ohio cities, towns and communities are currently members of the AARP Age-Friendly Network.