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The Age-Friendly Niagara Council is a group of local citizens, volunteers, community partners and municipal leaders who have joined together to learn about, take action on and champion age-friendly community principles, with a vision of Niagara as a ‘community for all ages’. To learn more about the Age-Friendly Niagara Council visit About Us.

Features

Community Study Report: Civic Engagement to Build Sustainable Local Capacity: Perspectives of Age-Friendly Community Volunteers in the Niagara Region

This report discusses a study conducted in 2021 that looked at older adult volunteerism in the Age-Friendly Niagara movement. The report highlights the achievements of older adult volunteers in establishing the Age-Friendly movement and the importance of collaboration and support from local municipal governments.

Age-Friendly Niagara Candidate Brief – 2022 Municipal Election

This 2-page brief is designed to inform all candidates running in the 2022 municipal elections in all areas of Niagara about the importance of ensuring our community is responsive to the needs of everyone as we age.

Addressing COVID-19 Impacts on Niagara’s Older Adults

This two-page AFNN Bulletin provides a call to action: to address challenges in our community by continually sharing and implementing leading practices and innovative ideas. It focuses on actions to reduce COVID-19 impacts on older adults, to support them in staying well, safe and connected.

Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan Implementation Project (2017-2019) Summary

This two-page document summarizes both progress toward, and future opportunities for, implementing the Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan. The full evaluation report can be accessed here.

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