Creating Age-Friendly Neighborhoods

Posted by on August 27, 2010

Workshop targets creating age-friendly neighborhoods

The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations is sponsoring a workshop for community development professionals on Creating Age-Friendly Neighborhoods on Tuesday, September 21st from 8:30am to 2:30pm at the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, 642 North Broad Street in Philadelphia.

http://www.pacdc.org/index.php/2010/08/pacdc-and-pca-announce-creating-age-friendly-neighborhoods-workshop/

By 2030, adults 65 and older will comprise 20% of the population, doubling in the next 20 years from 35 million to 70 million.  At the workshop, community development practitioners, social service providers, urban planners and others will explore how neighborhood development can include this growing population and enrich both the built and social environment for all community members.

The cost for the workshop is $20 (or $15 for PACDC and PCA members.  To register, email Pamela Bridgeforth at [email protected] or call 215-732-5829.


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