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Communities for a Lifetime Program
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME?
Combining Priorities: Aging in Place & Comprehensive Community Development
Promote physical, social, mental and economic well-being for persons with all abilities, across the entire lifespan.
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME?
Impact of the Baby Boomers 8,000 people turn 65 each day
for the next 18 years in US 20% of US population will be
older than 65 by 2030 Changing paradigm from
institutional care to aging in place
Are communities prepared? Unsupportive community
design Unaffordable and inaccessible
housing Lack of access to needed
services
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME?Indiana and IHCDA’s EffortsPilot program initiated in 2011 with Indiana University’s Center on Aging and Community and 14 aging and disability organizations
Indiana Association for Community and Economic Development Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities Back Home in Indiana Alliance Purdue University Central Indiana Council on Aging University of Indianapolis Family and Social Service Administration AARP Indiana Health Care Association Alliance for Health Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging Indiana Grantmakers Alliance Indiana Landmarks Indiana Builders Association
COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME PROGRAM
January 2012: Letter of Intent 8 Community Responses
February 2012: 3 Communities selected for $16,000 planning grant
Huntington Linton Valparaiso
February – October 2012: Planning Process
October 2012: Submission of Implementation Plans
December 2012: Site Visits
February 2013: Awarded Designation
Spring 2013: IHCDA Technical Assistance
HUNTINGTON (DROVER TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD)
1. Owner Occupied Repair – 2 year program = $640,000
2. Sidewalk Replacement Program = $164,000
3. Neighborhood Action Plans = $37,440
4. Hoosiertyze Online Network = $20,000
5. Public Transportation Needs Assessment = $12,000
Total CfaL Program Investment: $873,440
IHCDA Contribution: $662,000
LINTON
1. Carnegie Art Center Improvements and Programming = $25,025
2. Community Center Improvements = $16,628
3. Walking Track (1/10 mile) = $58,9664. Pool Aquatic Lift and Accessibility
Improvements = $17,5365. Walking School Bus = $47,7756. Owner Occupied Repair = $300,0007. Downtown Partnership with Senior Housing
= $5,2508. Transportation Voucher Program = $6,3549. Entrepreneurial Feasibility Study =
$19,46310. Marketing 2-1-1 Services = $5,500
Total CfaL Program Investment: $502,497
IHCDA Contribution: $353,627
VALPARAISO
ElderStyle Initiative1. Create resource inventory for supportive
services across the life cycle2. Expand intergenerational opportunities at the
community center3. Expanding transportation to evenings and
weekends4. Implement “Senior Days In and Around
Valparaiso”5. Adopt incentives for builders to incorporate
accessibility and inclusiveness6. Incorporate universal design features in city
funded projects1. LifeTrail Wellness System Exercise
Units = $99,726
Total CfaL Program Investment: $99,726
IHCDA Contribution: $66,356
CONTINUING EFFORTS
Funding for communities = Summer 2013Ongoing Technical Assistance and Progress Meetings with 3 Communities Indiana Grantmakers Alliance Pfizer Foundation Grant – 1 of 5 national recipient of grant
$400,000 Grant Expanding efforts of Communities for a Lifetime Continuing work with 16 state-wide aging and disability organizations