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Civic engagement and "Smart Cities"
The George Washington University Center for Aging, Health and Humanities worked in partnership with the George Washington University Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service, Age-Friendly DC, Age-Friendly Arlington, Age-Friendly Alexandria, Age-Friendly Hyattsville, and Age-Friendly Montgomery County. Together, they created the the Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge, which brought a diverse, intergenerational group together for one day to co-design actionable strategies for building age-friendly infrastructures and establish an age-friendly ecosystem network of multisector partners.

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Presentation on Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge.
Presentation on Age-Friendly Social Innovation Challenge Outcomes.
Flyer for Social Innovation Challenge event.

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