Baltimore County, Maryland Print

Joined the AARP Age-Friendly Network:
3/5/2019

Lead Agency: Baltimore County Department of Aging

Government Agency

Action Plan Download

Baltimore County developed its action plan with the goal of creating a more livable, vibrant community. The plan focuses on transportation, housing, outdoor space and buildings, and increasing access to communication and information. The initiative will also create an age-friendly business-friendly plan for the county, offering safe and secure environments, services and trained staff who serve customers of all ages and abilities, attracting customers of all ages and abilities, and recognizing the spending power of a large segment of the population.

Action Plan Highlights

  1. Health and Community Services

    Improve health access for older adults by encouraging inclusion and equity principles among county health care providers, increasing service coordination across health setting continuum, improving, utilization and access to care through telehealth, and identifying gaps in service that diminish access to mental, trauma-related and behavioral health services.

  2. Housing

    Create opportunities to improve the county's housing stock and build any new housing so that it is accessible for people with disabilities

  3. Transportation

    Expand existing paratransit offerings to meet demand and identify alternative options for riders with disabilities, while also creating materials and a public education campaign to encourage residents to ride public transit more broadly.

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Nearby AARP Community Challenge Grantees

ADOPT A BLOCK INC.

baltimore, MD

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Housing

Description: An abandoned home will be renovated and given away, mortgage free, to someone 50 or older who has never owned a home.

Annapolis Arts District

Annapolis, MD

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2018

Project Category: Transportation

Description: This community will install artistic bike racks to a encourage safer , more bikeable community for all ages.

ABOUT THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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AARP Maryland State Office

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Baltimore, MD 21202
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