Fort Worth, Texas Print

Joined the AARP Age-Friendly Network:
9/17/2014

Lead Agency: City of Fort Worth Planning and Development Department

Government Agency

Action Plan Download

Fort Worth developed its action plan with the goal of improving quality of life for residents of all ages. The plan commits Fort Worth to enhancing outdoor and public spaces, creating more housing affordability, improving access to public transportation, and building a more inclusive community.

Action Plan Highlights

  1. Housing

    Offer additional housing options for family members looking to provide care for loved ones by updating zoning to allow ADUs.

  2. Social Participation

    Organize evening events for older residents like 50+ dance nights and wakeling soccer tournaments by partnering with non-governmental organizations.

  3. Civic Participation and Employment

    Educate older adults on topics like identifying home-based, part-time and job-sharing employment opportunities, filing age discrimination claims, and starting a business by developing a series of easy-to-comprehend fact sheets.

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Nearby AARP Community Challenge Grantees

Better Block Foundation (2023)

Dallas, TX

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Transportation Systems Change

Description: The project will revive a local farmers market by creating a space for it in a vacant lot and making sidewalk connections so that people of all ages and abilities can navigate the area.

Bike Friendly South Dallas

Dallas, TX

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2020

Project Category: Transportation

Description: This grant will expand the reach of the Hub and Spoke program by installing bike repair stations and conducting outreach to delivering programming to area residents.

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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