Readfield, Maine Print

Joined the AARP Age-Friendly Network:
5/17/2016

Lead Agency: Spectrum Generations

Council on Aging/Area Agency on Aging

Action Plan Download

Readfield developed its action plan in collaboration with the Readfield Select Board. The plan focuses on addressing service gaps, and improving transportation, housing, social isolation, information access, and activity in public parks.

Action Plan Highlights

  1. Outdoor Spaces

    Facilitate ocean use at local beaches by constructing railings near the water for older adults.

  2. Communication and Information

    Build technology skills through "Happy Hour" technology trainings at the local library, focusing on email, Facebook, smartphones, and tablets.

  3. Health and Community Services

    Assist older adults with health insurance and Medicare enrollment during Open Season by bringing state health insurance counselors into town offices.

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Nearby AARP Community Challenge Grantees

Advisory Committee on Aging

Bowdoinham, ME

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017

Project Category: Public Spaces

Description: Raised planters were constructed for residents who had stopped gardening because they were unable to keep a traditional, in-the-ground garden.

Age Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec

Bath, ME

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2021

Project Category: Public places

Description: This project will create a purposeful spacefor active engagement and seatingforall agesby installingoutdoor chess/checker tablesthroughout apublic plazaand along Main Street corridors.

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 Maine State Office

53 Baxter Boulevard
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Portland, ME 04101
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Phone: 866-554-5380
Fax: 207-775-5727
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