Saco, Maine Print

Joined the AARP Age-Friendly Network:
4/22/2016

Lead Agency: Age Friendly Saco

Non-profit

Action Plan Download

Saco developed its action plan around the goal of enabling people of all ages to actively participate in community activities. The underlying premise of the plan is that everyone should be treated with respect, regardless of age. The plan calls on Saco to develop outdoor spaces and provide greater communication of its services to older residents. Additionally, Saco's plan ensures that home repairs are accessible and transit is affordable for all residents.

Action Plan Highlights

  1. Transportation

    Broaden access to transportation for older adults and add new, alternative transportation options like a "shopping shuttle" and ride sharing.

  2. Outdoor Spaces

    Improve beach access for older adults by adding more wheelchair and walker accessibility.

  3. Housing

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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

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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

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