St. Louis County, Missouri Print

Joined the AARP Age-Friendly Network:
6/12/2013

Lead Agency: St. Louis County Office for Aging

Government Agency

Action Plan Download

An action plan is based on the results of community surveys identifying needs within the 8 Domains of Livability that influence the health and quality of life of older adults. While there is flexibility in how a plan is created and what it will do, every action plan includes a statement about what can be achieved, target dates for goal completion, identification of participating organizations and indicators to measure progress. The action plan is an "active" rather than static document. Revisions and amendments are a sign of program improvement and progress.

Action Plan Highlights

  1. Health and Community Services

    Improve health outcomes for vulnerable and marginalized older adult communities by increasing access to primary care to improve respiratory and cardiovascular health outcomes.

  2. Transportation

    Promote carpooling through a ride matching program for older adults through recreation and community centers with the goal of replicating the program at other locations.

  3. Housing

    Create new programs to facilitate home improvements for older adults such as a registry of vetted contractors, financial assistance programs, and apprenticeships with local trade schools to cut costs of construction and labor. Expand alternative housing options like housing and shared housing.

Progress Report Download

St. Louis County's age-friendly progress report describes community successes related to health, mobility, accessibility and civic engagement. The County updated local community health disease profile data, which it publishes on the local health department's website. In partnership with Metro Transit, the community completed an analysis of its MetroBus system from the perspective of older adults. Data -- including input from transit users -- helped transportation planners identify future enhancements to the transit system, including plans for increased service and additional transit stops. St. Louis also created new programming to build intergenerational relationships, including establishing community gardening programs.

Nearby AARP Community Challenge Projects

Community Forward Inc. (2024)

Ferguson, MO

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: This project will offer training on home modifications to enable older residents to live longer in their homes. Courses will focus on energy efficiency, renovation and remodeling resources and inexpensive projects.

Citizens for Modern Transit (2017)

St. Louis, MO

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017

Project Category: Engaging people in transportation options/safety

Description: To showcase possible long-term upgrades to the North Hanley light rail station in Cansonville, Mo., Citizens for Modern Transit held a pop-up festival. The event prioritized community engagement, giving participants several ways to share their ideas. The St. Louis County Department of Planning invited attendees to use Lego bricks to build a model of amenities they hoped to see at the station. People recorded themselves sharing their vision for the site at a self-expression stop. Visitors could also write their ideas on a large banner. To help inspire people, the event showcased murals created by a local artist. The feedback gathered during the event informed permanent changes. Today, visitors to the site will find new seating and shade structures, as well as murals painted on the pavement. The theme for that transformation is Transit: We All Ride Together. And since 2017, Citizens for Modern Transit has gone on to improve several other transit stops in the St. Louis region.

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