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Issue Brief Summary
Older adults can be a vital asset to communities and community development, contributing their experience, leadership, and, often, economic participation. Unfortunately, most live in places that are not well prepared for an aging population, and most communities have a long way to go before they can be called “age-friendly” – that is, great places to grow up and grow old.
GIA has identified age-friendly community development as an issue of great promise and compelling need, with enormous potential for important contributions by funders.