Welcome to Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative

Welcome to the Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative website which is our network for the communities that are part of the Age-Friendly Initiative. Here you will find information about the participating regions and the communities within them. Feel free to select your geographical region, view the information listed and participate in the conversations, using the features built into this website. As well, browse our other website sections for general information about the Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative, its news or contact us with questions or comments.

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Welcome to the new Age-Friendly communities Web site!

Launched in March 2011, the Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative Web site is an online, one-stop resource centre that will provide Age-friendly communities with information, discussions, resources, and identify key persons to assist communities in becoming more age-friendly.

 

 

Age-friendly information available on the Web site

  • Under the Resources tab, download age-friendly reports and guides, find links on other age-friendly projects, locate information specific for communities and organizations.
  • Under the Communities tab, download and adopt age-friendly committee resources, read individual community consultation reports and profiles, find age-friendly related news, and look at the community's age-friendly photo gallery.
  • Under the Media tab, find news related articles on the Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative and watch age-friendly videos.

NEW! Community resource documents

Age-Friendly Communities are often asked what does it mean to be age-friendly? To answer this, a media fact sheet has been developed for communities to distribute and share with media or general inquiries on the initiative.

 

Additional resources are now posted online to assist communities with developing age-friendly publications. Visit the Resources> For Communities page for more information!

 

 

 

Read about upcoming community events and updates

As we head into spring, age-friendly communities are busy planning activities for the next few months.

 

  • If you're planning to be in and around the Dunnottar area this summer, find out what activities will be taking place in the community
  • Read how the community of Gladstone embraced the Let no one be alone week and learn what committee members have been up to

 

 

 

Age-Friendly consultation summaries

Since the launch of the Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative communities have the opportunity
to participate in a community consultation as a way of identifying priorities.

 

During the community consultations, facilitated by Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba staff, people are invited to complete a survey and discuss their views on how age-friendly their community is and what areas need improvement.

 

The Centre on Aging has released these summaries from the collective group discussions and survey responses. The summaries are organized by six themes: Communication; Health and community services; Housing; Outdoor spaces and buildings; Participation; and Transportation.

 

View the summaries in PDF format.

 

Speak to a resource team member

 

If you are interested in accessing resources, holding a community consultation, promoting age-friendly, or speaking with a resource team member, all communication can be sent by email to resourceteam@agefriendlymanitoba.ca or call (204) 945-6565 (toll-free: 1-800-665-6565).

 

 

The Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative supports seniors in leading active, socially engaged, independent lives that contribute to healthy aging. Visit the “About AFMI” tab to learn more about the Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative.