INNOVATIONS IN AGING COLLABORATIVE
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Organizations Filed Purposes: COVENE THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE CREATIVE APPROACHES THAT ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF AGING.

AGE FRIENDLY - CREATE A STRATEGIC PLAN ON AGING FOR THE COMMUNITY. UNDER THIS INITIATIVE, THE ORGANIZATION CELEBRATED MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:-IIAC WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH COLORADO SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL TO CREATE THE COLORADO SPRINGS COMMISSION ON AGING, WHICH BECAME OFFICIAL IN SPRING OF 2017. THE CITY NOW HAS AN IMBEDDED ADVOCACY BODY THAT CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE AGING POPULATION TO CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR. THE COMMISSION ON AGING HAS BEEN FULLY FUNCTIONAL SINCE FALL OF 2017 AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO MAKE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH AN "AGING LENS."-IIAC, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE YMCA AND AARP, CONDUCTED A WALK AUDIT TO DETERMINE THE WALKABILITY, BIKEABLILITY AND ACCESS TO IMPORTANT COMMUNITY HUBS IN THE AREA. IIAC HAS WORKED WITH OUR FORMAL PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT MANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED IN THAT PLAN. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF THE WALK AUDIT WAS THE INSTALLATION OF A BENCH AND SOLAR LIGHT THAT WILL PROVIDE A STOP FOR WAYFINDING AND PLACEMAKING ALONG THE SAND CREEK TRAIL, PERFECT FOR BIKERS, WALKERS AND ROLLERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES! -IIAC WORKED WITH NUMEROUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE MANY OF THE GOALS IN THE AGE FRIENDLY PLAN, SUCH AS THE CREATION OF A HEAT MAP OF DENSITY OF SENIORS WITH DIFFERENT IMPORTANT COMMUNITY OVERLAYS, ENCOURAGED THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMMING AT YMCA LOCATIONS, WORKED WITH CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THE CONTINUING AGE FRIENDLY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MOST AT-NEED PARKS, AND PERFORMED ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH TO INCREASE WALKABILITY AND BIKEABLILITY FOR ALL AGES AND AREAS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS WITH A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF OLDER ADULTS.-IIAC HAS WORKED WITH THE BEST PRACTICES IN DEMENTIA CARE GROUP, AS WELL AS OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS TO HELP COLORADO SPRINGS BECOME A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CITY! THE GROUP HAS CREATED A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY REPORT AND ACTION PLAN WITH ACTIONABLE GOALS TO ACHIEVE OVER THE COMING YEARS.-IIAC WORKED WITH THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE PORTAL FOR SENIOR SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THIS IS A HOLISTIC SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THAT IS NOT INTENDED TO DUPLICATE OR REPLACE EXISTING INFORMATION, BUT TO SERVE AS A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE THAT WILL POINT INDIVIDUALS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO FIND WHAT THEY REALLY NEED/WANT.-IIAC PARTNERED WITH THE QUAD INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP TO STUDY AND CATALOGUE COMPREHENSIVE AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING MODELS AND BEST PRACTICES THAT COULD BE BUILT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SCALED NATIONWIDE.-IIAC PUBLISHED OUR MIDWAY PROGRESS REPORT IN 2018, DETAILING OUR PROGRESS THROUGH THE END OF 2018 (HALFWAY THROUGH OUR FIVE YEAR CYCLE) IN IMPLEMENTING ALL INITIATIVES IN THE AGE FRIENDLY PLAN.-IIAC IS NOW WORKING TO COMPLETE THE FINAL PROGRESS REPORT, TO BE RELEASED AT THE END OF 2020, AND WORKING TO COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL INITIATIVES IN THE AGE FRIENDLY COLORADO SPRINGS ACTION PLAN.

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