Communities for a Lifetime Program

WHAT IS A COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME?

Combining Priorities: Aging in Place & Comprehensive Community Development

Promote physical, social, mental and economic well-being for persons with all abilities, across the entire lifespan.

WHAT IS A COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME?

Impact of the Baby Boomers 8,000 people turn 65 each day

for the next 18 years in US 20% of US population will be

older than 65 by 2030 Changing paradigm from

institutional care to aging in place

Are communities prepared? Unsupportive community

design Unaffordable and inaccessible

housing Lack of access to needed

services

WHAT IS A COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME?Indiana and IHCDA’s EffortsPilot program initiated in 2011 with Indiana University’s Center on Aging and Community and 14 aging and disability organizations

Indiana Association for Community and Economic Development Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities Back Home in Indiana Alliance Purdue University Central Indiana Council on Aging University of Indianapolis Family and Social Service Administration AARP Indiana Health Care Association Alliance for Health Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging Indiana Grantmakers Alliance Indiana Landmarks Indiana Builders Association

COMMUNITY FOR A LIFETIME PROGRAM

January 2012: Letter of Intent 8 Community Responses

February 2012: 3 Communities selected for $16,000 planning grant

Huntington Linton Valparaiso

February – October 2012: Planning Process

October 2012: Submission of Implementation Plans

December 2012: Site Visits

February 2013: Awarded Designation

Spring 2013: IHCDA Technical Assistance

HUNTINGTON (DROVER TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD)

1. Owner Occupied Repair – 2 year program = $640,000

2. Sidewalk Replacement Program = $164,000

3. Neighborhood Action Plans = $37,440

4. Hoosiertyze Online Network = $20,000

5. Public Transportation Needs Assessment = $12,000

Total CfaL Program Investment: $873,440

IHCDA Contribution: $662,000

LINTON

1. Carnegie Art Center Improvements and Programming = $25,025

2. Community Center Improvements = $16,628

3. Walking Track (1/10 mile) = $58,9664. Pool Aquatic Lift and Accessibility

Improvements = $17,5365. Walking School Bus = $47,7756. Owner Occupied Repair = $300,0007. Downtown Partnership with Senior Housing

= $5,2508. Transportation Voucher Program = $6,3549. Entrepreneurial Feasibility Study =

$19,46310. Marketing 2-1-1 Services = $5,500

Total CfaL Program Investment: $502,497

IHCDA Contribution: $353,627

VALPARAISO

ElderStyle Initiative1. Create resource inventory for supportive

services across the life cycle2. Expand intergenerational opportunities at the

community center3. Expanding transportation to evenings and

weekends4. Implement “Senior Days In and Around

Valparaiso”5. Adopt incentives for builders to incorporate

accessibility and inclusiveness6. Incorporate universal design features in city

funded projects1. LifeTrail Wellness System Exercise

Units = $99,726

Total CfaL Program Investment: $99,726

IHCDA Contribution: $66,356

CONTINUING EFFORTS

Funding for communities = Summer 2013Ongoing Technical Assistance and Progress Meetings with 3 Communities Indiana Grantmakers Alliance Pfizer Foundation Grant – 1 of 5 national recipient of grant

$400,000 Grant Expanding efforts of Communities for a Lifetime Continuing work with 16 state-wide aging and disability organizations