Age Friendly Sonoma County is committed to ensuring that Sonoma County is a great place to grow up and grow old. We are here to help our cities become more Age Friendly, fostering health, well-being, inclusion and participation across the lifespan.
An Age Friendly Community benefits the entire community.
We are meeting with city leaders to introduce the Age Friendly Sonoma County initiative, to identify existing areas of alignment and to provide Age Friendly resources helpful to city planning and services.
Below are some current highlights of this city’s process…
Cloverdale
Our First Meeting – Cloverdale City Leaders and Age Friendly Sonoma County:
Wednesday, August 24th, 2016
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We had our first meeting with Mayor MaryAnn Brigham and City Manager Paul Cayler and look forward to further conversations.
How is the city incorporating an Age-Friendly perspective in city planning and strategic goal considerations?
More Information coming soon.
Cloverdale’s Existing Age-Friendly Alignment
Strategic Goals for City Planning and Development:
Cloverdale is now in a strategic planning process. In Spring, 2016, the city held community stakeholder meetings, conducted a city employee survey and identified employee prioritized issues. An analysis of the results was presented to the City Council in May and the 2016-2021 Strategic plan is nearing completion. So… more to follow!
Current Age-Friendly Community Assets:
Cloverdale Regional Public Library
Cloverdale Parks and Recreation
Cloverdale Transit Information
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For more Sonoma County Age Friendly Community Assets, please refer to: the Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging’s Senior Resource Guide (in English and in Spanish).
Additional Cloverdale City Resources:
Cloverdale Performing Arts Center
Map – Cloverdale and County Unincorporated Areas
Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce
Becoming Even More Age-Friendly:
According to the 2016-2020 Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging Area Plan, adults 60 years and older comprise 23% of Cloverdale’s total population. Like elsewhere in the county, state and world, the number of older adults is projected to increase in Cloverdale over the coming years.
Clearly, city leaders have the opportunity thoughtfully address ways to tap the vital and inherent resources of older adults and provide the services needed by an aging population.
Age Friendly Sonoma County can provide resources and support to city leaders and a growing number of Age Friendly community advocate volunteers. We are here to help ensure that Sonoma County is a great place to grow up and grow old, promoting well-being across the lifespan.
Age-Friendly Sonoma County Volunteers – Cloverdale:
County Steering Committee Member – Cloverdale Representative:
In process...
These volunteers will provide leadership for the countywide Age-Friendly initiative including guiding principles for the first two years of the WHO/AARP program process.
Cloverdale Age-Friendly City Task Force Members:
In process...
These volunteers will guide the Age-Friendly process for their city. They will include city residents and other individuals who live in the surrounding unincorporated area that identifies with this particular city.
Age-Friendly Community Advocates:
In process…
These volunteers will provide Age-Friendly advocacy through shorter term, more focused and one-time activities that support the work of the County Steering Committee, the City Task Forces and other related Age-Friendly events.
To learn more about Age-Friendly Volunteering, click here. We look forward to hearing from you!
