AARP

October 7, 2020

Livable Communities Newsletter

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Publications & Resources

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Visit Our New Home

The AARP HomeFit Guide can help individuals and families make their current or future residence aging-friendly. The guide can also help elected officials and local leaders learn about and advocate for the housing options residents of all ages need to live safely and comfortably.

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Visit the Livable Library

Created for use by community influencers and anyone who wants to learn more about livability, the AARP Livable Communities Library contains more than a dozen free publications — on topics including housing, transportation, placemaking and more.

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Livability News & Notes

How to Build an ADU — To encourage the creation of accessory dwelling units, the City of Seattle has launched an ADU website featuring preapproved construction plans and information that's useful for interested readers beyond the city's limits. (P.S. Check out the library link, above, for two AARP publications about ADUs.) Source: ADUniverse ►

How to Feed a Community and Support Restaurants — The Vermont Everyone Eats! program pays local restaurants to provide meals for neighbors in need. Source: The Daily Yonder ►

How to Help Solve Housing Insecurity — The Arizona Community Foundation is seeking "creative minds" that can develop answers to the state's affordable-housing crisis. The winning team will be awarded $250,000 for use in seeding or implementing its proposal. Source: HousingSecurityChallenge.org ►

JUST ONE MORE

Registration is open for "Navigating the Needs of Unhoused Populations Amidst COVID-19," a webinar hosted by the National Association of Counties (NACo) on October 14.