Working Towards a More Equitable and Age-Friendly Region

The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Age-Friendly Communities Collaborative is seeking feedback and input on its strategic priorities for 2022. Strategic priorities are topics of regional and cross-jurisdictional relevance that will guide Caucus initiatives to help municipalities better support the region’s aging population.

Elected officials, appointed commissioners, and municipal staff members from the Chicago metropolitan region are invited to complete the following survey by May 15th, 2022: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AFCCSurvey2022. The survey contains 23 questions and should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. Please submit just one response per municipality.

 

The Age-Friendly Communities Collaborative

The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Age-Friendly Communities Collaborative convenes elected officials and municipal staff from across the Chicago region to discuss shared local challenges and best practices related to supporting aging-in-community. In 2020, the Collaborative established the AFCC Action Agenda, which outlines a set of shared goals involving Housing, Transportation, Human Services & Health, Community Engagement & Programming, and Safety. These shared goals are explored at quarterly Collaborative meetings, which typically cover relevant state and national policy updates and feature guest presentations from subject-matter experts and local municipalities.

About the Survey

The survey asks municipalities to comment on topics similar to those outlined in the AFCC Action Agenda as they relate to their community’s older adult population. These topics include:

  • Safety
  • Housing
  • Transportation & Connectivity
  • Accessibility
  • Land use
  • Building Conditions
  • Local Services
  • Social Engagement
  • Communications.

Survey responses will inform a review and update of the AFCC Action Agenda in late 2022.

Learn More

For questions about the survey, or to learn more about the MMC Age-Friendly Communities Collaborative, please contact Katie Friedman, kfriedman@mayorscaucus.org. Thank you.