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In July 2015, Henderson was the first city in Nevada to be designated as an Age-Friendly Community by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). The AARP defines an Age-Friendly Community as an inclusive and accessible urban environment that promotes active aging. Following this designation, the City adopted its first Age Friendly Plan in January 2018. Farmers Market - Seniors in Line

The 2024 Age-Friendly Action Plan is an update to the 2018 Plan and used the goals and strategies from the previous Plan as a foundation to accomplish the following:

  1. Fulfill AARP's requirements to maintain designation for an Age-Friendly Community
  2. Evaluate the goals and strategies of the previous Plan to identify gaps and ongoing priorities
  3. Develop new goals and metrics based on feedback from the Outreach and Engagement Groups

For more information on Age-Friendly Communities, please visit the AARP's Network of Age-Friendly Communities.

2024 Henderson Age-Friendly Action Plan

To maintain its Age-Friendly Community designation, the City of Henderson developed the 2024 Henderson Age-Friendly Action Plan.

Age-Friendly Plan CoverThe Plan is anticipated to be adopted by City Council in 2024 and complies with AARP's eight domains of livability including:

  1. Outdoor Spaces and Buildings
  2. Transportation
  3. Housing
  4. Social Participation
  5. Respect and Social Inclusion
  6. Civic Participation and Employment
  7. Communication and Information
  8. Community Support and Health Services

Former Age-Friendly Action Plan

AARP Funded Projects

 2022 AARP Bike Racks  2022 AARP Murals

2020 Army Street Murals

 2019 AARP Community Garden 1     2019 AARP Community Garden 2     2019 AARP Community Garden 3     

More About the Age-Friendly Community Network via AARP
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AARP works with local officials and partner organizations around the country to identify communities for membership in the age-friendly network. AARP facilitates the community's enrollment and guides its representatives through the network's implementation and assessment process. The purpose of the AARP Network for Age-Friendly Communities is threefold:
  1. Serve as a catalyst for educating, encouraging, promoting, and recognizing the improvements that make cities more supportive of older residents and people of ALL ages.
  2. Provide cities with age-friendly resources by tapping into national and global research, models, and best practices.
  3.  Leverage and enhance AARP's existing and extensive work in community outreach, advocacy, and livable communities.

Combined with the resources provided by AARP, the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities program supports AARP's goal of being recognized by elected officials and others as a leading resource for how to improve the livability of communities for people aged 50 or older and their families.

The AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities program is a tool that can be used to help local leaders prepare and change their communities to become great places for everyone to live. The AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities currently includes 795 communities nationwide (including towns, cities, countries, US territories, and states), covering nearly 100 million people nationwide.

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