UMaine Center on Aging cited in BDN article on making Bangor ‘age-friendly’
The University of Maine Center on Aging was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “Defining ‘age-friendly’ for Bangor.” With another year to serve in his three-year term on the Bangor City Council, outgoing chairman Sean Faircloth said he remains committed to strategies aimed at building Bangor’s status as an age-friendly community, according to the article. One of Faircloth’s strategies for supporting older city residents is the Innovative Neighborhoods Initiative. The project divides the city into five geographic neighborhoods and challenges them to develop proposals for making their communities safer, more vibrant and more attractive to residents of all ages, the BDN reported. Focus groups have been meeting across the city under the leadership of the Bangor Department of Health and Community Services and the UMaine Center on Aging and with funding from the senior advocacy group AARP. A report of their recommendations is due early next month, the article states.