UMaine mentioned in Piscataquis Observer article on aging-in-place initiatives
The University of Maine was mentioned in a Piscataquis Observer article on aging-in-community projects in the area. The Piscataquis Thriving in Place Collaborative (TiP) is an aging-in-place resource and referral network coordinated by the Charlotte White Center (CWC) that has grown to more than 60 partners over the last four years, according to the article. In the first year, CWC and the UMaine Center on Aging guided a group of volunteers and service providers through an assessment of what older and medically vulnerable adults needed to remain in their homes and communities, the article states. UMaine’s Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies also was a lead organization for the effort. Over a year ago, TiP partners recognized a need to spread their learning and support to individual towns interested in developing local age-friendly networks. TiP pledged to help launch initiatives in towns that joined the network, starting by convening a steering committee to work with the UMaine Center on Aging to survey the needs of community residents. The goal of the Age Friendly Piscataquis project is for the towns to establish standing committees that work with their municipal leaders to develop and implement age-friendly action plans, Piscataquis Observer reported.