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12/10/2019 2019 Summit Age-Friendly Minnesota – Engaging All Voices and Communities 1 Thank you to our sponsors 2 Welcome Amanda Vickstrom Chair MN Leadership Council on Aging 3 1

12/10/2019 Age-Friendly Minnesota Kari Benson Executive Director MN Board on Aging 4 Age-Friendly Minnesota Designation Governor Tim Walz 5 Engaging Community in Becoming Great for People of All Ages Laura Poskin Director Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh 6 2

12/10/2019 Engaging Communities to Include All Ages Laura Poskin, MPSG Director of Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh 7 Close your eyes. 8 This is about us. 9 3

12/10/2019 Photo: Briana E. Heard 10 It’s about making our world more inclusive and respectful of every generation. 11 Photo: Bike Pittsburgh 12 4

12/10/2019 Our job is to change how we view aging and how we plan our communities for it. 13 Every day, 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65. Source: Pew Research Center 14 Super-aged society Source: U.S. Census Bureau 15 5

12/10/2019 Super-aged society Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 16 In Minnesota, 65+ population surpasses school-age population in 2020. Source: Minnesota State Demographic Center 17 18 6

12/10/2019 New demographic reality 19 Language matters Source: AMA Manual of Style 20 Source: Psychology & Aging, 2011 21 7

12/10/2019 Source: Oxford Economics, 2013 22 We are all aging. 23 Photo: Bike Pittsburgh 24 8

12/10/2019 Photos: Larry Rippel 25 Our assets Our challenges Our innovative ideas 26 Access Connection Innovation 27 9

12/10/2019 Lively Pittsburgh | Photo: John Columbo 28 29 Photo: Scott Schubert 30 10

12/10/2019 Source: Cigna, 2018 | Photo: Grace Wong 31 AARP Pennsylvania | Photo: Jeff Swensen 32 Listen. Listen again. 33 11

12/10/2019 Build on strengths. 34 Celebrate your story. 35 Thank you! Laura Poskin, MPSG @lauraposkin swppa.org/agefriendly @AgeFriendlyPGH 36 12

12/10/2019 Age-Friendly Minnesota State Leaders Panel 37 Aging Together Minnesota: Confronting Disparities in Systems & Communities Panel 38 Action Planning Breakout Sessions 39 13

12/10/2019 How One Community is Embracing Age-Friendly Communities Susan Pha Council Member City of Brooklyn Park 40 Brooklyn Park: Susan n Pha Living & Aging Brooklyn Park City Council Together, Differently Leadership Council on Aging Summit | December 11, 2019 Image: frimages/Getty Images 41 Presentation Overview • Introduc ucti tion: : Who am I, and why does this work matter to me? • Brooklyn Park: k: Who Are We? • Cities’ Role in Age -Friend ndly Work • BP’s Engagement: What We Did and What We Learned • Examples of Our Work • Closing ng 42 14

12/10/2019 Who is BP? • NW Hennepin County • 6 th biggest city in MN f (80,610 pop.) • 49% White (“Majority minority”) • 21.5% aged 55+ 43 Brooklyn Park’s increasing diversity: 2000 to 2017 Hispan anic/Lati Latinx: 3% Other: 2% Hispan anic/Lati Latinx: 6 % Asian an: 9% Other 0.6% Asian an: 17% Black 14% White: 49% Black: 27 27% White: 71% 2017 2000 44 Population by Race: Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, State of MN 90% 80% Source: US Census Bureau, 2000, 2017 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% White hite Bla lack or Af Africa ican- Asian Asia Hispanic/ Hispa ic/La Latinx tinx Othe ther Americ Ame rican Brooklyn Park Hennepin County State of MN 45 15

12/10/2019 Our context xt fo for age-fri friendly endly work Racial, ethnic and cultural diversity Economic diversity and disparity Varied experiences, needs, and priorities Fragmented landscape 46 “Cities are ground zero for the demograp aphic shift t that is changing America a and the wo world. Too many local leaders still overlook the connection between aging policies and their cities’ vitality and sustainability. Cities can take the lead to integrate older adults into policies and planning across multiple domains.” 47 “Age -friendly must be defined not as a new program or a new trend in service delivery but as a fundamental rethinking of how we live together.” - Kathryn Lawler, “Go Big or Go Home,” Public Policy Aging Report, 2015 48 16

12/10/2019 BP’s timeline: quick overview • 2015: Task Force on Aging created & made recommendations • 2018: Conducted extensive community needs assessment; developed recommendations report • 2019: Look inside local government: What does age-friendly mean for each department? • 2020: Building community involvement Aligns gns with th othe her City strategi gic initi tiati tives: • BP 2025 (community planning process) • Customer Service Initiative Continuous Improvement • • Racial Equity 49 Brooklyn Park’s Age -Friendly Engagement Process • Residents External al • Key Stakeholders Engage gagement • Community Partners • Key Staff Internal al • Department Enga gage gement Heads/Managers • Commissions Recommend endations Report 50 Gathering Community Input Externa nal (Commu mmuni nity ty) Enga gage geme ment: nt: RESIDENTS : COMMUNITY PARTNERS RS AND KEY ST STAKEHOLD OLDERS RS • CAC class participants • Allina Health – Faith Nurse • Community Assembly • Liberian Health Initiative Program attendees • NAMI • CAC Fitness Instructors • Meals on Wheels volunteer • North Hennepin • Community Ed (Osseo & drivers Community College Anoka-Hennepin) • Immigrant/refugee focus • Saint Al’s Church • CEAP groups: Lao, Liberian, SE • Saint Therese at Oxbow • Creekside Gables Asian Lakes • Hennepin County Dept. of • Dynamic Aging Resource • Sierra Leone Nurses Public Health Fair attendees Association of MN • Hennepin County Library • Focus groups at senior • Tradition (senior housing) • Hennepin Health housing: Brooks Landing, • The Waterford (senior • Hy-Vee SummerCrest, Tradition housing) • Lao Assistance Center of MN 51 17

12/10/2019 Key Takea eaways: ys: Commons lessons from m older r low-income me resident dents and resident dents of color, , includ udin ing immigra rants and refug ugee ees • General disconnect or lack of interest in City programs/offerings • Most comfortable within their own cultural groups. • Language matters. A lot. • Immigrants & refugees can be vulnerable due to language and lack of understanding about systems and rights 52 Recom ommend ndati tions ns: : How ow does s the City resp spond nd? • Allow staff additional time to develop relationships and meaningfully engage people • Don’t create; facilitate. Support existing events/activities. • Better support and utilize partner organizations • Redefine what success looks like 53 A new lens , not just new services Put an age-friendly lens on work that would be done anyway. 54 18

12/10/2019 City Hall remodeling project: How do we make sure it works well for older visitors? • ADA isn’t enough. • How easily can people actually… – Enter/exit the building? – Complete their business in the building? – Get the assistance they might need? • Consider seating: Where is it? Is it easy to sit down in and get up from? 55 $26 mill. park bond referendum: How do we make sure it works well for older residents? • Trails get better signage, lighting, and seating • Community Activity Center remodeled with Universal Design principles • Neighborhood park redevelopments: make appealing to older residents 56 Examples of BP’s support of older residents • Senior homeowner loan program for home modifications ($150K for 2020) • Providing space to Sierra Leone Nurses Association to meet with elders • A beloved Community Center with many classes for 55+ 57 19

12/10/2019 Understandings that must shape the work • “Seniors” aren’t one monolithic group. • Older adults ts help drive local al economies. • Pe People want to to give and have purpose. Create pathways to make that possible. • Age-friend ndly improvements ts benefit t all ages. • Aging is universal al. This is all of us. 58 Thank you! Susan Pha, Brooklyn Park City Council Susan.Pha@BrooklynPark.org | 763-315-8496 59 Moving towards Age-Friendly Minnesota & the work of the Council Rajean Moone MNLCOA Executive Director 60 20

12/10/2019 Putting it Together Age-Friendly Health Systems Age- Dementia Age-Friendly Friendly Friendly Universities Communities MN Purposeful community engagement 61 MNLCOA’s Pledge 1. Create an Age-Friendly MN listserv to keep the momentum going and connect us all 2. Establish foundation for an Age-Friendly MN application including results from today’s summit 3. Designate the 2020 Summit as Moving Age-Friendly MN Forward Together 4. Support Age-Friendly MN systems and policy changes 62 Stay Involved Join the Age-Friendly MN listserv Show up to convenings and events to support Age- Friendly MN Advocate for your community to become an Age-Friendly Community 63 21

12/10/2019 mnlcoa.org Rajean Moone, Executive Director 651-235-0346 rajean@mnlcoa.org 64 22