"Pillar" meetings set to determine first AF MG projects for coming year
June 2024
AF MG is excited to announce the next steps in the work of Age-Friendly Maple Grove. Stakeholders and community members are invited to join us for one or all of the upcoming meetings to identify priority actions in each pillar. We'll take the conversations from the workshop to the next level, and get people connected to work that matters to them!
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2024, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Pillar 1: Built Environment
Housing, Transportation, Outdoor Spaces & Buildings
MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2024, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Pillar 2: Connection and Inclusion
Communication and Information, Social Participation, Civic Engagement & Employment
MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2024, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Pillar 3: Services and Security:
Community Support and Health Services; Emergency Preparedness
Meeting Location: The meetings will be virtual. All meetings will use the Zoom link below.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3881441336?pwd=Z1hWOVlUTzFDY3czNCtkYzU1UTJWQT09
(Meeting ID: 388 144 1336; Passcode: 374468)
RSVP: Please RSVP to efaust@maplegrovemn.gov.
If you are unable to attend a meeting in your pillar(s) of interest, please let us know! We will be finding alternate ways to engage people who cannot attend for any reason. As we move forward with action teams or subcommittees, those teams will schedule their own meetings to ensure everyone involved can attend and whether they prefer in-person or virtual meetings.
Age-Friendly Maple Grove holds quarterly Leadership Team meeting - May 10
The Age-Friendly Maple Grove Leadership Team held its second quarter meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024. Click here to view the meeting minutes. The third quarter meeting is scheduled for Friday, August 9, 9:00-10:30am. Meetings are held virtually; all are welcome to attend. Those interested should email Liz Faust at efaust@maplegrovemn.gov for the virtual meeting invitation.
Age-Friendly Maple Grove invites community to April 30 workshop
April 2024
Age-Friendly Maple Grove launched its new three-year action plan in January with a lively kick-off event for the community. Building on that momentum, this half-day workshop was an opportunity for the community to weigh in on what projects to take on this year, and learn about how community members might contribute to the work. The interactive workshop included a mix of presentation, discussion, brainstorming, and networking - with breaks, refreshments and lunch throughout the day. Following the workshop, AF MG leaders will work with interested stakeholders and community members - both those new to the work and those who already connected to the initiative - to determine which action items to tackle in the coming year.
AF MG releases new Action Plan!
January 2024
After an 18-month community needs assessment and planning process, Age-Friendly Maple Grove is excited to announce the release of its 2024-2026 Action Plan. This is the initiative's second action plan, the first of which ran from 2019-2021. The plans and the work are part of Maple Grove's membership in the World Health Organization/AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. AF MG hosted an Open House and Kickoff event on Wed., January 10 from 2pm-3:30pm at the Community Center to officially launch the plan and invite community involvement.
View the Action Plan here, and view the slide presentation from the Open House event here.
Age-Friendly Maple Grove preparing new action plan
August 2023
Age-Friendly Maple Grove leaders are developing their second three-year action plan and anticipate releasing it by end the year. The action plan is the next step after an 18-month community needs assessment that involved a community survey, key informant interviews with cross-sector professionals and partner organizations, and input from city staff and directors from nearly all departments. The action plan will address issues that emerged as priorities and opportunities that emerged from the needs assessment. It will be implemented from 2023 through 2025.
Age-Friendly Maple Grove completes 5-year cycles as an age-friendly community
January 5, 2023
Age-Friendly Maple Grove, launched in 2016, has completed its first five-year cycle as a member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. The City of Maple Grove enrolled in the network in 2016. The fifth city in Minnesota to join at the time, Minnesota now has 20 cities and counties enrolled in the network, and the state of Minnesota itself joined in 2022. Member communities follow a program with a flexible, five-year framework addressing various aspects of community life. Age-Friendly Maple Grove is a community-driven, city-sponsored initiative led by a mix of city staff, cross-sector professionals, and community members.
State of MN joins the AARP age-friendly network
January 24, 2022 - The State of Minnesota this month became the tenth state in the U.S. to join the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. The City of Maple Grove joined the network in 2016, and there now are 14 member cities and counties--including Hennepin County--in the state. Minnesota's enrollment is an exciting step for the state, which has been ramping up its age-friendly work in recent years. Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order in December 2019 establishing the Governor's Council on an Age-Friendly Minnesota, and the first ever age-friendly legislation passed in June 2021--extending the Council for two more years, and providing funding for a new age-friendly communities grants program and the hiring of an age-friendly executive director.
Click here to learn more about what it means for Minnesota to join the network >>