AF MG shares latest Quarterly Update
January 9, 2024
Age-Friendly Maple Grove released a quarterly update summarizing highlights and accomplishments from October-December 2024. The AF MG Steering Committee developed the update and plans to release one each quarter for the city and community. Click here to view the Quarterly Update.
Age-Friendly Maple Grove holds fourth quarter meeting - Nov. 8, 2024
Nov. 9, 2024
The Age-Friendly Maple Grove Leadership Team held its fourth quarter meeting on Friday, November 8, 2024. Agenda items included updates on related work from the City of Maple Grove, the work of Domain Teams, and more. View the minutes here.
Meeting dates for 2025 are scheduled for the second Fridays of the second month of each quarter: February 14, May 9, August 8, November 14. All will be held from 9:00-10:30am via Zoom. Please email efaust@maplegrovemn.gov for details if you would like to attend. All are welcome.
Age-Friendly Maple Grove presents at Housing for All's Virtual Bus Tour
Oct. 24, 2024
Maple Grove Community Development Director Joe Hogeboom and AF MG Steering Committee member Bill Tiedemann, Trellis co-presented at Housing for All’s Virtual Bus Tour for Affordable Housing, sharing information about age-friendly housing and highlighting affordable housing developments for older Maple Grove residents. (View the presentation here.) Housing for All hosts an annual bus tour to share information firsthand about area housing concerns and solutions.
AF MG releases Quarterly Update - Fall 2024
Oct. 9, 2024
Age-Friendly Maple Grove released a Quarterly Update, highlighting work and accomplishments from July through September 2024. The AF MG Steering Committee developed the update and plans to release one each quarter for the city and community. Click here to view the Quarterly Update.
"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 via Zoom.
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.
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.