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Clayton to join AARP Age‑Friendly network; staff to seek community needs assessment
Summary
The Clayton City Council approved a resolution authorizing staff to pursue collaboration with AARP's Age‑Friendly communities network. Development Director Colin Carville and ThriveWise volunteer leaders said joining would unlock expert support and potential grant funding to conduct a community needs assessment and develop an action plan.
Colin Carville, the city’s development director, told the Clayton City Council that staff will apply to join the AARP Age‑Friendly Network if council approves the resolution.
“My name is Colin Carville. I am the development director for the city of Clayton,” Carville said while outlining the initiative, telling council the Age‑Friendly program—founded in 2012 and recently organized at the state level—offers communities access to technical support and potential grant funding. He said a recurring donor distributes funds through the Dayton Foundation that the network communities can apply for…
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