Housing’s Role in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area: Creating a Livable Community for All Ages

December 12, 2007 – 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, Misssouri

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Program

As part of the Aging in Place Initiative, the Kansas City Metropolitan Area has been selected by MetLife Foundation, Partners for Livable Communities and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging to host the third of six national workshops on creating livable communities for all ages.

Housing’s Role in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area: Creating a Livable Community for All Ages will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 12. This workshop will focus on creating an environment that identifies and facilitates taking the next steps in creating housing options for a livable community. This workshop seeks to attract local decision makers who can identify key areas to work on to enhance housing choices and together define the next steps.

Attendees will learn how to JumpStart the Conversation on aging and apply for a special grant to unique partnerships taking action on Aging in Place. The grants are intended to stimulate innovative action on at the local level.

As a result of the workshops and grant opportunities, communities will have a renewed sense of urgency on approaching community livability for all as well as an energized group of organizations and individuals collaborating to face the challenges that accompany this time of change.