Civic Engagement & Employment

Bangor Livable Communities: promoted citizen engagement in the comprehensive planning process by asking residents of all ages to participate in walk audits  and share their results with the Bangor Planning Department

Age-Friendly Chelsea: hosts quarterly meetings for residents to meet and talk with their town manager

Age-Friendly Readfield: engages a committee member to act as liason to each of the town's volunteer committees (recreation, comprehensive planning, and more)

Age-Friendly Saco: hosts annual "Meet the Candidate" events

Age-Friendly Yarmouth: is the go-to organization that municipal leaders consult when they are contemplating changes impacting older residents

Bangor Livable Communities: hosted a volunteer fair for organizations throughout the community to recruit volunteers

Age-Friendly Community Initiative (Bethel region): collaborates with local high school groups to perform household chores through the Handy Neighbor Program

Age-Friendly Communities of the Lower Kennebec (Bath region) matches volunteers with programs that excite them and encourages volunteers to take leadership roles

Age-Friendly South Portland promotes volunteering and neighborhood connections in their snow shoveling program

Age-Friendly Sullivan: welcomes all ages to volunteer in their Spring Clean-Up, followed by a community BBQ to say thank you

Age and Ability Friendly Bucksport: awards a "Golden Shovel" to the local business that does the best job clearing snow so that residents can enter and leave safely

Age-Friendly Portland: provided a free portable ramp to 10 businesses/organizations that were not able to add a permanent ramp entrance; all participants were added to the growing number of designated Age-Friendly Business and Organizations certified by Age-Friendly Portland and promoted in the Portland Visitor Guide