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Evaluating your age-friendly community program: a step-by-step guide

Guide

AARP

20 Jun 2022

This guide from AARP was developed to help communities document and evaluate their progress in becoming more age-friendly.

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Redundancy Support Project: Insights and next steps

Webinar

Centre for Ageing Better

10 Sep 2024

Ageing Better is looking at new ways to support older workers through restructure and redundancy. Over the past three years we have researched, co-designed and delivered a pilot to improve outcomes for older workers at risk of redundancy.

Civic participation and employment

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Age-friendly Communities: A handbook of principles to guide local policy and action

Guide

Centre for Ageing Better

13 Feb 2025

This handbook outlines the key features of age-friendly communities in the UK, and gives examples of practices and policies that can be implemented at a local level.

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Online Version: Commissioning employment and skills provision for over 50s - A Commissioner Toolkit

Guide

Centre for Ageing Better

25 Sep 2024

A commissioner toolkit for working with 50+ jobseekers

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Redundancy Support for Over 50s

Guide

Centre for Ageing Better

3 Apr 2025

A guide for union reps engaging with both employers and with members over 50 who are experiencing redundancy.

Communication and information

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International Day of Older People – 1 October 2025

Toolkit

Centre for Ageing Better

3 Jul 2025

Join the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities in celebrating the power that social connections have in shaping our lives and communities, this International Day of Older People

Communication and information
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Guide: Developing a local ‘State of Ageing’ report

Guide

Centre for Ageing Better

28 Jun 2022

This guide aims to support local authorities, voluntary and community sector leaders and others who want to use data to drive change towards better later lives.

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Paul McGarry’s top 10 tips for Age-friendly Communities

Blog

Paul McGarry

19 Oct 2022

There’s a wealth of knowledge and experience in the world of ageing and Age-friendly Communities, and a strong culture of sharing. Learning from one another can help us make ageing better a reality in our communities.

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