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Join Age Friendly Central Brooklyn in Making a Difference

OUR MISSION

OUR MISSION

OUR MISSION

To empower adults age 62 and older to live an active, rich, and fulfilling life by engaging in activities that meet their social, economic, cultural, and civic interests in Central Brooklyn.

OUR PURPOSE

OUR MISSION

OUR MISSION

Giving value and voice; affirming who we are as older adults

OUR VALUES

OUR MISSION

OUR VALUES

Declaring Our existence and taking our rightful place as older adults 

Sharing Ideas and resources to empower older adults into action

Engaging With others to foster inclusiveness and a sense of belonging for older adults

Nurturing A lifestyle of health and wellness for older adults

Formerly Age Friendly Bedford-Stuyvesant & Crown Heights

 We are a community-based organization, led by a volunteer group of older adults that builds upon the rich experience of adults, age 62 and older, to ensure they live vibrantly and age-in-place safely. Through intentional outreach, we leverage local resources to improve their overall quality of life. We engage older adults in a myriad of activities to meet the social, economic, cultural, and civic needs of this growing population in Central Brooklyn 

History

  

Age Friendly Central Brooklyn (AFCB) evolved out of the Age Friendly NYC established in 2007 as a one-of-a kind partnership between the Office of the Mayor, The New York City Council, and The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) that works to identify and catalyze improvements to enable older people to access, enjoy, and contribute to city life. After receiving its official designation as an age-friendly city in 2007, New York City launched a pilot program in 2009 that featured three Aging Improvement Districts (AID). Bedford Stuyvesant was the only locally controlled AID district whose residents were primarily of African Descent.

In 2015, the City Council expanded and renamed the initiative Age Friendly Neighborhood Initiative. It was at that time that the Bedford-Stuyvesant Aging Improvement District became the Age Friendly Neighborhood Initiative of Bedford-Stuyvesant & Crown Heights (now an independent entity known as AFCB).

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Today

Age Friendly Central Brooklyn has a growing membership; offers an array of activities and services to promote healthy aging and longevity by focusing on seven Cohort Groups:   

Advocacy, Communications, Economic Empowerment, Health and Wellness, International, Membership & Volunteer Services, and Social inclusion; and a bi-monthly newsletter entitled THIRD CHAPTER LIVING  that highlights the issues of the day as they relate to aging. Launched in January 2020, the title THIRD CHAPTER LIVING was inspired by renowned sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot from her book: “The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50”.

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