Age-Friendly Tucson Plan

FiveYear Plan for Civic Participation & Employment

City will make information about upcoming neighborhood association resource fairs publicly available, as well as continue to provide information about involvement in City boards and commissions.

Responsible Parties for Implementation

• Individual City of Tucson Neighborhood Associations

Suggested Partners for Implementation

Goal A Support age-friendly business practices. Recommendation 1 Work with Pima Council on Aging and Pima Community College’s Back toWork 50+ Program to identify best practices for age-friendly job training. • Promote existing programs that are designed to help older adults either remain in the workforce or reenter the workforce. • Create programs that prepare older adults for jobs that are in high demand. Recommendation 2 Anti-age discrimination training will be included in City staff training. Goal B Support and promote volunteer engagement opportunities for older adults. Recommendation 1 Encourage neighborhood associations to work withTucson Residents for Responsible Government to provide resource fairs.The

• Pima Council on Aging • Pima County One Stop • ELDER Alliance

• Pima Community College • Chambers of Commerce • The UnitedWay of Tucson and Southern Arizona • Our Family Services • Tucson Residents for Responsible Government

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