Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

Community Assessment — 5 Steps to Becoming an Aging Texas Well Community

Resources

You may find the resource links below helpful in your efforts to build capacity in your community

Other States

Florida — Communities for a Lifetime
http://www.communitiesforalifetime.org/

Kansas — Lifelong Communities Initiative
http://www.agingkansas.org/kdoa/programs/LifeLong/lifelongcommunity.htm

Kentucky — Certified Retirement Communities
http://tourism.ky.gov/crc.asp

Mississippi — Hometown Mississippi Retirement
http://www.mississippi.org/retire/index.html

Other Helpful Resources

AARP Livable Communities
http://research.aarp.org/consume/d16905_communities.html

Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.gov/

AdvantAGE
http://www.vnsny.org/advantage/

Health & Human Services
http://www.dhhs.gov/

Housing & Urban Development
http://www.hud.gov/

Texas Area Agencies on Aging
http://www.dads.state.tx.us/contact/combined.cfm

The Next Steps

  1. Understand the Key Principles of Community Assessment
  2. Define your Community
  3. Form A Community Assessment Team
  4. Use the ATW Community Assessment Survey
  5. Take Action and Plan for Your Future

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Updated: November 2, 2007