May 4 ​Community Engagement Showcase

Join us for pizza, beer and community impact!

The Greater Richmond Age Wave and VCU Gerontology are hosting a Community Engagement Showcase event on May 4 at Triple Crossing (Fulton) from 5 pm - 7 pm. 

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As part of this event, we've organized a competition to share some of our exciting Age Wave Scholar projects! Please follow the link to read project descriptions and cast your votes. This event will celebrate and showcase these excellent projects and students' great work (including student awards), along with Age Wave Action Team updates and accomplishments. 

Please cast your votes in the Age Wave Scholar project competition!

Working to make the Richmond Region a great place for all people to grow older.

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The Greater Richmond Age Wave Coalition comprises public and private organizations, businesses, and community members working together to make the Richmond region a great place for all people to grow old. More than 150 regional stakeholders have come together as a catalyst to support this mission.
 
The Greater Richmond Age Wave Readiness Plan provides a map of components essential to preparing for the challenges and opportunities of our demographic shift by defining the goals, indicators, objectives and strategies to achieve an age-friendly community.  The Plan provides a tool for strategic planning coordinating efforts, achieving economies of scale and measuring progress. 
 
The strategic effort to implement the Plan is led by the Age Wave Leadership Committee and by four category-specific Work Groups.  Broad goals established for the Age Wave initiative include:
 
  • Create opportunities to educate the public about needs of older adults and the effects of anticipated population changes
  • Seek input on a broad range of community needs, assets, and solutions
  • Bring together and join with other stakeholders to achieve a concentration of interest in jointly-developed community goals
  • Prioritize strategies, developed in the completed Plan, that prepare for the projected growth of the region’s older adult population
  • Establish baselines to measure achievement of goals and drive plan updates

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History Makers

Photos from past events

Age Wave Readiness Plans

Come Together Zine
(Fall 2016)

Strategic Update
(updated 2015)
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Age Wave Readiness Plan
(created 2013)
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ACTION TEAMS

Four results-oriented work groups and community deliverables drive new momentum and progress through the delivery of concrete products that include:
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