The Commission on Aging serves as a catalyst for improving public awareness of the senior and aging community. We work in collaboration with diverse community members and organizations to build bridges, open dialogue, celebrate accomplishments, encourage programming, and explore issues and concerns of older adults. Our intent is to promote solutions to the problems and challenges and celebrate the contributions of our older citizens.
Statutory Authority: 2.23.090
The CoA meeting are on the second Tuesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the Hooker Room
Please check the city's government calendar for exact dates and times.
Contact Info
Contact City of Bloomington Liaison Sue Owens at owenss@bloomington.in.gov or 812.349.3468
Click here to view the Commission brochure
2017 ANNUAL REPORT
GLANCING BACK, MOVING FORWARD: OUR ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2017
Aging affects us all. Often, our life experiences lead us to focus on the ways in which we differ (such as race, gender, religious preference, or socio-economic status). But aging is an experience we all have in common. Everyone who is lucky enough to grow old will feel some of the pains (and hopefully, some of the joys) associated with aging. So everyone will benefit from making Bloomington a more comfortable and welcoming community in which to age, not just those citizens who already are older now.
And that is the goal of the work we do: To help Bloomington become more age-and-ability-friendly. Our Annual Report will give you an overview of who we are, what we've done in 2017, and our plans for 2018. You can access the full text of the report by clicking on the cover image. We would welcome the opportunity to address any questions you might have about our work.
2016 Annual Report and supporting documents:
Initiatives and Resources
Details
Creative Aging Initiative
Through our year-round creative aging featured events we seek to bring people together to explore innovative solutions for making Bloomington a more age friendly place to live. Each event focuses on specific age related issues and incorporates artistic expression as a part of the event.
Seniors in Poverty
We seek to raise public awareness of aging-related issues in our community--specifically poverty. Our work on poverty explores issues and concerns, encourages programming, and advocates for understanding. Our intent is to promote solutions to problems, provide resources, raise awareness and encourage connections among older adults in our community using our combined expertise and interest.
Resources
Assisted Living in Indiana - Seniorguidance.org
Dementia Friendly Bloomington - dfbloomington.org/
Lifetime Community, a dementia-friendly neighborhoods for Bloomington