AGE-FRIENDLY PEI
Age-friendly PEI (AFPEI) is a non-profit organization started by members of the former Summerside Age-friendly Cities Committee (AFCC). AFPEI operates thanks to the generous support of the Province of Prince Edward Island. Our mission is to have people of all ages across PEI have access to age-friendly living environments and communities.
WHAT WE DO
Age-friendly PEI is committed to promoting the inclusion and participation of people of all ages and abilities in a community. We follow the Public Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC) 5 milestones to becoming an age-friendly community. Our goal is to use these milestones to assist communities and organizations in PEI to become recognized as age-friendly by both PEI's Age-friendly Recognition Program and the PHAC. We provide support, advocacy, and education to help islanders live healthy and active lives in a welcoming, friendly and supportive environment.​PEI has adopted the PHAC's 5 Milestones to help guide communities to become age-friendly (PHAC, 2024). Communities can follow these guidelines:
Establish an advisory committee that includes the active engagement of older adults;
Secure a local municipal council resolution to actively support, promote and work toward becoming age-friendly;
Establish a robust and concrete plan of action that responds to the needs identified by older adults in their community;
Demonstrate commitment to action by publicly posting the action plan;
Commit to measuring activities, reviewing action plan outcomes and reporting on them publicly.
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HOW TO GET INVOLVED
We can help you and your community with planning, organizing and getting started.
We invite you to contact us.
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PLANNING AN AGE-FRIENDLY ACTIVITY OR INITIATIVE
Active participation is an essential part of AFPEI's success. Planning an age-friendly activity is a great way to connect with your local community and spread the importance of our mission. With 8 different domains of community life and 5 milestones to be achieved, it is easy to find something that personally inspires you.
ORGANIZING AN EVENT
One of the ways you can participate is by helping to organize an age-friendly (AF) event in your community. This will help your community gain the support it needs to take part in PEI's Age-friendly Recognition Program. You can also help spread the word about AFPEI, all that we're doing and the Government's AF Recognition Program.
It's just that simple!
VOLUNTEERING
Every individual has the ability to motivate others to inspire true change. By volunteering, you become a crucial part of our movement, helping to make sure that our mission is heard by others and that it has a far-reaching impact.
