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Harrisonville Missouri - Harrisonville earns recognition as Community for All Ages 05 December 2022 ( news )
Harrisonville , state Missouri ( By Press Release office)
Dec 05,2022
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During the Board of Aldermen meeting on Monday , December 5 , the City of Harrisonville was named as a Bronze level Community for All Ages!
Harrisonville is one of four
Kansas City region cities who will be honored over the next few weeks by t
he Mid - America Regional Council ( MARC ) for becoming more age friendly .
Bonner Springs , KS; Harrisonville , MO; and Westwood , KS , will be recognized with Bronze Level awards for approving resolutions to demonstrate each city’s commitment to the program and implementing age - awareness education activities with elected officials , city staff , committees and residents .
Parkville , MO , earned Silver Level status , which required conducting a self - assessment of age - friendly policies and actions in areas such as transportation/mobility , outdoor spaces and public buildings , housing , community and health services , communication and social engagement .
The Communities for All Ages ( CFAA ) recognition program was developed by the First Suburbs Coalition and KC Communities for All Ages — two groups convened by MARC to develop programs and tools to support first - tier suburbs , help communities respond to a rapid increase in the older adult population , and make communities more welcoming for all age groups . The program is available to all jurisdictions in the nine - county MARC region .
Since the program’s inception , 23 local jurisdictions have been recognized for working to make their communities more age friendly . Previous Gold Level awards have gone to Excelsior Springs , Grandview , Gladstone , Independence , Kearney , Lee’s Summit , Mission , North Kansas City , Raymore and Roeland Park; Silver Level awards have gone to Grain Valley , Liberty and Peculiar; and Bronze Level awards have gone to Blue Springs , Johnson County , Merriam , Olathe , Parkville and Raytown .
The program’s three sequential levels of achievement reflect increasing degrees of commitment to becoming a CFAA . The Bronze Level recognizes heightened age awareness and requires a resolution or commitment by the city’s elected body , along with community presentations and public engagement . The Silver Level adds the completion of an assessment process and requires the community to appoint a resident - based committee to assess related city activities and investments . Gold , the highest level , recognizes communities that formally adopt a CFAA plan based on the assessment completed at the Silver Level . Communities can maintain their recognition status by advancing to higher levels or , once the Gold Level is achieved , continuing to implement new elements of their plans . The program encourages communities to respond positively to changing demographics and adopt policy and program approaches that make the region a great place to live and age well .
“Harrisonville prides itself in being a welcoming community for all ages , " Mayor Judy Bowman said . "Residents and City officials alike recognize the value of older individuals , their knowledge and experiences . Working with Communities for All Ages enables Harrisonville to utilize tried and tested practices to both create and sustain an age - friendly place . ”
More information about the recognition program is available online at
www . marc . org/kccfaa
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