Seniors

Burlington Livable Community Project is engaging residents, community organizations and the City to make changes so people of all ages can live in the setting of their choice, get around the city in a variety of ways, and engage fully in the life of our community.  For more information visit the AARP Site. This month's guest is Jason Van Driesche from Local Motion. The show's topic will be the Safe Streets Collaborative, a community-wide effort to make Burlington's streets safer for bikers and walkers.

Burlington Livable Community Project is engaging residents, community organizations and the City to make changes so people of all ages can live in the setting of their choice, get around the city in a variety of ways, and engage fully in the life of our community.  For more information visit the AARP Site. Today's guest is Angela Smith-Dieng,  Food Stamp/Policy Specialist, Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger.

HomeShare Vermont helps elders and people with disabilities stay in their homes by matching them with people who need affordable housing or caregiving jobs. For more information visit www.HomeShareVermont.org or call 802.863.5625.

Burlington Livable Community Project is engaging residents, community organizations and the City to make changes so people of all ages can live in the setting of their choice, get around the city in a variety of ways, and engage fully in the life of our community. Tonight's program: How do doctor’s offices end up in a location with no bus service or sidewalks? Fletcher Allen Health Care has located several medical offices off of Hinesburg Road in South Burlington. People who cannot drive are having trouble getting to appointments. Find out how these offices got located so far off the beaten track and what local activists with Vermont Interfaith Action are trying to do about it.. Host Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur speaks with Charlie Rathbone and Karin Davis of Vermont Interfaith Action on the issue For more information visit the AARP Site:

Livable Community Project is engaging residents, community organizations and the City to make changes so people of all ages can live in the setting of their choice, get around the city in a variety of ways, and engage fully in the life of our community. Host Jennifer Wallace-Brodeur speaks with Smart Growth Vermont Executive Director Noelle MacKay, on land planning for the aging population. For more information visit the AARP Site:

Livable Community Project is engaging residents, community organizations and the City to make changes so people of all ages can live in the setting of their choice, get around the city in a variety of ways, and engage fully in the life of our community. For more information visit the AARP Site: Host Jennifer Wallace Brodeur speaks with guest Hal Colston, Executive Director of Neighborkeepers, on this important topic.

Livable Community Project is engaging residents, community organizations and the City to make changes so people of all ages can live in the setting of their choice, get around the city in a variety of ways, and engage fully in the life of our community. For more information visit the AARP Site:

Neighbor to Neighbor AmeriCorps members at the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging made this documentary about Seniors making 'comfort dolls' for abandon children in Ethiopia.

AmeriCorps members at CVAA recruit seniors from the Burlington area to create "comfort" dolls for children in Selamta, Ethiopia.

Livable Community Project is engaging residents, community organizations and the City to make changes so people of all ages can live in the setting of their choice, get around the city in a variety of ways, and engage fully in the life of our community. For more information visit the AARP Site: http://www.aarp.org/sk/blcp/