Our Mission
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San Mateo's age friendly journey
In 2020, the Age Friendly Task Force was formed to prepare San Mateo’s application to the AARP, under the guidance of CAFÉ, which had a contract with the County to assist cities with their applications. After the application was submitted some of the Task Force members stayed on and worked with City staff to prepare the Action Plan and began implementing some of the projects outlined in the application.
The Task Force became the Age Friendly Coalition, with the goal of continuing implementation of Action Plan goals and encouraging the City to implement the goals for older adults outlined in the 2040 General Plan.
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The San Mateo Application to the AARP was approved by the City Council and submitted to the AARP on September 24, 2020 with a letter from the mayor.
By submitting the application San Mateo committed to actively engage with residents and local advocates to make San Mateo an Age-Friendly place to live.
The AARP required that San Mateo submit an Action Plan within two years of acceptance into the program in which it explains the City’s overall approach to making the city more Age-Friendly.
Implementation of the Action Plan is supposed to be completed within five years.
The Plan
The Age Friendly Task Force conducted interviews with each City Department to learn how age friendly the department and its services are and what might be done to improve age friendliness going forward.
The City retained a consultant with experience in preparing Age Friendly Action Plans.
The Action Plan was submitted to the AARP in November 2022. It can be found at https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/4687/Age-Friendly-San-Mateo