[Report] The role of faith-based organisations in developing age-friendly communities
The role of faith-based organizations in developing age-friendly communities
A policy innovation partnership between public agencies and faith-based organizations in Greater Manchester.
Faith-based spaces are important community assets. They are a critical form of social infrastructure and often already provide important services to older people. Yet they have limited formal engagement with the age-friendly cities agenda. By working closely with Age-Friendly Manchester through a secondment scheme, this project explores the overlap of healthy ageing and faith in the context of age-friendly cities.
It investigates how older people are using and shaping faith spaces; how they enact cultural heritage in these spaces; and how intersecting aspects such as ethnicity, gender, social class, inform their participation.
The final report from this research is available here: Developing Age-Friendly Communities to Support Healthy Ageing: the role of faith spaces as social infrastructure.
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By
Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG)
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Published
May 17, 2024
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Subject Area
- Information, Referral, & Advocacy
- Mental Health and Wellness
- Social Connectedness / Social Isolation
- General Health and Wellness
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Audience
- Academics
- Funders
- Government (Politicians, Policy Makers) and Health Authorities
- Service Providers (Non-profits, Community Organizations, Local government)
- Caregivers, Seniors & Volunteers
- Government
- Health Authorities
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Category
- Research & Evidence
- Research & Reports
- Impact Stories