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Creating Age-Friendly Oakland – Community Listening Sessions

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7 years ago

September 27, 2018

Oakland’s demographics are changing. Join the Oakland Mayor’s Commission on Aging for a series of Community Presentation & Listening Sessions to find out how you, your friends, and your neighbors can help make Oakland an age-friendly city—a livable community for all ages.

At each session we will discuss age-friendly domains for livable cities, including: Health & Wellness; Parks/Outside Spaces; Transportation; Social Participation; Employment; Civic Engagement; Volunteering; Housing; and Community Information.

Community listening sessions are free and open to the public. Sessions will be held in the following districts throughout the city. Your voice is important. Please join us!

For more information, contact Lenore McDonald, Center for Elders’ Independence, at 510-433-1150 or email lmcdonald@cei.elders.org. You may also visit cei.elders.org/events-directory.

If you need an ASL, Cantonese, Mandarin or Spanish interpreter or other assistance to participate, please email smeans@oaklandca.gov or call 510-238-6137 or 510-238-3254 for TDD/TYY five days in advance.

DISTRICT 1
Thur. 10/4—6 p.m.-8 p.m.
North Oakland Senior Center
1714 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland

DISTRICT 3
Sat. 9/29—1 p.m.-3 p.m.
West Oakland Senior Center
1724 Adeline Street, Oakland

DISTRICT 4
Sat. 10/6—10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Joaquin Miller Elementary
5525 Ascot Drive, Oakland

DISTRICT 6
Sat. 10/13—10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Center for Elders’ Independence
Eastmont Town Center
7200 Bancroft Ave., Suite 275
(Upper level near McDonalds)

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