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2013 Work Plan
MISSION STATEMENT
The Senior Advisory Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Fort Collins City
Council on programs and policies that help aging citizens live full and interesting lives and
continue to contribute, participate, and share in the life of the community.
The following goals are designed to support the mission of the Board:
1. To remain vigilant and informed about services, resources, trends, issues and needs
that affect aging adults in our community.
2. To advocate for the kind of effective, efficiently delivered services that have made
Fort Collins a leader in retirement communities and a place where adults can age well.
3. To convey the message to members of the community about the value of older adults
and the issues and current challenges facing them in our community.
4. To work to inform the community of the available resources for older adults.
5. Support and advocate for the Senior Center Expansion campaign.
The Board will implement the following objectives to meet their goals.
1. Develop a very consistent, strategic, communications system of contact in order to
inform, educate and advocate.
2. Support the Senior Center, including participating in the Senior Center expansion
discussions and planning.
3. Work with the Senior Transportation Coalition and other transportation entities to
help ensure senior issues are acknowledged and built into any transportation decisions
made in 2013.
4. Host the 2013 Bridging the Gap Networking event in collaboration with the Loveland
Senior Advisory Board and the Office On Aging.
5. Make sure the conversation continues about what this community is going to look like
in the next 10, 15, 20 years and how senior issues can best be addressed.