Neighborhood leaders can help improve intergenerational experiences

Disclaimer: The views, opinions, and words of the below guest blog post do not necessarily represent or express those of BikePGH. They are solely those of the author. 

GUEST BLOG POST BY Cassandra Masters, Assistant Director, Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh

Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh is recruiting neighborhood leaders to improve the experiences of older adults and people of all ages in their neighborhood. Learn more about their vision for Allegheny County from their short video:

Learn about the Age-Friendly Neighborhood Project

The Age-Friendly Neighborhood project will work with you to rally advocates around an age-friendly vision for your neighborhood. It will support existing projects, and dream up new ones with neighbors of all ages.

Examples of this work may include community conversations, tech workshops, job training projects and advocacy for safer streets.

Three neighborhoods in Allegheny County will be selected for a two-year cycle, with seed funding provided to each neighborhood to support their age-friendly projects ($7,500 per year). Neighborhood ambassadors will receive a stipend of $2,500 per year.

How to Apply:

For more information or to submit your interest form, head to: tinyurl.com/AFNeighborhoods. Interest forms are due by February 13, 2022. If you have questions or would like to submit your interest form by phone, contact Cassandra Masters at cassandra.agefriendly@gmail.com or (412) 532-7144‬.

BECOME AN ADVOCATE

JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD’S BIKE/PED COMMITTEE

Want to get more involved with making Pittsburgh better for biking and walking? Become a bike/ped advocate. There are over 20 neighborhood bike/ped committees across the City and surrounding municipalities.

You can find a complete list of them here. You can always start your own committee too! Email anna@bikepgh.org for more information.