Shared Future Oregon
Upcoming Legislation—Support HB 3497
Watch this space! HB 3497 is a vital step toward a stronger, more resilient Oregon for all generations. This legislation, expected to drop any day, will create a Shared Future Oregon Task Force to develop a Multi-Sector Plan for Aging (MPA). Once the bill is live, we will provide information about how to submit testimony in support of HB 3497 Learn more here.
You can take action today ahead of the bill going live! Pledge your support for HB 3497!
Read the full bill here.
This is THE Moment to Build on Our Interconnectedness + Strength
By 2034, Oregonians 65 and older will outnumber those 18 and under. This permanent shift in our population affects individuals, families and communities, especially in rural areas where this shift is already underway. While the challenges ahead are great, so is the potential. AGE+ is proposing a comprehensive strategy to rethink how aging affects the way society perceives, plans for and responds to our changing demographics—a multi-sector plan for aging.
A Multi-sector Plan for Aging:
- Is a cross-sector effort that includes strategies for 10 or more years
- Includes a broad pool of stakeholders from the beginning of the process
- Is institutionalized by executive and legislative branches
- Is developed to guide the restructuring of state and local policy, programs and funding that is geared toward aging well in the community
Shared Future Benefits Communities by:
- Building partnerships among government agencies and departments
- Facilitating collaboration among diverse groups, families, businesses and many more public and private stakeholders
- Promoting equity and inclusion to combat bias and discrimination
- Raising awareness and responding to the impact of aging policy across the lifespan
A Multi-Sector Plan for Aging incorporates the framework of AARP’s Age-Friendly Communities.
Why Is This Important?
Our population shift means that we will experience a greater demand for comprehensive services—but that’s not all. This is a profound opportunity as older adults are often untapped assets. By creating a framework for cross-sector supports and services across the lifespan, we can follow a strengths-based approach to help all generations thrive.
Pledge Support for Shared Future Oregon!
Now is the time to advance statewide goals and policies centered on aging well and becoming an Age-Friendly State! Join AGE+, AARP Oregon and our other community partners today!
If you are printing and sending a letter of support, please mail it to AGE+ so we can send letters together for greater impact! Please send it to: AGE+ c/o Rose Le, 15900 SE 82nd Drive, Clackamas, OR 97015.
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Oregon’s Kitchen Table—Community Engagement to Inform the Building of a Multi-Sector Plan
During the fall and winter of 2021–2022, AGE+ worked with Oregon’s Kitchen Table, to conduct a public engagement process to hear from people throughout Oregon about their thoughts and hopes for aging well. Read the findings here.