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How Local Governments Can Get Involved
Everyone will benefit from EngAging Illinois. Therefore, everyone has a role to play in translating the Plan into real progress. In addition to the work of State agencies, we can all find ways to support making the Plan’s priorities, strategies, and actions become reality.
Elected officials and their staffs can review the Plan and its funding strategies for legislative ideas that will help transform the lives of older constituents. We also hope they will speak up publicly on behalf of these ideas to raise awareness of both the opportunities and challenges that the aging of our population presents.
Local governments can use the community assessments and other tools and resources we’re developing and compiling to ensure their city, town, township or village is paying sufficient attention to older citizens and providing age-friendly services and infrastructure that enable all of us to live well as we get older.
For more information on how your office or department can help implement EngAging Illinois, contact: Aging.MultisectorPlan@illinois.gov
