{"id":291791,"date":"2026-08-25T21:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T01:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=291791"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T01:03:13","slug":"building-homes-and-communities-for-when-we-age","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/event\/building-homes-and-communities-for-when-we-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Homes and Communities for When We Age"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Longer lifespans, evolving household structures, and growing care needs are changing what people need from their homes and communities. In this webinar, which builds on Shelterforce\u2019s recent Under the Lens series\u2014Housing in an Aging Society, panelists will discuss how households are adapting to the realities of growing older, and the housing policies and solutions that can help support aging safely, affordably, and connected to one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This 90-minute webinar will explore:
\u00b7 What is the scale of the housing need for an aging U.S. population?
\u00b7 What does it mean to \u201cage in place,\u201d or \u201cage in community,\u201d and what are the differences between the two terms?
\u00b7 What is \u201clivability\u201d and how can it be promoted in an aging community?
\u00b7 How does age discrimination intersect with other forms of discrimination such as sexism and racism and what are some promising ways to confront that?
\u00b7 What are some promising approaches to leverage existing housing infrastructure to enable people to age in their own homes and communities?
\u00b7 How does an intergenerational community function? What are the benefits and the challenges for both younger and older residents?
\u00b7 What are the public policy measures that can better support aging in community? What do they cost\u2014and what is the cost of not acting?
\u00b7 What are some specific steps advocates can take to improve housing options for older Americans?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panelists include:
\u2014Delores Bailey, executive director of EMPOWERment Inc., a community development corporation in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
\u2014Rodney Harrell, vice president of family, home, and community for AARP Public Policy Institute. Harrell is a lead for AARP\u2019s housing and livable community efforts.
\u2014Tamara Knox, cofounder and CEO of Seattle-based Frolic Community, which is developing intergenerational, cooperatively owned housing.
\u2014Stacy Torres, assistant professor of sociology at the University of California, San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n

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