We're harnessing the transformative power of the internet to amplify the voices of older adults.
Data insights from our core initiatives can help deliver age-friendly programs and services that truly reflect the needs and wants of older adults.
Our Three Core Initiatives:
AgeFriendly.com
A Website Created For and With Older Adults
We created the consumer website AgeFriendly.com to uplift all things age-friendly. User-generated peer ratings and reviews sites exist in many categories to promote authenticity, create trust and influence decisions. Finally, a comparable site exists for older adults at AgeFriendly.com.
Certified Age Friendly EmployerTM
A Program that Recognizes Age-Friendly Workplaces
For seventeen years, our Certified Age Friendly Employer (CAFE) program has been the nation's leading initiative that recognizes organizations committed to being the best places to work for employees 50+. The program assists older job seekers by identifying age-friendly employers.
The Age-Friendly Ecosystem
A Multi-Sector Initiative to Accelerate Age-Friendly Impact
Age-friendly practitioners are doing transformational work in cities and communities, universities, health care systems, the employment and public health sectors around the world. We are working with partners to develop shared language that describes what it means to be age-friendly in all settings and provides a framework for cross-sector collaborative action and measurable impact.
Want to learn more about our Compendium of Measures of an Age-Friendly Ecosystem? Click HERE
Together We Can Elevate All Things Age-Friendly
Interested in Helping to Transform Aging?
We are working with practitioners and partners from age-friendly initiatives all over the world.
Recent News
Being older at work is still seen as something to hide. Elizabeth Harris has witnessed the toll it takes on… The Age-Friendly Institute announces a Fall 2023 virtual event to learn – and share your insights – about leveraging the CAFÉ program…. “Aging is transforming our workplace because it brings a diverse set of experiences, perspectives, and skills that can help businesses… Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) lead effort to drive expansion of their DE&I, talent acquisition and talent retention efforts Policy…
At These Companies, There’s A Space Where Getting Older Isn’t A Taboo
Getting the Most from the Certified Age-Friendly Employer (CAFÉ) Designation
Age Is Now A Strategic Imperative: An Employers Guide To Engaging Older Workers by The Encore Network
Age-Friendly Institute Adds 50 Organizations to Certified Age-Friendly Employer (CAFE) Program, including the State of Maine