About Age-Friendly Minnesota
Who We Are
Age-Friendly Minnesota (AFMN) is a collaborative statewide effort to make our systems and communities more inclusive of and responsive to older adults. It is part of a global movement to prepare for an older population and ensure that we are valued and integrated into communities at a new level as we age.
Led by the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council, AFMN drives development of Minnesota’s Multisector Blueprint for Aging, administers the state’s first age-friendly grants program, and provides a unifying framework for age-friendly work across sectors.
The State of Minnesota joined the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities in 2022, becoming the tenth state to do so, and joining the 30 city and county network members across Minnesota.
How We Got Here: Age-Friendly MN Timeline
- 2019-2020: Governor’s Council on an Age-Friendly MN established; releases initial recommendations
- 2021: First age-friendly legislation, includes funding for grants program and two staff
- 2022: MN joins AARP Network of Age-Friendly States & Communities; MN joins first cohort of Multisector Plan for Aging Learning Collaborative
- 2023: AFMN launches first round of grants dispersing over $2.3 million to over 100 grantees through Community Grants and Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) grants, Hosts Regional Exchanges to gather input for Blueprint
- 2024: AFMN holds Action Team Convenings – four in-person events, each one focused on a Blueprint domain, releases first version of Blueprint
- 2025: Action Teams launch to lead implementation; initial data dashboard to be released
