Living and aging in freedom in the heart of town
1 hour of workshop with an elderly person = 10 €
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The project
AgingInclusion
Enable the elderly to break out of their isolation and freely choose their future living environment, particularly in rural areas.
Action regions
France
14
residentsHabit âge tenants
800
seniorsaccompanied in reflection workshops
20
project leadershelping to pass on know-how
Solution
Habit'âge was born out of a deep conviction: housing is much more than just a roof over one’s head; it is a place for living, for connection, and for dignity for everyone, at every stage of life.
Habit’âge is guided by a fundamental value: the self-determination of older adults. Every older adult must be able to decide where to live and under what conditions they wish to age, with full citizenship, dignity, and peace of mind in a society that fosters social connections.
To combat substandard housing and social isolation, Habit’âge offers three solutions:
- The organization creates community-based senior housing by restoring dilapidated buildings in the heart of small towns, based on solidarity and cooperation to enable older adults to age with dignity, comfort, and social connection. Today, three such homes are open in Maine-et-Loire, housing 14 tenants and involving about thirty volunteers who help bring the common areas to life. Each year, the organization organizes dozens of shared experiences with other isolated seniors across the region.
- Habit’âge also organizes discussion workshops and awareness-raising sessions on housing to empower older adults to gain the knowledge they need to make informed, conscious, and free choices about their future living arrangements. More than 800 retirees have already benefited from this group support program, which is co-developed with the participants.
- Finally, the organization shares its expertise with public and private stakeholders, particularly in rural areas throughout France, through two capacity-building tracks: one focused on creating housing and the other on facilitating workshops to support housing choices.
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Use of the money
By donating to the Habit'âge association, you will enable them:
- to continue to lead the social life project of the open houses;
- to accompany more elderly people on their reflection on the choice of living;
- to develop the transmission of know-how and enable the development of supportive senior housing in France
...but also to continue to spread the cooperative gesture and the message of self-determination for seniors!
Action regions
France
This shared time is my home, and whispers to me of some rather delightful possibilities. Thank you for who you are.
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