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Fewer than half of all communities have even begun to address the issues presented by the aging of their populations. You don’t have to wait!  Our products and services get the most from limited resources because they:

Viable Futures Toolkit #2 (PDF)
 Viable Futures Toolkit #2 (PDF)
Provides MORE concrete guidance to plan for the aging population during tight times in ways that benefit all generations. Based on the success of VFT #1 (below), this Toolkit includes 100+ additional strategies for communities to address health, housing, civic engagement, land use, transportation, community development, and more. It offers guidance about how to build from current initiatives and coalitions to forge a viable future for your changing and challenged community. This next age-wave will benefit from what’s been learned from previous planning for elders, and it will usher in innovations that both the boomer cohort and these challenging times require. VFT #2 can stand alone, or it can be used in conjunction with VFT #1. You might find the bundled Toolkits and their Training Guide to be your best bargain.
$49.00
Please click here to learn more about Viable Futures Toolkit. Please click here for a list of organizations endorsing the Toolkit.
Viable Futures Toolkit #1 (Hardcopy)
 While Supplies Last!
Provides concrete guidance for planning, policy-making, and programming to plan for an aging population in ways that benefit all generations. Toolkit includes a workbook; community checklist; issue briefs on health, housing, lifelong learning, land use, transportation, and more; tips for coalition building, a guide for resource development, user's guide, and 18-minute video of 3 communities.

Was $59, Now Only $39! BONUS: Lessons Learned PDF.

$39.00
Please click here to learn more about Viable Futures Toolkit. Please click here for a list of organizations endorsing the Toolkit.
Viable Futures Toolkit #1 (DVD)
 While Supplies Last!
Contains everything found in VFT #1 in DVD format. Was $49, Now only $29! BONUS: Lessons Learned PDF.

$29.00
Training Guide (PDF)
  
Bring allies to the table! Gives you a systematic approach to help others understand the point of view of the Toolkit and how to use the resources in them most effectively in your own community. Coming In July!
$20.00
Viable Futures Toolkits #1 and #2 Bundle (#1 DVD; #2 and Training Guide PDF)
  
Viable Futures Toolkits #1 and #2 Bundle (#1 DVD; #2 and Training Guide PDF) A great bargain! With BOTH the Viable Futures Toolkits #1 and #2, you get over 200 strategies for applying resources for aging in ways that can also address other community issues + tips and tools for coalition building, resource maximization and other key features of implementation. Plus, the Training Guide provides turnkey capacity-building agendas and materials so that you can enlist allies to build a viable future.

$89.00

Charlottesville Case Study #1 - Creating a Viable Future
 
Creating a Viable Future: A Case Study of the Jefferson Area Board for Aging, Charlottesville, VA. Documents how an Area Agency on Aging employs the point of view of the Viable Futures Toolkit to better the lives of children, youth, and families over the course of fulfilling its mission to serve elders in the community.

$15.00


Charlottesville Case Study #2 - From Gray to Green: One Aging Organization's Journey Toward Sustainability
 
Details how an Area Agency on Aging employs the point of view of the Viable Futures Toolkit to become more intentional in environmental preservation over the course of fulfilling its mission to serve elders in the community.
$15.00

Charlottesville Case Study #3 - Feeding a Crowd With Local Foods
 
Details on how an Area Agency on Aging advanced a viable local food system for its community. This guide provides an overview of local food involvement, including building partnerships, identifying strengths and weaknesses of your current food system, and moving forward successfully. Bring a “Garden to Table” approach to your organization!
$15.00

Practical “Garden to Table” Guidance for Meal Service Providers (DVD)
 
A companion to Charlottesville Case Study #3: Meal service providers can serve their clients healthy, locally grown produce while staying within their budgets. This DVD explains how to connect with farmers for fresh produce, plan for prep time,and more! It even provides weight-to-serving conversion tables. Help make the “Garden to Table” approach in your organization easier.
$25.00

On-site learning in Charlottesville, VA, a demonstration community for the Viable Futures Toolkit
For more information, please click here.
Please contact us - vfc@justpartners.org - to learn more about this offering. One-day site visit and consultation can accommodate up to 10 participants. Client is responsible for participant travel costs.

Arizona case study - A Learning Laboratory for Bringing Generations Together
  
A case study of the Arizona Community Foundation’s strategies that address multiple community needs through investments in work that builds communities for all ages.
Available at No Charge

Portland case study - The Hope in Hope VI
 
Shows how the New Columbia neighborhood used the Viable Futures Toolkit, step by step, to build a more cohesive community amidst a collection of new houses whose residents come from 22 different countries.
$15.00
Viable Futures Toolkit #1 Bundle
  
Hard copies of Viable Futures Toolkit (with video and user’s guide), plus all 4 case studies above. BONUS:Lessons Learned PDF. Lessons Learned PDF to be emailed upon purchase. Was $89, Now Only $69!
 $69.00
Lessons Learned (PDF)
  
Reveals 12 key lessons that communities piloting the Toolkit and its point of view learned in the process of their work. This study allows you to learn from the steps of pioneers and hear about what they’d do differently next time.

$15.00
Boomer Consumer (Hardcopy)
  
Based on national research among one million Boomers, this book by our Survey Research Partners provides a complete portrait of today's Boomers and intelligent ways to market to them.
$16.50