Aging in place with Lindsay Hackett on the Think Brazos Podcast
The Think Brazos Podcast
English - June 20, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsNon-Profit Business city government public policy bryan college station aggieland brazos county cost of living Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Host Charles Coats and returning guest Lindsay Hackett discuss strategies and available resources to help residents age in place in Bryan/College Station, Texas. “Aging in place” is a term used to describe the desire to remain in the same home for as long as possible.
Lindsay serves as a volunteer on the City of Bryan’s Community Development Advisory Committee. Professionally, she is a planning consultant in Bryan, Texas. Lindsay graduated from Texas A&M’s School of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. Through her company Hackett Planning, she helps places across the country enable better housing options for residents.
Local resources mentioned in the episode:
City of Bryan community programs (ex. Minor repair program to “alleviate immediate threats to the health and safety of low-income home owners”) https://www.bryantx.gov/community-development/community-development-programs/
Rebuilding Together BCS
ElderAid BCS - 979-823-5127
Weatherization program, run by the Brazos Valley Council of Government’s Community Action Program
Support the podcast by donating to Bryan/College Station Habitat for Humanity: https://bit.ly/3RIiy5T
Visit the Think Brazos website to learn more.