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

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