Resources
Spirituality and Aging
Books and Chapters | 2009
From the abstract: This book incorporates material from two decades of interviews, observations, study, and reflection to illustrate ways of thinking about and discussing spirituality—what it is, why it is important, and how it influences …
Association of Writers & Writing Programs
Websites
From the Association of Writers & Writing Programs site: AWP provides support, advocacy, resources, and community to nearly 50,000 writers, 550 college and university creative writing programs, and 150 writers’ conferences and centers. Our mission …
AARP’s BACK TO WORK 50+ Program
Programs and Initiatives | 2014
From the AARP Site: 50+ jobseekers need help gaining skills, finding jobs and building financial security. One promising approach is to encourage existing community intermediaries — like community colleges and workforce investment boards — to …
Ageism in America
Research and Studies | 2013
From the Introduction to this study from The Anti-Ageism Taskforce at The International Longevity Center: “…it must be noted that the status of older persons and our attitudes toward them are not only rooted in …
Age-Friendly New York City Initiative
Programs and Initiatives | 2021
From the Age-Friendly NYC Site: Started as a public-private partnership in 2007, NYAM’s Age-friendly NYC initiative has catalyzed hundreds of changes throughout the city. We have successfully created Age-friendly Neighborhoods, increased pedestrian safety, showed thousands …
The Prophet of the Coming Aging Boom
via Forbes | Articles and Blog Posts | 2011
From the Forbes Article: For three decades Ken Dychtwald has been proclaiming that a demographic tidal wave is approaching America. He calls it the Age Wave, which is also the name of his Emeryville, Calif. …
92-Year-Old Instructor Embodies UNLV’s Lifelong Learning Program
via Las Vegas Sun | Articles and Blog Posts | 2013
From the Las Vegas Sun Article: Ruth Elliott, 92, teaches a parapsychology course to seniors at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNLV Paradise campus in Las Vegas. She is the oldest instructor at Osher, …
Transforming Community: The Art of Active Aging
| 2013
From the YouTube Video Description: In this lively talk, Tim discusses the cutting edge developments in programming toward senior health, creativity and civic engagement. He presents case studies of seniors who have engaged in new …
Careful Planning and Continuous Refinement: Online Programming Success for Museo de Historia, Antropología, y Arte
Case Studies | 2020
Having been a member of the 2019-2020 Aroha’ Philanthropies’ Seeding Vitality Arts in Museums cohort, Museo de Historia, Antropología, y Arte had some experience delivering remote creative aging programming when they applied for and received …
National Guild for Community Arts Education Benchmarking Data Report 2019
Reports | 2019
From the National Guild for Community Arts Education site: The latest edition of the National Guild’s Benchmarking Data Report is now available! This report contains a wealth of data—on staff and faculty compensation, instructional fees, …