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Metlife Foundation Creative Aging Program: Findings From the Inaugural Year

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In 2008, the National Guild for Community Arts Education (then the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts) received funding from the MetLife Foundation to pilot the Creative Aging Program. The program provided in-depth technical assistance and seed grants of $5,000 to $7,500 to nine National Guild member organizations for the design, implementation, and evaluation of sustainable, 12-week creative aging programs: participatory, skill based arts education programs intended to improve quality of life for adults age 60 and above.

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subject terms

Aging & Longevity

Aging & Longevity > Demographics

Aging & Longevity > Health: Brain & Mental

Aging & Longevity > Positive Aging

Aging & Longevity > Purpose

Aging & Longevity > Social Interaction & Isolation

Community Engagement

Community Engagement > Community Based Learning

Community Engagement > Partnerships

Creative Aging

Creative Aging > Arts Education

Creative Aging > Creative Aging Model

Creative Aging > Creative Expression

Creative Aging > Program Models

Creative Aging > Social Engagement

Creative Aging > Teaching Artistry

related organizations

MetLife Foundation

National Guild for Community Arts Education

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Reports

year

2008

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