Consumer Materials
engAGED and Older Adults Technology Service (OATS) from AARP partnered to create a manual to help organizations serving older adults implement new or enhance existing virtual programming. The manual includes key considerations, organizational tips and best practices for developing and administering virtual programs.
This publication features 11 successful social engagement programs from the Innovations Hub that employ a variety of social engagement interventions and tap into an array of partners to reach consumers in rural, suburban and urban communities.
This booklet, developed by engAGED in partnership with the Eldercare Locator and Older Adults Technology Services, provides older adults with information on available technology options, how to access technology and how technology can help them stay engaged and connected to their communities. Available in English and Spanish, the booklet is also customizable—so your organization can add its logo and contact information (English customizable version; Spanish customizable version; instructions on how to customize which requires Adobe Acrobat). Interested in print-ready files? Contact us!
This data brief highlights key findings from a 2020 engAGED poll focused on how the Aging Network and community partners responded to the COVID-19 pandemic to continue offering social engagement opportunities
This resource highlights best practices implemented by 11 programs to help others within the Aging Network enhance social engagement among older adults in their communities.
This six-part series of sample blog posts highlights actions older adults and their caregivers can take to stay connected—to the wider world in mind, body and spirit. The blog posts can serve as a template for organizations to customize and use to encourage older adults to stay active and engaged in their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This flyer, produced by engAGED and the Eldercare Locator, highlights actions older adults can take during the COVID-19 pandemic to foster and enhance connections to their communities—with and without technology. Customizable versions of the flyer and a version in Spanish are also available here.
This fact sheet, produced by USAging focuses on how volunteering benefits both communities and the volunteers themselves and how older adults can continue to volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This fact sheet, produced by Generations United, focuses on ways that involvement in intergenerational activities can improve the lives of older adults and strengthen communities.
This fact sheet, produced by Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) focuses on how Technology can transform the experience of growing older by helping individuals stay connected to friends and family— and their communities.
This fact sheet, produced by The National Resource Center for Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, focuses on the many forms of lifelong learning and the benefits it provides to older adults.