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Use the Directory of Lifelong Learning Institutes to find one in your community. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/publications2 daily 0.75 2021-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1611795262343-CL6SQ5D1MUBMKM2FJLIV/engAGED%2Bcall%2Bfor%2Binnovations%2B1.jpg Publications https://www.engagingolderadults.org/toolkits daily 0.75 2022-08-05 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/covid-19-resources-for-older-adults daily 0.75 2020-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1585758713028-F4VDCC2WQKM5473SI7JQ/N4A+engAged+Icons+Purple+Bulb.jpg COVID-19 Resources for Older Adults https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1585758765180-RAQFV4ZNYEOQT49RCVIW/N4A+engAged+Icons+Orange+Tabletsmall.jpg COVID-19 Resources for Older Adults https://www.engagingolderadults.org/covid19 daily 0.75 2022-03-14 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/webinars daily 0.75 2020-04-23 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/ways-to-create-connections-using-technology daily 0.75 2020-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1585758765180-RAQFV4ZNYEOQT49RCVIW/N4A+engAged+Icons+Orange+Tabletsmall.jpg Ways to Create Connections Using Technology https://www.engagingolderadults.org/create-connections-without-technology daily 0.75 2020-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1585758713028-F4VDCC2WQKM5473SI7JQ/N4A+engAged+Icons+Purple+Bulb.jpg Create Connections Without Technology https://www.engagingolderadults.org/engaged-webinar-capacity-building-for-remote-programming-during-covid19 daily 0.75 2020-05-07 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/banner-test daily 0.75 2020-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1536590054645-PETDC8G18X4JWFHSELAA/volunteer+commuter+training.jpg Banner Test https://www.engagingolderadults.org/test daily 0.75 2020-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1598299950533-RVSFSEL7VATTWF5JLZW7/dfa.jpg Test https://www.engagingolderadults.org/test-2 daily 0.75 2020-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1598299950533-RVSFSEL7VATTWF5JLZW7/dfa.jpg Test 2 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/partnerships daily 0.75 2026-03-18 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/engaged-virtual-summit-2020 daily 0.75 2022-10-03 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/hub daily 0.75 2024-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/e85cc8a1-3531-499c-94d5-09113a043299/Innovations+Hub+Webpage+Logos.png Innovations Hub - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/videos-old daily 0.75 2021-09-23 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/submit-to-hub daily 0.75 2025-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/e85cc8a1-3531-499c-94d5-09113a043299/Innovations+Hub+Webpage+Logos.png Submit to Innovations Hub - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/our-strategy-2-1 daily 0.75 2021-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1617900574058-ZUIY2K9QQUDGFPA2AQY2/Training-Tech-infographic-508.jpg Our Strategy 2 The engAGED Social Engagement Training and Technical Assistance Strategy for the Aging Network outlines the work engAGED will undertake to meet its goal of increasing the social engagement of older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers. View the strategy to learn more about how engAGED training, technical assistance and outreach opportunities can help you expand and enhance your organization’s social engagement programming. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/our-strategy daily 0.75 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1618335581241-PS5CQFVO5FH51BDEEK5H/Training-Tech-infographic-508.jpg Our Strategy https://www.engagingolderadults.org/engaged-virtual-summit-2021 daily 0.75 2021-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1624295038289-LFE4B3KD9CU6P4G660AU/agenda+website.PNG engAGED Virtual Summit 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2021-06-15 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/publications-old daily 0.75 2022-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/5ceec2f7-d53f-40f2-a50b-1da81187de6b/staying+ok.png engAGED Publications - Staying OK: Tips for Supporting Your Social Connections and Emotional Wellness This brochure, developed by engAGED in partnership with the Eldercare Locator, provides older adults with social engagement tips and tools to stay connected to their communities as well as suggestions for ways older adults can connect to mental health services and supports if needed. 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! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/c15e82ba-0f3e-4d4e-84fa-9cc27f0be029/man+in+wheelchair+laptop+on+lap.jpg engAGED Publications - implementing and expanding virtual programming for older adults: tips and practical strategies for aging network organizations 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/e7e3a6d0-6d60-43c7-aee3-8c0e8b9b2a78/image-asset.jpeg engAGED Publications - What works: social engagement Innovations and best practices 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/85890d5a-78f2-4c86-b68a-6db67599cd79/Tech+Booklet+Image.png engAGED Publications - Tapping Into Technology to stay connected and engaged 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! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/c122457d-b905-4e8e-8e44-8c76b0146e61/Data+Brief+Image.jpg engAGED Publications - Data Brief: Social Engagement for Older Adults, People with Disabilities and Caregivers During COVID-19: Results from a New Poll of Aging Network and Partner Organizations 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 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/a85d8cd2-8e60-4485-aaa1-a7c3e49f02fa/Best+Practices+Image.jpg engAGED Publications - Best Practices for Helping Older Adults Stay Socially Engaged 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/7ba17169-4eaf-443d-b901-d709b82005a3/Blog+Post+Templates+Image.jpg engAGED Publications - Blog Post Templates to engAGE Older Adults and Caregivers During COVID-19 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/9c05758b-8757-4614-ad9f-0bf0fae8fb53/Staying+Connected+at+Home+Image.PNG engAGED Publications - Staying Connected At Home During COVID-19 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/8b71a975-6f78-4de7-8092-2e8162437b19/Volunteer+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg engAGED Publications - Stay Active Through Volunteering – engAGED Fact Sheet 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/d33b27f2-0800-4dda-96cd-b41550696afa/Intergenerational+Fact+Sheet.jpg engAGED Publications - Stay Active Through Intergenerational Connections 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/354a37d1-d7d1-42f5-ae46-c84e840e711b/Technology+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg engAGED Publications - Stay Connected with Technology – engAGED Fact Sheet 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/63d69b32-919f-4c50-a171-396d1cd29c64/Lifelong+Learning+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg engAGED Publications - Stay Active Through Lifelong Learning 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. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/award-winning-volunteer-case-studies-1 daily 0.75 2021-12-02 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/award-winning-volunteer-case-studies-4 daily 0.75 2021-12-02 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/award-winning-volunteer-case-studies-2 daily 0.75 2021-12-02 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/award-winning-volunteer-case-studies-3 daily 0.75 2021-12-02 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/award-winning-volunteer-case-studies-5 daily 0.75 2021-12-02 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/engaged-publications-1 daily 0.75 2022-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/85890d5a-78f2-4c86-b68a-6db67599cd79/Tech+Booklet+Image.png engAGED Publications (Copy) - Tapping Into Technology to stay connected and engaged 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! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/c122457d-b905-4e8e-8e44-8c76b0146e61/Data+Brief+Image.jpg engAGED Publications (Copy) - Data Brief: Social Engagement for Older Adults, People with Disabilities and Caregivers During COVID-19: Results from a New Poll of Aging Network and Partner Organizations 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 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/a85d8cd2-8e60-4485-aaa1-a7c3e49f02fa/Best+Practices+Image.jpg engAGED Publications (Copy) - Best Practices for Helping Older Adults Stay Socially Engaged 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/7ba17169-4eaf-443d-b901-d709b82005a3/Blog+Post+Templates+Image.jpg engAGED Publications (Copy) - Blog Post Templates to engAGE Older Adults and Caregivers During COVID-19 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/9c05758b-8757-4614-ad9f-0bf0fae8fb53/Staying+Connected+at+Home+Image.PNG engAGED Publications (Copy) - Staying Connected At Home During COVID-19 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/8b71a975-6f78-4de7-8092-2e8162437b19/Volunteer+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg engAGED Publications (Copy) - Stay Active Through Volunteering – engAGED Fact Sheet 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/d33b27f2-0800-4dda-96cd-b41550696afa/Intergenerational+Fact+Sheet.jpg engAGED Publications (Copy) - Stay Active Through Intergenerational Connections 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/354a37d1-d7d1-42f5-ae46-c84e840e711b/Technology+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg engAGED Publications (Copy) - Stay Connected with Technology – engAGED Fact Sheet 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/63d69b32-919f-4c50-a171-396d1cd29c64/Lifelong+Learning+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg engAGED Publications (Copy) - Stay Active Through Lifelong Learning 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. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/engagedcommunitytoolkit daily 0.75 2024-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/9fcb32ba-44b5-40d3-96c8-0ecbb2decfa2/shutterstock_1014559447.jpg Community Awareness Toolkit - Consumer Brochure Tips for Growing Your Social Connections highlights the benefits of remaining socially engaged, including benefits to the community, and how older adults can engage in their communities. Organizations can share the brochure with consumers and use the UCLA Three-Item Loneliness Scale quiz as a starting point to discuss social isolation and social engagement opportunities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/758b5f58-bedb-48f8-9680-6c05e8ca4b74/man+in+wheelchair+smiling+with+dog.PNG Community Awareness Toolkit - Infographics Social Engagement Benefits for Older Adults and the Community highlights ways social engagement benefits older adults and the community. Ways Older Adults Can Get—and Remain—Socially Engaged highlights examples of social engagement activities that organizations offer to engage older adults. Organizations can include these infographics in packets given to consumers, distribute them in community locations such as libraries or local businesses, or share them with partners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/49ce924d-06ee-4408-816c-d74e860843ac/shutterstock_537055186.jpg Community Awareness Toolkit - Fact Sheets Talking Points on Social Engagement for the Aging Network makes the case for the importance of offering social engagement opportunities. Organizations can share this fact sheet with current and potential partners when discussing developing social engagement opportunities. Organizations can also use information and statistics from this fact sheet when preparing proposals to secure funding for programs. Five Steps for your Organization to Increase Social Engagement offers organizations tips to reduce social isolation through social engagement opportunities. Use this fact sheet to start conversations internally with staff or externally with current or potential partners on enhancing, expanding and developing social engagement programs and activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/945ff81e-eee0-4b95-9f84-31a486863067/black+man+smiling+using+laptop.jpg Community Awareness Toolkit - PowerPoint Presentation This PowerPoint presentation offers ready-to-use slides on social isolation, loneliness and social engagement as well as placeholder slides where organizations can insert organization-specific information. Organizations can use this slide deck when presenting on social engagement to partners, funders or members of the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1656446221907-Z214KRTK4D89TH9AKKLE/unsplash-image-FoKO4DpXamQ.jpg Community Awareness Toolkit - Calendar This calendar of social engagement opportunities offers ideas to promote social engagement when celebrating observances and holidays throughout the year. Organizations can use the calendar for inspiration when planning virtual or in-person events, encouraging participation in activities or developing messaging to raise awareness around the value of staying active and engaged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/847a591f-b89d-4fa1-989b-04146cd456ec/woman+at+laptop+taking+notes.jpg Community Awareness Toolkit - Newsletter and Social Media Language This document contains sample newsletter and social media language to connect consumers to social engagement opportunities. Offered as a Word document, organizations can customize and include this grab-and-go language in electronic or printed newsletters and social media posts to raise awareness of the importance of social engagement and connect consumers to local programs and activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/34567f9e-cc6b-4308-b824-9188cc1d3025/holding+hands.jpg Community Awareness Toolkit - UCLA Three-Item Loneliness Scale This handout includes tips on how to use UCLA Three-Item Loneliness Scale, the scale questions and information on other social isolation and loneliness measurement tools. Use this as a screening tool and then start discussions with consumers on how they can become more engaged. This scale can also be used to measure the impact of social engagement programs on loneliness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/1e2fc774-a306-46e2-a601-631335356e10/29070230618_a89d02d62b_o.jpg Community Awareness Toolkit - Photo Compilation This document contains free images for organizations to use on social media and in newsletters to depict social engagement. The Word document provides organizations with a link to download each image, possible alt text and additional information on the images. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/consumer-materials-test daily 0.75 2022-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/c15e82ba-0f3e-4d4e-84fa-9cc27f0be029/man+in+wheelchair+laptop+on+lap.jpg Consumer Materials - implementing and expanding virtual programming for older adults: tips and practical strategies for aging network organizations 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/e7e3a6d0-6d60-43c7-aee3-8c0e8b9b2a78/image-asset.jpeg Consumer Materials - What works: social engagement Innovations and best practices 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/85890d5a-78f2-4c86-b68a-6db67599cd79/Tech+Booklet+Image.png Consumer Materials - Tapping Into Technology to stay connected and engaged 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! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/c122457d-b905-4e8e-8e44-8c76b0146e61/Data+Brief+Image.jpg Consumer Materials - Data Brief: Social Engagement for Older Adults, People with Disabilities and Caregivers During COVID-19: Results from a New Poll of Aging Network and Partner Organizations 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 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/a85d8cd2-8e60-4485-aaa1-a7c3e49f02fa/Best+Practices+Image.jpg Consumer Materials - Best Practices for Helping Older Adults Stay Socially Engaged 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/7ba17169-4eaf-443d-b901-d709b82005a3/Blog+Post+Templates+Image.jpg Consumer Materials - Blog Post Templates to engAGE Older Adults and Caregivers During COVID-19 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/9c05758b-8757-4614-ad9f-0bf0fae8fb53/Staying+Connected+at+Home+Image.PNG Consumer Materials - Staying Connected At Home During COVID-19 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/8b71a975-6f78-4de7-8092-2e8162437b19/Volunteer+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg Consumer Materials - Stay Active Through Volunteering – engAGED Fact Sheet 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/d33b27f2-0800-4dda-96cd-b41550696afa/Intergenerational+Fact+Sheet.jpg Consumer Materials - Stay Active Through Intergenerational Connections 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/354a37d1-d7d1-42f5-ae46-c84e840e711b/Technology+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg Consumer Materials - Stay Connected with Technology – engAGED Fact Sheet 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/63d69b32-919f-4c50-a171-396d1cd29c64/Lifelong+Learning+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg Consumer Materials - Stay Active Through Lifelong Learning 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. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/2021-events daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/videos daily 0.75 2025-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/cdd43bfc-c206-4445-9393-6b15cb660673/shutterstock_199667030.jpg Videos - Engaging Older Adults Through Virtual Communities Engaging Older Adults Through Virtual Communities features the Jefferson Area Board for Aging’s (JABA) At Home with JABA program, which was developed during the pandemic. It also highlights how AgeOptions is engaging varied audiences through virtual meetings. This video was developed by USAging as part of the Information and Planning Initiative, supported by the Administration for Community Living. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/394c3e2a-202e-4cf1-99a4-ff6d7866b39a/shutterstock_124676014.jpg Videos - Phone Calls and Mail to Stay Connected Phone Calls and Mail to Stay Connected highlights how the Greene County Area Agency on Aging engages volunteers through local Rotary clubs to call older adults. The Samish Indian Nation developed an intergenerational program in which elders and children exchange letters and crafts through the tribe’s meal delivery service. This video was developed by USAging as part of the Information and Planning Initiative, supported by the Administration for Community Living. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/3e919452-d942-4764-a18e-8bd8e242bf5b/community+awareness+toolkit.jpg Videos - engAGED Community Awareness Toolkit engAGED developed the Community Awareness Toolkit to assist the Aging Network and partner organizations with increasing community awareness of the importance of social engagement—and to support organizations as they work to address it. Watch this video to learn more about each Toolkit component. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/c514d7a4-e303-4231-b0f5-b62bfdf3c334/shutterstock_489077773.jpg Videos - Maintaining Social Connections As We Age Maintaining Social Connections As We Age features data from an April 2021 USAging topical poll, short clips from the Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens’ Arts n’ Meals program and provides an overview of Aging Network resources and social engagement innovations—and can be used by your agency to promote the benefits of social engagement in your community. This video was developed by USAging as part of the Information and Planning Initiative, supported by the Administration for Community Living. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/312a208b-a9aa-4e62-81ea-8b03605618d8/LSC.416.jpg Videos - Getting Creative Through Arts Programs During COVID-19 and Beyond Getting Creative Through Arts Programs During COVID-19 and Beyond highlights how the Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens in Cedar Bluff, VA and the Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens in Casa Grande, AZ provide social engagement opportunities through a variety of arts-based activities and programs. Both agencies adapted their arts programs in response to COVID-19 to address the increased social isolation of older adults. This video was developed by USAging as part of the Information and Planning Initiative, supported by the Administration for Community Living. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/a769f66b-b222-4b18-b136-65ae8730b2ba/innovations+hub.jpg Videos - engAGED Social Engagement Innovations Hub This video provides an overview of the Innovations Hub, which contains summaries of more than 40 social engagement programs to facilitate the sharing and replication of best and promising social engagement programs designed for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/07c37fbc-1118-49d4-8848-e916e770a4af/ENHANCING.jpg Videos - Enhancing the Social Engagement of Older Adults During COVID-19 Developed by engAGED, this video features interviews, pictures and short clips from Aging Network organizations that have successfully adapted their in-person programs in response to COVID-19 to meet the needs of a remote audience and ensure older adults remain connected to the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/d995057f-4586-449f-9ba2-3696a9ba3fd4/baltimore+county+doa.jpg Videos - Baltimore County Department of Aging Responds to COVID-19 Developed by engAGED, this video vignette highlights how the Baltimore County Department of Aging in Towson, MD began offering virtual senior center programming to help older adults stay engaged at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/aa7c75a9-2e8d-4a00-a428-64f1eefa7dc2/cowlitz+indian+tribe+title+vi+program.jpg Videos - Cowlitz Indian Tribe Responds to COVID-19 Developed by engAGED, this video vignette highlights how the Cowlitz Indian Tribe Title VI program in Toledo, WA has continued to offer social engagement opportunities for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/59c8b1a9-8c1c-47a1-a03e-c27bf1f50a8c/aaa+dane+county.jpg Videos - Area Agency on Aging of Dane County Responds to COVID-19 Developed by engAGED, this video vignette highlights how the Area Agency on Aging of Dane County in Madison, WI adapted its My Meal–My Way program to continue to offer meals and social engagement opportunities for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/163e5713-1368-4160-a222-aff28fcebf3e/40191020922_c3ef18378b_k.jpg Videos - Transportation Issues for Older Adults and People with Disabilities: Social Isolation Social isolation impacts older adults and people with disabilities in profound ways. It can lead to an increase in physical and mental health issues, and impact an individuals quality of life and sense of independence. Social isolation can happen anywhere but is an especially big issue in rural and suburban areas with limited or no public transportation services. This video was developed by our partners at the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC). https://www.engagingolderadults.org/volunteer-toolkits daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/e718a7b2-0955-4a35-8ff7-52298e2feca7/HBOVT.jpg Volunteer Toolkits - Health Benefits of Volunteering Toolkit USAging has produced a toolkit containing the materials to help educate the public and key stakeholders about volunteerism in older adults and to support volunteer recruitment efforts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/bcaed0b1-e12d-4fb4-9c65-a4bfaac23e7b/NVWT.jpg Volunteer Toolkits - National Volunteer Week Toolkit To help you recognize your volunteers and the contributions they make, USAging has developed a public education toolkit to help you tell the story of the positive impact volunteers make in your community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/5fe5c09a-8454-420c-8359-058c97fb5af9/ThinkstockPhotos-471274855_800px.jpg Volunteer Toolkits - Volunteer Engagement Case Studies and Replication Guides See how these agencies expanded their reach with volunteer teams of older adults and consider the expanded roles that volunteers could play within your organization. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/2021-newsletter-archive daily 0.75 2022-09-29 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/consumer-materials daily 0.75 2023-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/64f93577-ebc2-4e88-bfdb-46e9973be80d/Socializing+Safely.png Consumer Materials - Online Safety for Older Adults: Socializing Safely Online This customizable consumer fact sheet, developed in partnership with Older Adults Technology Services from AARP, provides older adults with tips and best practices to socialize safely online. This fact sheet is part of a three-part online safety fact sheet series with the other two fact sheets focused on browsing the internet safely and protecting personal information online. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/f96ee051-0e3f-4e76-9586-d79e55a495a0/protecting+personal+info.png Consumer Materials - Online Safety for Older Adults: Protecting Your Personal Information Online This customizable consumer fact sheet, developed in partnership with Older Adults Technology Services from AARP, provides older adults with tips and best practices to protect their personal information online. This fact sheet is part of a three-part online safety fact sheet series with the other two fact sheets focused on browsing the internet safely and socializing safely online. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/8179b30e-d891-4d2c-a314-3dcc7b90c718/browsing+internet.png Consumer Materials - Online Safety for Older Adults: Browsing the Internet Confidently This customizable consumer fact sheet, developed in partnership with Older Adults Technology Services from AARP, provides older adults with tips and best practices browse the internet safely. This fact sheet is part of a three-part online safety fact sheet series with the other two fact sheets focused on protecting personal information online and socializing safely online. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/df357a2b-93dc-4117-ba53-7e54798b50a7/Screenshot+2023-06-20+092603.png Consumer Materials - Connecting Generations: Finding Intergenerational Activities Within Your Community This brochure, developed by engAGED in partnership with the Eldercare Locator and with contributions from Generations United, provides older adults with information on the benefits of intergenerational engagement, examples of types of intergenerational activities and resources to find activities within their communities. Available in English and Spanish, the brochure 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! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/0069d2c3-c430-41b8-b09b-238b960e4a0e/staying+ok.png Consumer Materials - Staying OK: Tips for Supporting Your Social Connections and Emotional Wellness This brochure, developed by engAGED in partnership with the Eldercare Locator, provides older adults with social engagement tips and tools to stay connected to their communities as well as suggestions for ways older adults can connect to mental health services and supports if needed. Available in English and Spanish, the brochure 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! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/85890d5a-78f2-4c86-b68a-6db67599cd79/Tech+Booklet+Image.png Consumer Materials - Tapping Into Technology to stay connected and engaged 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! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/5f43f3fb-83a6-4898-a713-f51eb8b22c6b/shutterstock_1014559447.jpg Consumer Materials - Tips for Growing Your Social Connections This consumer brochure highlights the benefits of remaining socially engaged, including benefits to the community, and how older adults can engage in their communities. Organizations can share the brochure with consumers and use the UCLA Three-Item Loneliness Scale quiz as a starting point to discuss social isolation and social engagement opportunities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/7ba17169-4eaf-443d-b901-d709b82005a3/Blog+Post+Templates+Image.jpg Consumer Materials - Blog Post Templates to engAGE Older Adults and Caregivers During COVID-19 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/9c05758b-8757-4614-ad9f-0bf0fae8fb53/Staying+Connected+at+Home+Image.PNG Consumer Materials - Staying Connected At Home During COVID-19 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/8b71a975-6f78-4de7-8092-2e8162437b19/Volunteer+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg Consumer Materials - Stay Active Through Volunteering This customizable consumer fact sheet focuses on how volunteering benefits both communities and the volunteers themselves and how older adults can find volunteer opportunities within the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/d33b27f2-0800-4dda-96cd-b41550696afa/Intergenerational+Fact+Sheet.jpg Consumer Materials - Stay Active Through Intergenerational Connections This customizable consumer fact sheet, developed in partnership with Generations United, focuses on ways that involvement in intergenerational activities can improve the lives of older adults and strengthen communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/354a37d1-d7d1-42f5-ae46-c84e840e711b/Technology+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg Consumer Materials - Stay active through Technology This customizable consumer fact sheet, developed in partnership with Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP focuses on how technology can transform the experience of growing older by helping individuals stay connected to friends and family— and their communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/63d69b32-919f-4c50-a171-396d1cd29c64/Lifelong+Learning+Fact+Sheet+Image.jpg Consumer Materials - Stay Active Through Lifelong Learning This customizable consumer fact sheet, developed in partnership with 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. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/2020-events daily 0.75 2025-05-16 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/current-and-past-events daily 0.75 2024-07-02 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/publications daily 0.75 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/77c3460a-2556-4c4c-951f-d5b00c487c47/Hybrid+Manual.png Publications - Implementing Hybrid Programs: Considerations and Best Practices for Aging Network Organizations engAGED and Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP partnered to create a manual to support organizations considering or implementing hybrid programs. The manual includes key considerations, organizational tips and best practices for hybrid programs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/c15e82ba-0f3e-4d4e-84fa-9cc27f0be029/man+in+wheelchair+laptop+on+lap.jpg Publications - implementing and expanding virtual programming for older adults: tips and practical strategies for aging network organizations engAGED and Older Adults Technology Services (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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/e7e3a6d0-6d60-43c7-aee3-8c0e8b9b2a78/image-asset.jpeg Publications - 2022 what works: social engagement Innovations and best practices 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/a85d8cd2-8e60-4485-aaa1-a7c3e49f02fa/Best+Practices+Image.jpg Publications - Best Practices for Helping Older Adults Stay Socially Engaged 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/a5a65410-c459-426b-aa82-eccc20789694/Older+men+playing+chess.jpeg Publications - how engAGED can support your social engagement work This flyer provides an overview of engAGED, including resources that are available for your organization and how your organization can get involved with engAGED. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/newsletter-archive daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/2022-newsletter-archive daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/2022-events daily 0.75 2023-01-23 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/2023-virtual-summit daily 0.75 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/3cd287ca-2ce2-4b81-adea-0d7052619456/Virtual+Summit+Headers+%232+%281584+%C3%97+380+px%29+%281584+%C3%97+300+px%29.png 2023 Virtual Summit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/2023-loneliness-awareness-week daily 0.75 2023-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/e270e03d-f87c-47f8-8693-0d05175b4026/engAGED_I+Stay+Flyer_R21024_1.jpg 2023 Loneliness Awareness Week https://www.engagingolderadults.org/2024-virtual-summit daily 0.75 2025-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b855bd5cef372d1e9a8ef0e/3cd287ca-2ce2-4b81-adea-0d7052619456/Virtual+Summit+Headers+%232+%281584+%C3%97+380+px%29+%281584+%C3%97+300+px%29.png Virtual Summit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.engagingolderadults.org/2023-events daily 0.75 2025-02-03 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/2023-newsletter-archive daily 0.75 2025-03-02 https://www.engagingolderadults.org/strengthening-social-connection-in-communities daily 0.75 2026-03-18