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An archeologist is the best husband any woman can have:  the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.

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Agatha Christie

News Summaries, March 9, 1954


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Resources for Older Adults

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1   Link   American Society on Aging
The largest organization of multidisciplinary professionals in the field of aging. Our resources, publications, and educational opportunities are geared to enhance the knowledge and skills of people working with older adults and their families.
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2   Link   AARP
AARP works hard to enable people 50 and older to have the independence, choice, and control in their lives that they need to benefit themselves and society.
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3   Link   Arts for the Aging
AFTA's mission is to work closely with senior day care centers and foster participation of seniors in creative and stimulating art activities, allowing them to enjoy an enhanced and healthy aging process as well as feel a deep sense of accomplishment
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4   Link   Elderhostel
Adventures in lifelong learning.
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5   Link   Elders Share the Arts
Linking generations through creativity.
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6   Link   Encore Careers
Encore.org is for people interested in encore careers – jobs that combine personal meaning, continued income and social impact. The site is published by Civic Ventures, a nonprofit think tank on boomers, work and social purpose.
While Encore.org is not a job placement service, it provides free, comprehensive information that helps people transition to jobs in the nonprofit world and the public sector.
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7   Link   Experience Corps
New adventures in service for Americans over 55.
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8   Link   Family & Nursing Care - AN ENCORE SPONSOR
Encore is please to have Family & Nursing Care as a Concert Sponsor!
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9   Link   Generations United
Generations United (GU) is the national membership organization focused solely on improving the lives of children, youth, and older people through intergenerational strategies, programs, and public policies.
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10   Link   Lifetime Arts
The mission of Lifetime Arts is to encourage creative aging by promoting the inclusion of professional arts programs in organizations that serve older adults; to prepare artists to develop the creative capacity of older adult learners; and to foster lifelong learning in and through the arts by increasing opportunities for participation in intergenerational and community based programming.
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11   Link   National Center for Creative Aging
The National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA) is dedicated to fostering an understanding of the vital relationship between creative expression and the quality of life of older people. Creative expression is important for older people of all cultures.
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12   Link   National Council on Aging
Improving the lives of older adults.
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13   Link   National Institute on Aging
Leading the Federal effort on aging research
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14   Link   New Horizons International Music Association
New Horizons Music programs provide entry points to music making for adults, including those with no musical experience at all and also those who were active in school music programs but have been inactive for a long period.
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15   Link   North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement
NCCCR's long-range goal is to encourage the development of an age-integrated society. In response to the aging of America, NCCCR serves as a laboratory for exploring creative and productive roles for a new generation of retirement-aged people, many of whom will blend education with post-retirement careers.
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16   Link   Senior Corps
Senior Corps connects today’s over 55s with the people and organizations that need them most. We help them become mentors, coaches or companions to people in need, or contribute their job skills and expertise to community projects and organizations.
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17   Link   SeniorNet
SeniorNet's mission is to provide older adults education for and access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.
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18   Link   Senior Theatre
The Senior Theatre Resource Center celebrates older performers! They connect you with leading edge companies, professionals and the plays and books that make them successful. Senior Theatre is “one of the fastest growing art forms."
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19   Link   Society for Arts in HealthcCare
The Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH) is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation in Washington, DC. Founded in 1991, the Society for the Arts in Healthcare is dedicated to promoting the incorporation of the arts as an integral component of healthcare
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20   Link   VSA Arts
Creating a society where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.
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