“This issue of Generations, literally in black and white, provides evidence that civic engagement has reached legitimacy as a field—it is a rich and thorough publication with high quality authors.”

- Laura A. Robbins
Program Executive Head
U.S. Program on Aging
The Atlantic Philanthropies

The winter 2007 Issue of ASA’s quarterly journal Generations published a seminal body of knowledge on Civic Engagement in Later Life as a tool for professionals to enhance the quality of life of the older adults they’re dedicated to serving. In 2009 ASA brought some of the best published models to life through this national forum. Convening select Generations authors and other experts in the field, the published works were viewed through the larger lens of the latest and best examples in civic engagement in diverse communities. This national forum convened leaders and key stakeholders from diverse communities interested and engaged in advancing the practice of — and body of knowledge for — civic engagement. The daylong program featured the who’s-who in civic engagement including our two moderators for the day: Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Ralph and Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social Work, Washington University, and Marc Freedman, CEO and Founder, Civic Ventures.

This National Forum was designed to help organizations improve their infrastructure for civic engagement activities through these outcomes:

Faculty and moderators including: Brian Hofland, PhD, Director Ageing Programme, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Jim Hinterlong, PhD, MSW Associate Professor, Florida State University, Jennie Chin Hansen, RN, MSW, FAAN, President, AARP Board of Directors, Nancy Henkin, PhD, Director of Center for Intergenerational Learning, Temple University, Andrea Taylor, PhD, Director of Training, Center for Intergenerational Learning, Temple University, Sabrina Reilly, MA, Director Respectability, National Council on Aging. To download the ASA National Forum on Civic Engagement full program click here.