ASA's Civic Engagement Program
Promoting Purposeful Lives for Greater Good |
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What is Civic Engagement With Older Adults?
Late life civic engagement encompasses actions wherein older adults participate in activities of personal and public concern that are both individually life enriching and socially beneficial to the community. Learn more about ASA's Civic Engagement with Older Adults program, including a working definition, examples of older adults civically engaged and how a focus in civic engagement fits into ASA's overall strategic plan goals. Click here.
ASA Civic Engagement's Program Activities
New Ventures in Leadership (NVL), American Society on Aging’s flagship program on diversity
Now in its 15th year, announces
Call for New Applicants to the 2009-2010 NVL Program
NVL is a nationally acclaimed innovative one-year training program aimed at preparing mid-career professionals from communities of color for leadership roles in aging-related services, business, research and policymaking at the national level. Participants, called NVL partners, take part in three intensive week-long educational seminars and develop a year-long project benefitting elders of color in their communities with local and national mentors who are respected leaders in the field of aging.
For the class of 2009-2010, NVL has been genereously supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies by providing 3 scholarships for individuals for NVL Partners who are interested in pursuing leadership in the specific topic area of civic engagement.
For full details about NVL -- or to apply for the program visit: http://www.asaging.org/NVL
Deadline December 1st, 2008
For additional information, contact Christabel Cheung, ASA Director of Diversity
email: ccheung@asaging.org telephone: (415) 974 9600
"The NVL program is a professional pipeline for succession planning in the field of aging.
As it takes a village to raise a family-it takes a network to develop its talent.”
Dozene Guishard, Class of 2007
Program Coordinator, Planning, Development, Regional Community Service Coordination Department of Senior Programs and Services, West Chester County, New York
Generously Underwritten by The Atlantic Philanthropies
Monday, March 16, 2009, Aging in America Conference, Las Vegas, NV
There is a new vision for aging — a vision of expanded and new possibilities for both older adults and their communities. We can help turn this vision into a reality. By embracing the promise of civic engagement, organizations can make a difference in the lives of the older adults they serve, as well as their communities and provide opportunities for aging persons to bring forth fruit in their encore years. This Forum day will build upon the 2006-2007 issue of Generations on Civic Engagement in Later Life. The Day will highlight presentations by national experts on developments in the civic engagement movement since the issue. Register now..
“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.”
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Laura A. Robbins
Program Executive Head U.S. Program on Aging
The Atlantic Philanthropies
Increases in longevity and health for elders have altered the experience of aging. “Retirement” for many elders can now be a period of new possibilities, continuing meaningful involvement in the world and purposeful living for a greater good.
Traditionally, retirement consisted of a rapid onset of old age, stable self identity, and a focus on rest and leisure. The new un-retirement reflects the realities of aging in the 21st century: the possibility of a 30-year stage of life, with mostly continued health and vigor, focused on both old and new life options that reflect searching for meaning, finding community, continuing to learn, sustaining a sense of achievement, and leaving a legacy.
Concurrent with this development, many institutions that provide healthcare and social services for older adults are themselves experiencing a need for helping hands. This need could be significantly addressed by engaging the collective experience and expertise of a growing, healthy, active older adult population as agents for positive change in the lives of others.
This National Forum will help organizations improve their infrastructure for civic engagement activities by providing:
- Increased knowledge of strategies to successfully engage diverse older adults in communities of color.
- Expanded awareness of successful, evidenced-based civic engagement programs.
- Strategies and tools to create compelling opportunities that harness the skills and accommodate the preferences of older adults.
- Guidelines for effective volunteer screening, assessment and placement procedures.
Please join us for an exciting and informative day with faculty including: Brian Hofland, PhD, Director Ageing Programme, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Marc Freedman, CEO & Founder, Civic Ventures, Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Ralph & Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social Work, Washington University, MO, 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.
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