This section reviews
literature, research and helpful resources pertaining to older adults
as well as emerging intergenerational issues.
Vital aging addresses
issues of lifelong learning and maintaining civic engagement. It also
touches upon topics concerning seniors and health such as long-term
care and the financial aspects of providing health care to the aging
population.
Intergenerational
issues arise in multi-generational family situations such as grandparents
raising grandchildren and also in fostering relationships between
the young and the old.
The
Vital Aging Network
The Vital Aging
Network (VAN) provides an informal forum for individuals and organizations,
who may have different priorities, to share information, build partnerships
and work collaboratively. Their common purpose, expressed through
the Vital Aging Network, is to promote self-sufficiency, community
participation and quality of life for and with seniors through education,
advocacy and leadership development.
Intergenerational
Learning Including Grandparenting
Intergenerational
programs and policies involve the transfer of resources and care across
age groups. This site is part of the larger Vital Aging Network’s
(VAN) website. It includes links, on the left side, to other intergenerational
topics such as programs for intergenerational education, grandparenting
and genealogy as well as a general listing of local and national intergenerational
programs and organizations.
Vital
Aging Network Education Resources
This listing of
both University of Minnesota and general education resources is part
of the larger Vital Aging Network’s (VAN) website.
Minnesota
Board on Aging
The Minnesota Board
on Aging helps simplify the complicated issues. From housing
to benefits, the Minnesota Board on Aging is the gateway to
information about services and much more.
Area
Agencies on Aging
Contact Information
for various agencies on aging around the state.
Minnesota Senior Federation
The Minnesota Senior Federation - Metropolitan Region is the oldest and largest grassroots advocacy organization for seniors in the State of Minnesota. We represent 110 affiliated organizations and over 15,000 individual members in the seven county metro area. We have over 20 unique, Minnesota run and developed programs. Our mission is to empower seniors in the seven county metro area to meet their own and community needs and concerns.
The AdvantAge
Initiative
The AdvantAge
Initiative helps counties, cities, and towns prepare for the growing
number of older adults who are "aging in place" while creating
livable communities for people of all ages. It is a community-building
effort focused on creating vibrant and elder-friendly, or "AdvantAged,"
communities that are prepared to meet the needs and nurture the
aspirations of older adults.
Grandkids
and Me
Improving grandparent-grandchild
relationships through camps, stories, meetings, and grandkid days.
Minnesota
DHS Aging Initiative
Through
public policy, research, and administration of funds to community
services, the Aging Initiative works to ensure quality care
and services for seniors who need help living as independently
as possible.
Minnesota
DHS Aging Initiative's Project 2030
Project
2030 is a special project of the State of Minnesota coordinated
by the Aging Initiative of the Minnesota Department of Human
Services. The project is being carried out in partnership
with the Minnesota Board on Aging. Its purpose is to identify
the impacts of the aging of Minnesota's population and help
prepare the State's response to the baby boom generation that
begins turning 85 in 2030.
Information
and help that seniors and caregivers can trust
Whether you need
simple, straightforward information about the effects of dementia,
advice on examining housing options, or support from other caregivers
who understand your experiences, this site is the place to begin.
Dakota
Area Services and Transportation for Seniors
DARTS provides
professionally coordinated in-home and transportation services for
seniors and their families and can help them find senior services
throughout the Twin Cities area.
Elderhostel
Elderhostel, a not-for-profit organization, is the nation's first and the world's largest educational and travel organization for older adults. Since 1975, it has offered exceptional learning opportunities at remarkable values.
SeniorNet
SeniorNet is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization of computer-using adults, age 50 and older. 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.
