Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service

We amplify the power of older adults to strengthen our community.

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

We're closing but our programs have found new homes with our community partners. Read more to find out how you can stay involved with the Early Childhood Service Corps, health navigation training, and volunteer/fellowship opportunities. https://t.co/MJvhotHsIE

[Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks]

"Ageism has significant individual and societal consequences. When #ageism intersects with other forms of bias, individuals’ implications can worsen. It’s urgent to address ageism and to look at it alongside other biases." 🙌 YES! @rto_ero @BCNewsWire https://t.co/hA7RAq3431

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

"We need an intergenerational early childhood Caring Corps as ambitious as the Climate Corps the administration is proposing."

@EarlyChildhoodServiceCorps is doing just that! Learn how you can get FREE training & certification at: https://t.co/YDZeTbwNS4

https://t.co/eaeR4Hw4kU

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

"There's no shame in needing help."

@dafna_m, #Colorado's House District 30 rep, advocated for legislation that ensures all Coloradoans have access to annual mental health wellness checks.

Listen to #VenerableVoicesPodcast to learn more. https://t.co/xpsdXRlRCl

[Next50 @50initiative]

Cranky. Lonely. Frail. Confused. Women 50+ rarely have key roles in TV shows and film. When they do, their characters often have stereotypical traits that reinforce #ageism. Fascinating report from @GDIGM. #EndAgeism #Aging https://t.co/kJfraKvaP1

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

"At our human core, we're wired to connect."

🎧Listen to community engaged occupational therapist Dr. Julie Silver Seidle talk about fighting social isolation & creating age-friendly communities on this week's #VenerableVoicesPodcast.

Follow us @Spotify: https://t.co/ZAn7FUkRwS

[Next50 @50initiative]

Research shows that thinking positively about #aging extends one’s life by 7.6 YEARS. That's more than the #longevity gained from low blood pressure, low cholesterol, healthy BMI, avoiding smoking, regular exercise. #EndAgeism #OlderAdults https://t.co/4xC61ZFjzG

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

Listen now to the newest episode in Venerable Voices Podcast's series on mental health! Our partners at Spark the Change Colorado talk about the work they do to keep seniors connected to their communities and mental wellness services.
https://t.co/Fr52XHWtZ0

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

If you are struggling with mental health, you are not alone. Here’s how to get help:
📞@samhsagov: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
📱National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

The first episode in our podcast series on mental health is available now on Spotify. It explores the research on the relationship between volunteering and better mental health.

👂Listen NOW! https://t.co/aiOuMPM3I8

#VenerableVoices #MentalHealth

[The Colorado Sun @ColoradoSun]

Friendly reminder that Daylight Savings ends this weekend.

☀️ If you're a morning person, this is great news.

🌘 If you're an evening person, we're sorry for your loss.

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

"The reality is older people didn't retire. They were pushed out or laid off or furloughed."

@encore_janine speaking the truth about how workforce #ageism increased during the #COVID19 pandemic.

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

Is sharing your home right for you?

Learn about different models for home sharing that supports adults 55+. Alison Joucovsky from Sunshine Home Share CO will present to Experience U on 11/18 at 4:30 p.m. MST.

Sign up here for this FREE, virtual event. https://t.co/I66ssHBCcR

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

#HappyHalloween from your friends at Experience Engaged!

#AgeismIsForGhouls #Halloween2021

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

Ageism in health care causes real harm. It needs to end.

#EndAgeism #AgeismIsForGhouls

[Justice in Aging @justiceinaging]

Nearly 20% of Americans age 50 + say they have experienced age discrimination in health care, which can result in inappropriate or inadequate care. One study estimates the cost, including over- & undertreatment of common medical conditions, at $63 billion https://t.co/pHH8X74zvD

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

Our VBAs offer a similar sustainability model in Colorado early childhood spaces through our #EarlyChildhood Service Corps, which helps to fill the additional needs of centers & the early childhood workforce. Learn more at: https://t.co/PBIkUbipAb
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[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

We're celebrating #Halloween and fall traditions and memories in this week's #ApplauseBlog.

Read more, and share your own favorite memories in the comments! https://t.co/NWjZpenoYD

[Next50 @50initiative]

More older adults are skipping the master-planned retirement communities, opting instead for #Intergenerational living. What do we gain when #OlderAdults are a visible, present, & active part of our communities? #Aging https://t.co/JjcrcB7ebx

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

Fire burn & cauldron bubble…

That’s a cauldron of unique job training, volunteer & fellowship roles. Your $15 is the enchantment we need to keep brewing cool opportunities for adults 50+.

Donate $15 today! https://t.co/JTtjwhNaZJ

#HappyHalloween #AgeismIsForGhouls #EndAgeism

[Experience Engaged: Joining Skills and Service @ExpEngAGEd]

"Having a young person care for you like that makes you feel strong. It's a good feeling to have a friend, a daughter, a buddy."

There's no downside to #intergenerational friendships. https://t.co/Pw7sUomCa0