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Union-Snyder Agency on Aging, Inc.

Serving older adults and their families with vision, dedication and concern.

Union-Snyder Agency on Aging, Inc. (USAA, Inc.)

Serving older adults and their families with vision, dedication and concern.

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Civic Engagement

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Purpose

To inform the community about the opportunities available for older adults to become involved in civic engagement and, in turn, improve their personal health and also contribute to the surrounding community.

Summary

Civic engagement for older adults can be loosely defined as individuals participating in societal and personal activities that are life enhancing AND contribute to the community.

Late life civic engagement covers a wide variety of activities, ranging from: part-time or full-time work, volunteering, electoral participation, and organizational involvement.

The key to civic engagement is getting older adults involved in their community. This involvement is:

  • beneficial to the health of the adult;
  • valuable to the community as a whole; and
  • provides a way for older adults to stay connected with their community.

Meeting the Challenge / Plan of Action

USAA, Inc.’s 2012-2016 Plan of Action, Planning for Positive Aging in Union and Snyder Counties:

  • Describes what we do;
  • Provides a summary of national trends and local needs;
  • Describes what we want to do and how we plan to do it;
  • Lists areas we need help and suggests how you can help.

Resource Links

Encore Careers

Encore Careers is a think tank and incubator used to generate ideas and invent programs to help society achieve the greatest return from its experienced adults.
encore.org

Experience Corps

Experience Corps will reinforce the idea behind our program and our parent organization, Civic Ventures, the idea that once we as a nation see the aging of America as an opportunity and older Americans as natural resources, we can begin to solve some of our most pressing social problems. We can begin to see a more optimistic future for all.
experiencecorps.org

Experience Works

Experience Works  is a national, nonprofit, community-based organization whose mission is to put the experience of older individuals to work.
experienceworks.org

Senior Corps

Senior Corps connects today’s adults over 55 with the people and organizations that need them most. Senior Corps helps older adults become mentors, coaches or companions to people in need, or contribute their job skills and expertise to community projects and organizations.
seniorcorps.org

AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps local members perform various community services in local schools, libraries, social service agencies, and environmental agencies.
coresusquehanna.org

The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network

The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network engages and mobilizes millions of volunteers who are helping to solve serious social problems in thousands of communities.
pointsoflight.org

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