Resources for People 50+

City College Older Adults Program

The Older Adults Department office of City College of San Francisco is located at the Mission Campus. They offer 85 noncredit classes available to people age 55+ in a wide variety of subjects. Classes in art, music, health, exercise, sewing, literature and theatre, current events and computers, at forty-five sites around San Francisco. The classes are all free and open for enrollment anytime during the semester.

Do you have a chronic condition or care for someone who does?

Learn, discuss and achieve weekly goals in this proven health education workshop developed by Stanford University to empower people with chronic conditions to better self manage their chronic conditions or symptoms.

Learn techniques ranging from goal setting to cognitive/mind techniques such as deep breathing and muscle relaxation. The Healthier Living Program is a collaboration of SF agencies with the goal of delivering these workshops to San Francisco's older adult population in English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Tagalog.

Have fun sharing and listening in a group setting of diverse participants, facilitated by 2 trained leaders who follow the Stanford curriculum based on proven results. Adults with Chronic Conditions or Caretakers/Significant Others living with a person with a chronic condition are welcome to attend.

Time Requirement:
6 week workshop, 2.5 hours each session. No charge. Incentives given to those who attend at least 4 of 6 sessions. Workshops are scheduled in various neighborhoods throughout SF.  Visit the Healthier Living site to see the current schedule or contact:

Ken Wong, Program Coordinator at kwong@onlok.org or call 415-550-6002.
 

Fromm Institute

The Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning is an educational program for retired persons at the University of San Francisco offering daytime, noncredit, college-level courses in a wide range of academic subjects, as well as tour and travel opportunities.

HandsOn Bay Area

Offering volunteer opportunities to people of all ages throughout the Bay Area, HandsOn couples one-time social opportunities with service opportunities. All ages welcome.