Resources

 

Below is a list of additional community resources, articles and research to help you explore, connect & contribute, learn, work and enjoy. Resources of Coming of Age:Bay Area's organizational members are identified as preferred; those that a community member referred are indicated by the public type. If you know of additional listings that should be included, please click here.

Exploritas

Categories: Lifelong Learning, Travel, Vacation

Type: Public, Local, National

Exploritas (formerly ElderHostel) offers nearly 8,000 educational adventures a year in more than 90 countries, including dozens of local opportunities. As a not-for-profit educational organization, the mission of Exploritas is to be at the forefront of the lifelong-learning movement and to promote lifelong learning and healthy aging in our society. To learn more about this resource, please click here.

 

"Workshops, Coaches Help Older Adults Get a Grip on What Really Works After Work"

Categories: Retirement Planning

Type: Public, Article, Resource List

Many people age 50+ feel slightly off balance by their new identity in retirement, having pulled away from the activities of work that defined them for so many years. Others are unable or uninterested in taking traditional retirement and seek ongoing work. This AARP article identifies several resources for reinventing life in retirement. To learn more about this resource, please click here.

 

FunCheapSF

Categories: Fun, Leisure

Type: Public, Calendar

FunCheapSF helps Bay Area residents find inexpensive activities and events in San Francisco and around the Bay Area. Sort by East Bay or San Francisco, or Editors' Top Picks, and identify the closest BART station to an event. Most offerings are free, but some may range in price from $2 - $20. To learn more about this resource, please click here.

 

San Francisco State Programs for Mature Students

Categories: Lifelong Learning

Type: Public, Local

San Francisco State and Extended Learning offers mature students a variety of choices for making learning last a lifetime. Eldercollege, Sixty-Plus, Over 60 Degree Program, and Osher Lifelong Learning are just four programs that give you access to a range of learning opportunities: social and cultural events, monthly lectures, six week workshops, or advanced degrees! To learn more about this resource, please click here.

 

The Boomers' Guide to Good Work

Categories: Paid Work, Connect & Contribute

Type: Public, Toolkit

Do you have a lifetime of experience? Are you ready to take the plunge into a new kind of work? The Boomers' Guide to Good Work, created by MetLife and Civic Ventures, can help you think about new directions and new ways of structuring your worklife. To learn more about this resource, please click here.

 

EncoreConnect

Categories: Paid Work, Connect & Contribute

Type: Public

Coming soon.

 

Free Learning

Categories: Lifelong Learning

Type: Public, Article, Resource List

This AARP Bulletin article, How to Learn Anything Online - For Free, explores online learning resources that are free! Offering both a 'Getting Started' guide and a guide to e-learning sites, as well as a topical guide to online learning. Looking for your ancestors online? Want to learn computer programming? Interested in jazz musicians? To explore these and other online resources, please click here.

 

VolunteerMatch

Categories: Connect & Contribute

Type: Public, Local, National

An online database of volunteer opportunities both local and national can help you find an opportunity. In addition, online courses help you 1.) find the right place to volunteer, 2.) ask questions and evaluate whether the organization is a good fit for you and your skills, and 3.) identify potential stumbling blocks that volunteers encounter. To learn more about this resource, please click here.

 

3rd Age Life Planning Toolkit

Categories: Retirement Planning

Type: Public, Toolkit

The Life Planning Toolkit is designed by Civic Ventures and Meg Newhouse as an outline for a series of 3rd Age life planning workshops, but could be followed by an individual. To learn more about this resource, please click here.

 

VocationVacations

Categories: Travel, Vacation, Paid Work

Type: Public, National

VocationVacations helps people of all ages test-drive the job of their dreams. Radio show host? Restaurateur? Raceway manager? Real estate agent? RV Campground owner? And that is just the R's. About 20% of VV's clientele is retirement age and looking for a second career. To learn more about this opportunity, please click here.

 

Fromm Institute

Categories: Lifelong Learning, Travel

Type: Public, Local

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. To learn more about this opportunity, please click here.

  

OLLI @Berkeley

Categories: Lifelong Learning

Type: Public, Local

OLLI @Berkeley is a community of adults, age 50 and above, exploring new areas of knowledge. Offering college level lectures and courses without exams or grades, OLLI provides access to some of the most current and stimulating learning: a report on global climate change from the 2009 Climate Change Conference, from boom to bust a year later. To learn more about this resource, please click here.

  

HandsOn Bay Area

Categories: Connect & Contribute

Type: Public, Local

Offering one-off volunteer opportunities to people of all ages throughout the Bay Area, HandsOn couples one-time social opportunities with service opportunities. All ages welcome. To learn more about this resource, please click here.

 

City College Older Adults Program

Categories: Lifelong Learning

Type: Public, Local

City College of San Francisco's OLAD (Older Adults Department) offers free classes for anyone 55 years or older. Classes are held at 41 different locations throughout San Francisco, and are open for enrollment anytime during the semester. There are classes available in a wide variety of subjects -- from exercise, computers and art to the general CCSF curriculum. To learn more about this resource, please click here.

 

New Face of Work Survey

Categories: Paid Work, Connect & Contribute

Type: Public, Research

You're not alone! Half of Americans aged 50 to 70 want jobs that contribute to the greater good now and in retirement, according to this study by the MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures. To learn more about this resource, please click here.

 

 

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Eventually, the 'categories' (like 'tags' in a blog) will link to a 'search' engine --so you can search within the website, by category word. -- dw