Organizations
- AARP Webplace
- AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
dedicated to helping older Americans achieve lives of independence,
dignity and purpose. This site includes information and research,
volunteer and community programs, member benefits, issues and avocacy
related to the American Association of Retired People.
- Alliance for Retired Americans
- Founded by a coalition of AFL-CIO affiliated
unions and community groups, the Alliance aims to protect the rights
of retired Americans. On their website you can find news, resources
for making the most of your retirement, and calls to action.
- Caregiving.com
- Produced by the Center for Family Caregivers,
this site offers support groups and survival guides.
- CARP: Fifty Plus Net
- The Canadian Association of Retired Persons
is Canada's national advocacy organization for those over 50.
- The Gerontological Society of America
- This web page is sponsored as part of GSA's
founding goal "to promote the scientific study of aging...and to
foster growth and diffusion of knowledge relating to problems of
aging...."
- National Alliance for Caregiving
- Joint venture that creates reports, fact sheets,
and tips for caregivers.
- National Council on the Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
- NCOA is an agency actively seeking improvement
in public and private policies affecting older persons. The site
offers information on consumer news, health, and public policy and
advocacy.
- National Family Caregivers Association
- Information and advocacy materials on public
policy issues related to caregiving.
- SeniorNet Online
- This organization is over a decade old, has
over 17,000 members, and maintains 75 computer centers across the
nation where seniors can go for computer training.
- SPRY: The "Setting Priorities for Retirement Years" Foundation
- SPRY is a nonprofit foundation established
in Washington, DC in 1991. SPRY's mission is to help older adults
plan for a healthy and financially secure future. To that end, SPRY
conducts research and develops education programs that respond to
consumer needs.