Senior
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• Local Resources •
• General •
• Health & Fitness •
• News •
• Organizations •
• Retirement Life •
• Travel & Lesiure •
• WLA Home •
- 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.
