Engaging Older Adults: Aging Network Survey

Thank you for completing this brief survey about engaging older adults. Your responses will help the engAGED National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults better understand the current level of engagement and needs of the Aging Network. Your input will also help n4a and its engAGED partners (Generations United, National Center for Creative Aging, National Resource Center for Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, and Older Adults Technology Services) develop a national strategy to increase older adult engagement in their communities. 

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. How much was your 2017 federal OAA Funding?

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* 3. Do you consider your service area:

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* 4. Please check the social engagement activities for older adults that you currently have and any that you are interested in starting:

  Currently Have Interested in Starting
Book Clubs
Cultural Outings/Trips
Group Dinners/Lunches
Social Dancing (e.g., line dancing)
Games (e.g., bingo, card and board games)

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* 5. Please check the volunteer engagement activities for older adults that you currently have and any that you are interested in starting:

  Currently Have Interested in Starting
Friendly visiting
Intergenerational programs with children, youth, or young adults
SMP / SHIP volunteers
Senior Corps Programs (RSVP, Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions)
Assisting at senior centers and meal sites
Transportation / Drivers

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* 6. Please check the health and wellness engagement activities for older adults that you currently have and any that you are interested in starting:

  Currently Have Interested in Starting
Health Promotion Classes (exercise, chronic disease management, etc.)
Memory Cafe
Caregiver Support Programs
Meditation / Mindfulness

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* 7. Please check the arts and creative engagement activities for older adults that you currently have and any that you are interested in starting:

  Currently Have Interested in Starting
Theater (storytelling, improv, etc.)
Visual Arts (painting, quilting, sculpture, etc.)
Music (band, singing, etc.)
Dance (ballroom, modern, etc.)

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* 8. Please check the lifelong learning engagement activities for older adults that you currently have and any that you are interested in starting:

  Currently Have Interested in Starting
Classes (not already listed)
Lectures / Seminars
Technology / Computer Assistance

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* 9. In questions 4-8, do any of the activities you offer have an intergenerational component?

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* 10. If yes, which ones?

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* 11. For your engagement activities, how do you use technology to 
increase engagement and create community?

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* 12. Are there other engagement activities not listed in questions 4-8 that you offer or would like to offer? If yes, 
a.) What do you currently have?
b.) What are you interested in starting?

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* 13. In the last year, how many older adults do you estimate participated in an engagement activity through your AAA, Title VI program, or a partner organization?

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* 14. Briefly describe an engagement opportunity offered by your
AAA, Title VI program or partner organization that you think is
especially effective or you would consider a best practice:

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* 15. Do you currently partner or are you interested in partnering with any of the following organizations to offer older adult social engagement activities?

  Current Partner Interested in Partnering
Local Arts Group
Museum
Community College/ University
Library
Boys and Girls Club/ Scouts
Local Schools
Faith Community
Other Non-Profit Organization
Lifelong Learning Institute
Other

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* 16. If you checked "other," what is it?

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* 17. To support increasing engagement among older adults, what would be most helpful to your AAA, Title VI program, or partner organization?

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