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Example Initiatives
Civic Engagement of Generation 50+ in Canada and the U.S.
The examples serve only as suggestions; There are, of course, many more possible ideas and themes!
I. Political institutions
1. Canada
Canadian Senate Special Committee
Department of Canadian Heritage
Human Resources and Social Development Canada
National Seniors Council
Public Health Agency of Canada, Seniors and Aging Division
Statistics Canada
2. U.S.
Corporation for National & Community Service
National Governors Association (NGA)
National Institute on Aging
U.S. Administration on Aging
USA Freedom Corps
II. Research
1. Canada
Canadian Policy Research Networks
Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development
University of British Columbia, School of Social Work
University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work
University of Manitoba, Centre on Aging
University of Victoria, Centre on Aging
University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Health Sciences
2. U.S.
Center for Intergenerational Learning (Temple University)
Center for Retirement Research (Boston College)
The Center on Aging, Health & Humanities
George Warren Brown School of Social Work (Washington University), Center for Social Development (CSD)
MetLife Foundation Initiative on Retirement and Civic Engagement
(Harvard School of Public Health, Center for Health Communication)
www.hsph.harvard.edu/chc
www.reinventingaging.org
National Academy on an Aging Society
University of Maryland Center on Aging
The Urban Institute
III. Civic organizations
1. Canada
Canada’s World
Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources
Canadian Association of Retired Persons CARP – A New Vision of Aging in Canada
Canadian Council on Social Development
Centre for Nonprofit Management
The Council of Canadians
Human resources Council for the Voluntary & Nonprofit sector
United Way of Canada
Volunteer Canada
VolWeb.caTM
2. U.S.
AARP
American Society on Aging
Civic Ventures
Leadership Network
National Council on Aging (NCOA)
Points of Light Institute
Vital Aging Network
IV. Foundations
1. Canada
The Foundation for Vital Aging
The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
The Ontario Trillium Foundation
2. U.S.
The Atlantic Philanthropies
MetLife Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Virginia Piper Charitable Trust
V. Example initiatives
1. Canada
Seniors Centre Society, Vancouver: Seniors Cultural Buddy Project
Agassiz Harrison Community Services: Senior Peer Counselors
University of Victoria, Centre on Aging: Friends' Guided Autobiography Workshops
University of Victoria, Centre on Aging: Valued Elder Recognition Award
Intergenerational Centre for Action Learning, Langley: Community Storytellers – Celebrating Our Elders
Victoria Target Theatre Society, Victoria
Chebucto Connections, Nova Scotia: Wise Elders project
2. U.S.
Coming of Age
Generations United - Seniors4Kids
Experience Corps
VI. Other
Canada
What is the Koerber Foundation?
A forum for impulses
