Resources

Engaging Older Women in your Community is a promising practices tool developed as an outcome of the Older Women’s Dialogue Project (OWDP). The publication is intended to support your agency to anticipate and address structural barriers to the participation of older women in community initiatives aimed at legal and policy change. We include key questions to explore, tips for enhancing organizational capacity to include older women, and examples from our experience throughout the OWDP.

Senior immigrant women occupy intersecting identities of gender, age and immigration. Each of these have been known to impact experiences of gender-based violence and help seeking. Furthermore, these intersections can create specific risk factors related to economic abuse. This report examines the dynamics and experiences of economic abuse among senior immigrant women. The first part of this report explores the existing literature on economic abuse among senior immigrant women. The second part of this report contains findings from community-based research undertaken with service providers and senior immigrant women with lived experience of economic abuse.

The Systems Map Community Campaign Kit contains email templates and newsletter and social media content that organizations can share with their own partners and networks.

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This study examines a digital literacy training program pairing undergraduates with low-income older adults to enhance digital skills while educating students about aging.Read the study here: JMIR Aging - Digital Literacy Training for Low-Income Older Adults Through Undergraduate Community-Engaged L

This course helps participants identify and combat online misinformation through fact-checking techniques and verification tools. It provides practical skills to navigate the digital landscape and ensure accuracy in media consumption.Learn more: How to Spot Misinformation Online - Poynter

The slide deck covers digital learning for older adults in 2024, focusing on challenges like the digital divide and best practices for teaching digital literacy. It highlights key resources, recent data, and the importance of ongoing support through community programs and tech resource libraries.