Resources
General Interest Web Sites
AARP
AARP’s busy, sprawling website is the place to go not only for information but also to learn about issues that affect seniors, and to check out the services that AARP offers, from insurance to advice on job hunting. http://www.aarp.org/ Read more...
Alliance for Aging Research
The Alliance for Aging Research offers news and reports about scientific studies on aging. http://www.agingresearch.org/ Read more...
Benjamin Rose Institute
The Benjamin Rose Institute, a 100-year-old Cleveland nonprofit dedicated to elder care, launched Myth Busters in 1999 to recognize people who defy the stereotypes of aging “by remaining active, optimistic, enthusiastic, inspired, innovative, and empowered.” The Institute’s web site tells the stories of dozens of Myth Busters. http://www.benrose.org/MythBusters/default.cfm Read more...
Elder Law Answers
Elder Law Answers provides basic information on topics of special concern to older people, such as estate planning, long term care insurance, disability planning, medical directives, and more. It also lists the attorneys—specialists in elder law—who belong to its nationwide referral network. http://www.elderlawanswers.com/ Read more...
Infoaging.org
Infoaging.org has breaking news and background information about research on diseases that become more common in old age, and investigations of how and why we age. This website is maintained by AFAR, the American Federation for Aging Research. http://websites.afar.org/site/PageServer?pagename=IA_homepage Read more...
International Longevity Center – USA
The International Longevity Center - USA publishes highly readable reports by experts on important subjects that range from the financial realities of older women to problems with the safety of medications. http://www.ilcusa.org/ Read more...
Methuselah Foundation
The Methuselah Foundation, brainchild of Cambridge scientist Dr. Aubrey de Grey, funds research to combat aging. Its website describes a scientific strategy that de Grey believes could cure aging within about 30 years, provided it’s adequately funded. He sees no reason why the “puny” human lifespan can’t be extended to 1000 or even 5000 years. http://mfoundation.org/ Read more...
National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA)
The National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA) links arts groups with organizations that serve elders; its web site is a clearinghouse for information about the new field of creative aging. According to recent research, older people can improve their health by getting involved in the arts. http://www.creativeaging.org/index.cfm?page=homepage Read more...
New Jersey Foundation for Aging (NJFA)
The New Jersey Foundation for Aging (NJFA) funds innovative projects to help the state’s older residents. Look for archived articles from NJFA’s Renaissance Magazine on the organization’s web site. In addition, the foundation organizes conferences, including two that were jointly supported by the Silver Century Foundation: a seminar on senior transportation and a meeting that presented best-practice models in senior transportation, housing and care management. http://www.njfoundationforaging.org/ Read more...
Passager
Passager is an online magazine that publishes the work of people over 50. Here you’ll find poetry, fiction, memoirs, personal stories and art. Visit the web site to sample the archives and subscribe. The affiliated Passager Books publishes first books by writers over 50. http://raven.ubalt.edu/features/passager Read more...
Persimmon Tree
Persimmon Tree is a free, online, literary quarterly that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art by women over 60—work chosen to reflect “the diversity and richness of their experience.” http://www.persimmontree.org/ Read more...
Supercentenarian Research Foundation
The Supercentenarian Research Foundation was recently created to fund research on supercentenarians—people who are at least 110 years old—to determine why they live so long and what prevents them from living even longer. http://www.supercentenarian-research-foundation.org/ Read more...
USA.gov Senior Citizens’ Resources
USA.gov has a section for seniors that’s a good jumping-off place for information of interest to older people. Scores of links, assembled by the federal government, take you to sites that deal with caregiving, health, education, volunteerism, jobs, senior housing, money, taxes, retirement, travel, and much more. http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml Read more...
Our Mission
The Silver Century Foundation promotes a positive view of aging. The Foundation challenges entrenched and harmful stereotypes, encourages dialogue between generations, advocates planning for the second half of life, and raises awareness to educate and inspire everyone to live long, healthy, empowered lives.
"Adding years to people's lives through the magic of science and medicine, however impressive, is an insufficient ambition for American Society. Our objective, must be to add new life to those years."
President John F. Kennedy, 1961 White House Conference on Aging