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Good article in this month's AARP magazine: https://states.aarp.org/california/adult-day-health-fiscal-crisis#:~:text=But%20the%20industry%20is%20struggling%3B%20nationally%2C%20adult%20day,pandemic%20shutdowns%20and%20a%20meager%20Medicaid%20reimbursement%20rate. From the article: CA ranks No. 1 in terms of capactiy to serve older adults in adult day centers on AARP's most recent long-term care xcorecard. But the indistry is struggling: nationally, adult day services dwindled by 11.5 percent in 2020-2021, the AARP scorecard shows, with COVID-10 pandemic closures playing a role. Adult Day Centers typically pick up participants at their homes and offer basic medical care, meals and activieis such as exercise and music. they help older adults maintain independence and often delay entry into more expensive long-term care. They also give family caregivers a needed break. ---- It is important to know about: 1. All the groups, agencies, places that serve Older Adults. We need to understand their services, funding, how we can work together in alliances, where our goals align, whagt their challenges are. 2. The challenges faced by other groups. For example. the pandemic hit Adult Day Centers hard. We need to think about the impact of the pandemic on older adults - and the attitudes inherent in the larger cultural response. Was there a sort of, "Well, there's old so it's okay if many day or get sick or live in isolation?" If there was, how might that impact our policy work going forward? Because beneath decisions lie feelings - sorrow, guilt, worry, fear, etc. It may be that legislators don't want to touch that the issue of serving Older Adults because of the feeling that this was a "neccesary failure" and they don't want that taint on their record or reputation now. It's important to be aware of our feelings - have and process them -- and then be aware of others feelings -- in creating relationships with allies, legislators, etc. I think in general, in Adult Ed, there is a certain amount of defensiveness on the part of policy makers, legislators, because on some level, they know they effed up and/or really hurt lots of people - even if they feel they had no other choice - or that they made the best choice possible to them at the time - given the thinking and facts of that time. When dealing with folks who made decisions that harmed us or others, it's super important to be aware of how THEY are handling those feelings - because they can show up in ways that make it hard to move forward. Cynthia

Hi Folks, "AARP Seeks Your Input: Tell us what goals you think AARP sholuld pursue to improve the lives of people as they age. Your input helps guide our efforts to influence lawmakers and regulators across the country. Send your ideas to policy@...." I suggest we 1. Send individual emails to that email address 2. Send a formal letter from our group - with multiple signatures - to that email address Irma Beserra Nunez was able to get AARP's support when she was leading the effort to save CA State Funding for Adult Ed Older Adults classes. Important to remember: While funding was more or less lost, Irma was able to secure a loophole - where classes for older adults could be state funded if these classes also benefited school age children. In policy work, such loopholes are extremely important. They are often a beginning place for new efforts to make headway. Cynthia

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> To: kpursley@... <kpursley@...> Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 10:22:42 AM PDT Subject: Fwd: WorkforceGPS: Your Weekly Older Workers Digest ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Connie Pekedis <cpekedis@...> Date: Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 10:14 AM Subject: Fwd: WorkforceGPS: Your Weekly Older Workers Digest To: Kristen Pursley <kpursley@...>, Gary Osterholt <gary.osterholt@...> FYI Older Adults ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <donotreply@...> Date: Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 3:43 AM Subject: WorkforceGPS: Your Weekly Older Workers Digest To: <cpekedis@...> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Community Digest Check out what’s been happening in Older Workers this week! May 29, 2024 Prospective Applicant Webcast for SCSEP Demonstration Funding Opportunity Announcement This webcast will provide an overview of the FOA. The goal of these grants is to understand how sector-based occupational training provided to SCSEP participants can help low-income older adults increase their job-readiness, employment, and earnings in unsubsidized employment. May 29, 2024 Program Year 2022 (PY22) Grantee Performance Evaluation Webcast Grantee performance is assessed annually based on the final performance data from each program year. Actual performance compared to goals is calculated after adjusting goals based on economic conditions and participant characteristics. May 23, 2024 Military Appreciation Month 2024 Military Appreciation Month is observed in the United States during the entire month of May, a period dedicated to honoring and recognizing the invaluable contributions, sacrifices, and service of current and former members of the armed forces. May 16, 2024 Skills-Based Hiring and Older Workers Evidence suggests that employers are increasingly changing their training and hiring practices to emphasize skills over formal qualifications. Skills-based hiring focuses on job candidates’ observable and measurable skills that are relevant to a job rather than on educational credentials. This report provides information on the landscape of skills-based hiring and the challenges and opportunities a skills-based hiring paradigm offers for older workers, particularly those with low incomes. May 20, 2024 Harnessing the Unified Force of our Communities to Uplift and Champion Older Americans In the observance of Older Americans Month, we honor the immeasurable impact of our older community. This year our theme, "Powered by Connection," highlights the vital role of nurturing relationships and harnessing the unified force of our communities to uplift and champion older Americans. May 31, 2024 Harnessing the Power of Experience: The Strategic Advantage of Hiring Older Workers Older workers bring a wealth of experience, expertise, and unique qualities to the workforce, making them a valuable asset for companies. May 28, 2024 Older Workers are the Future, Today! In 2024, a remarkable shift is taking place in the American workforce as more individuals over the age of 50 are choosing to remain employed, bringing with them a wealth of experience and knowledge. Contrary to traditional retirement norms, older workers are redefining the concept of aging in the workplace, contributing to a more diverse and multigenerational environment. May 30, 2024 SCSEP Monthly All-Grantee Calls On this page, you will find links to the recordings and transcripts of the monthly All-Grantee calls conducted with Microsoft Teams. Visit Older Workers for more! U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe. -- Connie Pekedis West Contra Costa Adult Ed cpekedis@... 510-231-1453, ext. 28003

Hi Folks, I've started a list of providers of older adults education and engagement. If you have groups to add, please respond. These groups do not necessarily share funding nor do all their goals and interests align - but they all care about and serve elders and in that way, they are potential allies for our work. As always in advocacy and politics, you don't need to agree on everything to work together for good outcome. You need shared interests leading to shared goals and strategies to reach them. Giving all parties voice in the process to come to agreement on those shared items helps move things along. A list of folks with shared interests is very helpful when you are looking for signatures on letters or backers of legislation. Here is the link to the list. Cynthia

Sorry! I forgot to attach the agenda! Here it is. Thanks to those who pointed out the lack of attachment on earlier email. There will be time during the meeting to add agenda items. Kristen

Hi everyone, A draft agenda for today's meeting to follow up on the Save Older Adults Education in California forum of May 11 is attached. Please feel free to suggest additions. Here are the details for the meeting: Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Place: Online Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83636555477?pwd=OWdTVGsyYW1RRGk5OTA0Yk9lN2RWZz09 Meeting ID: 836 3655 5477 Passcode: 57638 See you at 10:00 AM! Kristen

Hi everyone, The follow up meeting to the Save Older Adults Education in California forum of May 11 is tomorrow, June 2 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Here is the link for the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83636555477?pwd=OWdTVGsyYW1RRGk5OTA0Yk9lN2RWZz09 Meeting ID: 836 3655 5477 Passcode: 57638 I haven't put together a formal agenda yet, but we should discuss: 1. Our takeaways from the forum 2. What adult education resources are available in our area 3. Next steps Please send me any agenda ideas you have so I can include them. If you cannot attend the meeting, but have information you would like to share, please feel free to send a statement to be read at the meeting. If you send something, please let me know if it is OK to share it on the OAEF website and Face Book page. Kristen

Dear OAEF Forum I was listening to the KQED radio show Forum today (9-10 and 10-11 AM)— the second hour was about AI and its uses in teaching and tutoring. The guest was Mr. Kahn, founder of Kahn Academy (tutoring for younger students). They just had a call-in from a school music teacher who uses AI as a tool to help her students! I was just wondering, how could AI be used to teach older adults how to make better use of their computers and cell phones? But would older adults who aren’t computer literate be able to access an AI tutoring program, in order to benefit from a lesson on the subject they want to learn? Would they even know what subject they should be looking up (unless it is something simple like “send an email to my grand-daughter” or “find ukulele tutorials”). The show repeats tonight on the local Bay Area radio station KQED (maybe 9 PM) — and we should be able to get a podcast of it on KQED online, once the humans do the editing and post it! Linda C. PS - (And as for me … I just subscribed to “Grammarly" to try to editing some of my emails -- but I still have not figured out how to use it at all! Grammarly keeps prompting me: “I guess you have not been doing much writing recently”!)

Hi everyone, A meeting to follow up on the Save Older Adults Education in California forum that took place on May 11 will take place next Sunday, June 2 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This meeting will be a chance to discuss what we learned at the forum and brainstorm about next steps. Here is the link for the follow up meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83636555477?pwd=OWdTVGsyYW1RRGk5OTA0Yk9lN2RWZz09 Meeting ID: 836 3655 5477 Passcode: 576387 Older adults education advocates who were unable to attend the forum are welcome to join the follow-up meeting if interested. I am attaching my notes from panel discussion that took place at the May 11 forum. I hope they will compensate to some extent for the lack of a complete recording of the discussion, which was very informative. These are my own notes and may contain errors. Please let me know if I got something wrong. I'm sending them out now so people will have something to review before the follow up meeting. Again, I apologize that I am in the learning stages of recording meetings and sharing the recordings. I hope to see you at next week's follow up meeting. Also, there is a regular meeting of Older Adults Education Forever on Sunday, June 23 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Kristen

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Wow - what an incredible Forum! Thank you to presenters, contributors, Forum Committee, and Kristen! Here are the notes from the zoom chat.

https://www.amazon.com/Grouchy-Bear-Elissa-Bell-Barber/dp/B0CNHJPJVN By the Way …. This is the “Grouchy Bear” book by Elissa B. that she mentioned in the Forum Chat. She said she would not have written it if not for Older Adult Education ... She used the cover as her Zoom image when she was not on screen. Linda

Hi everyone, There are several ways you can invite people to the online OAEF forum on Older Adults Education that will take place on May 11 from 10:00 to 12:00 AM. I just forwarded a very eye-catching email with a flyer attached, which is one thing you can use as an invitation. If you want a simpler email, you can copy and paste the message below into your own email and send it out. Feel free to edit the text. I recommend that you put your own contact information on the "If you have any questions, contact... " line, since you will be sending this to people you know. If you get a question you can't answer, please feel free to contact me. The text to copy and paste is below. Kristen SAVE OLDER ADULTS EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA! Older Adults Education Forever (OAEF) FREE ONLINE FORUM on the state of educational opportunities for adults over 55 in California, Saturday, May 11 from 10:00 to 12:00 PM. Why are educational opportunities for seniors, one of the most effective ways to maintain and build health for elders while combatting loneliness, disappearing at an alarming rate? Especially since: Adults over 65 are the fastest growing population in California; The U.S. Surgeon General has identified isolation and loneliness as public health risks, with people over the age of 65 especially affected; California has adopted a Master Plan for Aging and is committed to a state “for all ages and stages” by 2030; Gains in senior health and well-being from a statewide program providing educational opportunities for older adults could save the state money! Older Adults Education Forever (OAEF) an advocacy network of Older Adults students, teachers, and supporters invites you to find out more. Here is the link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQQW_ATIYa_7n3ifU5bTOc-WF9-aobfdi3pKa03QwyHThzKw/viewform If you have any questions, contact

Hi everyone, Happy Cinco de Mayo and Happy Older Adults Month! An agenda for our meeting today is attached. Please feel free to suggest additions. Our Older Adults Forum will take place next Saturday, so we will spend some time talking about that. There will be a meeting about West Contra Costa matters from 1:30 to 2:00 PM. The agenda for that meeting will be: 1. Volunteers for the Richmond Senior Information and Health Fair on May 22 2. Measure X Funding 3. Anything else people want to discuss All are welcome to the West Contra Costa meeting, but only West Contra Costa matters will be discussed until 2:00 PM 2:00 to 4:00 PM will be the general meeting, for which the agenda is attached. Here is the link for both meetings: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83636555477?pwd=OWdTVGsyYW1RRGk5OTA0Yk9lN2RWZz09 Meeting ID: 836 3655 5477 Passcode: 576387 I look forward to seeing everyone this afternoon. Kristen

The OAEF Forum page of our website is now updated with the link to register.

Hi Folks Emma Gallegos is a reporter for Edsource - https://edsource.org/author/egallegos I suggest someone reach out to her to invite her to the OAEF Forum -- with follow up reach outs about covering the issue of OA in CA Adult Ed. In the past, Sue Frey was reporter (now retired) for Edsource and some of us had a good connection with her - which led to coverage of advocacy efforts. Edsource is wonky journal with political impact. If we can reach them and get coverage by them, it will help. Cynthia

Thinking about Edsource - and the "reformation" that got us here --- I found this article: https://edsource.org/2014/edsource-symposium-to-tackle-seminal-public-school-reforms/63530 There's nothing mentioned about AE in the article - but lots in the comments. That's how it so often went --- lots of talk about reform -- why it was so "exciting" and important etc. etc. --- but very little talk of Adult Ed -- which was the branch MOST ALTERED by the "reformation" of Public Ed in CA in the wake of the Financial Meltdown. I will NEVER forgive and forget the elimination of State funding for Financial Literacy in Adult Education. So many people were devastated by the Financial crisis of 2008-09. People lost homes, jobs, etc. State response - eliminate free classes that help people navigate, understand, and plan for the inevitable ups and downs of economic life. Sigh --- Okay --- just had to add! So many memories! Not all of them good! But this advocacy work is how I met wonderful folks like Kristen! And why I ended up learning about and running social media for school and advocacy purposes. Cyn