New Model Programs Added to Social Engagement Innovations Hub

ACL's Commit to Connect initiative, in collaboration with engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults, recently added 27 new program examples to the Social Engagement Innovations Hub. With these additions, organizations now have access to more than 100 model social connection programs, services, and interventions from across the country.

The Innovations Hub is a searchable clearinghouse designed to encourage adoption, replication, and awareness of best practices and data-driven interventions, programs, and services addressing social isolation and loneliness. Each program summary on the Innovations Hub contains details to help support replication, including an overview of the example, the role of partners, outcomes achieved, lessons learned, resources needed, and contact information.

The newly added programs, services, and interventions on the Innovations Hub include:

• Sportable Wellness Initiatives (WINS): Developed by Sportable in Richmond, Virginia, Sportable WINS offers virtual and in-person adaptive wellness programming for people with disabilities to enhance social connection and overall health.
• Changing the Rhythm of Aging: This annual event organized by the Baltimore County Department on Aging in Towson, Maryland, features a drum circle, tai chi, healthy meals, and time for socialization.
• GENuine Connections: Developed by DOROT in New York, New York, GENuine Connections is an intergenerational online space that provides opportunities for older adults and teens to participate in weekly workshops, share life experiences, and build community.

Questions? Contact Commit to Connect at [email protected].

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