Boomers and Beyond

Employment and Volunteer Opportunities
Health, Benefits, and Services
Travel and Recreation
Law and Advocacy
Housing
General

Employment and Volunteer Opportunities

Jobs 4.0
Post your resume to apply for real job opportunities at companies that seek candidates aged 40+, and value diversity of experience. www.jobs4point0.com/

SUNY Rockland RSVP
RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Porgram) recruits volunteers 55 and older to lend time and expertise in community service to non-profit agencies, schools and nursing homes. www.sunyrockland.edu/rsvp

Volunteer Action Center
Create an online account to match your own particular time, talents and interests with the mission of Rockland County non-profit organizations seeking volunteers. http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/Age/oa_services.htm

 

Health, Benefits and Services

Benefits Checkup
Fill out an online questionnaire to find programs that help with costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and more for folks over 55. www.benefitscheckup.org

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Links of interest to veterans and their families. www.va.gov

NIH Senior Health
Information for seniors from the National Institute of Health. www.nihseniorhealth.gov

Medicare
Find out about the new Part D at the official medicare website. www.medicare.gov

Social Security Administration
Learn about benefits you're entitled to, and how to receive them, at the official Social Security Administration website. www.ssa.gov

National Family Caregiver Support Program
This national Family Caregiver Support Program gives information and links to assist caregivers. http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/HCLTC/Caregiver/
index.aspx

Grandparents and Kinship Caregiving
Find information about you and caring for your younger family members. Information provided at the NY State Office for the Aging. http://www.aging.ny.gov/Caregiving/GrandParents/index.cfm

Catholic Charities: Archdiocese of New York
Serves the needs of the poor, troubled, frail and oppressed of all religions in Manhatten, Bronx, Westchester and the Hudson Valley. www.catholiccharitiesny.org

Meals on Wheels of Rockland
Meals on Wheels provides much more than a meal to the homebound, seniors and others living in Rockland County. www.mowrockland.org

NY State Office for the Aging
The mission of the New York State Office for the Aging is to help older New Yorkers to be as independent as possible for as long as possible. Visit their site to find out how they can help you. www.aging.ny.gov

 

Travel and Recreation

Acess-Able Travel Source
Accessibility for national and itnernational travel destinations. www.access-able.com

Elderhostel
Educational adventure programs for seniors. www.elderhostel.org

 

Law and Advocacy

Senior Law
Read articles, find elder law resources and lawyers. www.seniorlaw.com

AARP
The AARP online source for information on elder issues and advocacy. Check out AARP for many other useful services. www.aarp.org

American Bar Association: Commission on Law & Aging
American Bar Association Commission on law and aging is a useful resource of legal information for senior citizens. www.abanet.org/aging/

 

Housing

A Place for Mom
Help and advice on finding senior housing. www.aplaceformom.com

Alternatives for Seniors
Search for retirement communities, care facilities and homes. www.alternativesforseniors.com

 

General

Rockland County Office for the Aging
Rockland County Office for the Aging offers comprehensive and coordinated services to residents over 60 years of age. http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/Age/index.htm

Administration on Aging
Administration of Aging (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services) provides a wealth of government information for seniors. www.aoa.gov

SeniorNet
A community of computer-using seniors sharing information and advice; introductory computer classes are offered in Rockland County. www.seniornet.org

Wired Seniors
Over 5,000 links of interest to the over 50 age group. www.wiredseniors.com

Seniors Connect
An online seniors' community with information on services, money, health, events, programs, computing, recreation, law and more. www.seniorsconnect.org

Planning for Eldercare
Read National Care Planning Council's free Guide to Long Term Care Planning. Consists of 34 in-depth chapters from eight experts with over 690 pages worth of information. www.longtermcarelink.net/ncpc.htm