When under stay-at-home orders, online resources enable participation in the outside world. Visit the UH Center on Aging Facebook page for a continually updated list.
JOINING A ZOOM CALL FOR THE FIRST TIME
See and converse with relatives and friends online. Enjoy virtual happy hours, book discussion groups, music jam sessions, virtual retreats and online meetings. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI32Xk2Va7M
#CARENOTCOVID
Send messages of support to nursing home and assisted living residents.
www.carenotcovid.com
AARP COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
Organize informal volunteer groups to assist neighbors with simple tasks — getting groceries, walking pets. Especially relevant for condo residents looking for ways to help older neighbors.
www.aarpcommunityconnections.org
ONLINE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: CITIZEN SCIENCE
Join a scientific research project. SciStarter trains and links nonscientists to research projects that need their help. The site lists over 3,000 global citizen science projects.
www.scistarter.org
FREE COURSES
Learn a new language with Duolingo.
www.duolingo.com
Online classes are available on a variety of topics.
www.coursera.org
GUIDED MEDITATION
Mindful offers popular, guided meditations.
www.mindful.org/mindfuls-top-10-guided-meditations-of-2018
CENTER ON AGING — University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2430 Campus Road, Gartley Hall, 201B, Honolulu, 96822
808-956-6124 | map3@hawaii.edu
www.hawaii.edu/aging
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