Downsizers Club
Purpose
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
- Road Scholar
- Find Me a Hobby
- VolunteerMatch
- Experience Corp: Tutoring and mentoring young people thru AARP
- United Way
- Hands on Network: Non-profit focused on community service
- Aging Hipsters: Covering issues relevant to baby boomers
- Go60.com: Helping seniors improve with age
- Third Age: Baby boomer health, aging and retirement
- 2Young2Retire: 101 ways to love the rest of your life
- Retirement with a Purpose
- BeliefNet: Premier resource for faith, belief and spirituality
Social
- Seniors Meetup: Connect with like-minded people in your city
- CNN Best Places to Retire
- Where to Retire Magazine
- AARP Travel:
- Lonely Planet: Travel guides and more
- iExplore: Family vacations and adventure travel
- National Geographic Traveler
- Military Officers Association of America
- Top 5 Dating Sites for Seniors
Health and Nutrition
- WebMD: Health information and symptom checker
- AARP Health:
- Wellness.com: Guide to the best in health and wellness
- U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
- Mayo Clinic
- Real Age: Health assessments and information
- Assisted Living Federation of America: Ensuring excellence in senior living
- Assisted Technology News Portal: News and reviews on assisted living devices
- Bright Focus Foundation: Alzheimer’s Disease and Macular Degeneration research
- Choice Magazine Listening: Free books and magazine articles on tape for the visually impaired
- Directory of Services for Seniors:
- DrugWatch: Drug side effects, interactions and lawsuits
- National Care Planning Council: Comprehensive resource for eldercare and long term care
- Medicare.gov
- Merck Manual of Geriatrics: Resources geared to health professionals
- PubMed: Free medical search engine
- RxList: Internet drug index for prescription drugs
Personal Relationships
- Prepare your Marriage for Retirement:
- Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus: Down to earth advice on life and love
- AARP Caregiving
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- AgingCare: Helping caregivers of elderly parents find answers
- AgeNet Eldercare Network: Information and referral network
- AARP Grandparenting
- Grandparenting.org
- Foundation for Grandparenting
- Grandparents Today
Financial Security
- CNN Money
- The Motley Fool: Retirement section of a leading website for stock investing advice and research
- AARP Retirement Center:
- SmartMoney.com: Wall Street Journal’s retirement page
- U.S. Social Security Administration
- Kiplinger’s
- Employee Benefit Research Institute
- Taking the Mystery Out of Retirement Planning: Department of Labor
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Retirement Savings Toolkit
Miscellaneous
- National Council on the Aging: Nonprofit service and advocacy organization
- AARP
- Senior Job Bank
- Seniors4Hire: Jobs for seniors, mature workers and retirees
- Retirement Jobs
- WSJ Startup Journal: Small business and start-up news
- Entrepreneur
- SCORE: Service Corps of Retired Executives
