Loneliness and Aging: Making Space for Our Elders - a Community Conversation - Free Online Program
Sponsored by Oregon Humanities and Forest Grove City Library
When: Wednesday, November 8th from 6:30 until 8:00 PM
Where: Online via Zoom.
Description: Loneliness and isolation are common experiences for elders, especially for those who do not have nearby family members or who are not computer literate.
- What do you know about the elders in your life or in your neighborhood?
- Are they connected to their families in an enriching way?
- Do they belong to a caring community of some kind?
This conversation is for elders and people who live near elders or have elders in their lives to explore questions, experiences, and obstacles to showing up for elders and to generate ideas for connection.
Registration for this online program is required. Participants will receive a confirmation email that includes instructions for logging on to the event. Register by clicking on this link:
https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/events/64dfb472c0db8d2800cc0b55
About the Facilitator: Pamela Slaughter is a lifelong Oregonian with varied interests. She retired from her career as an adult protective service investigator for Multnomah County, where she saw firsthand how devastating loneliness and isolation can be. Pamela is the founder and executive director of People of Color Outdoors, a nonprofit designed to help facilitate the reconnection of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to the outdoors. She is the author of the children’s book, Hi! My Name is Robin!, published in 2020, which she hopes will encourage families to bird watch together.