Senior Living and COVID-19
March 25, 2020
Many families who have loved ones in a medical facility or other type of senior community are currently struggling with the new guidelines on visitations....
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Assisting Older Adults: COVID-19 Resources and Practical Advice
March 23, 2020
The Aging Services Council of Central Texas is offering insight as well as local information and service updates related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. AustinUP is proud to collaborate with these organizations and promote this effort....
Guest Blog Post: UT Osher Lifelong Institute (OLLI)
March 5, 2020
AustinUP is proud to feature this guest blog post from our newest community partner, the Osher Lifelong Institute (OLLI) at the University of Texas at Austin....
AmplifyATX and AustinUP
February 16, 2020
AustinUP is proud to participate in this year's AmplifyATX "I Live Here, I Give Here" campaign – it's our first time! We're excited about this opportunity to unite our community around causes in which we truly believe and help put Austin on the map when it comes to charitable giving....
Read the Latest AustinUP Newsletter (January 2020)
January 28, 2020
Welcome to a new year and a new decade! After AustinUP's very successful 2019, we have great excitement and expectations about 2020, and much news to share with you in this AustinUPdate. To kick things off, I'm excited to report that we have a new website at austinup.org...
A Very Good Year
December 19, 2019
As we look back on 2019, we are proud of our activities and accomplishments, a few of which are highlighted below. We are extremely grateful to you, our AustinUP community, as well as our sponsors and business members. Without YOU, none of this would be possible. Thank you and onward to 2020! KLRU / Decibel Focus...
Read the Latest AustinUP Newsletter (November 2019)
November 30, 2019
In this Thanksgiving week, I'm especially grateful for all of the people and organizations who are working so diligently to help raise the profile of older adults in our community. That work was highlighted at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) conference held in Austin earlier this month. Every time Austin was described as a...
2019 Summit Wrap-up
November 23, 2019
Our 2019 ATX Aging & Innovation Summit was our third and largest Summit, a gathering of 180+ people who were there to learn about aging-related innovation in Austin with a spotlight on equity, diversity and intergenerational community engagement. From the comments we heard at the Summit and via an online evaluation, the audience got what...
Read the Latest AustinUP Newsletter (September 2019)
October 27, 2019
As I prepare this issue of the AustinUPdate, I have to admit that much of my head space is consumed with plans and details for our ATX Aging & Innovation Summit, coming up on October 23rd. I'm very excited about the speakers and panels we're assembling, which will include regional and national perspectives that can help propel...
Grantsmanship Training Program
September 21, 2019
AustinUP is a proud sponsor of the Grantsmanship Training Program, coming to Austin in December. Are you working to change your community? Will more funding help you create that change? Join generations of social advocates who have achieved success by attending this Texas grant proposal writing course....