http://netvouz.com/garoldstone/tag/boomers?feed=rss garoldstone's bookmarks tagged "boomers" on Netvouz http://www.experiencecorps.org/ New Adventures in Service for Americans Over 55 garoldstone Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:57:27 GMT http://www.ppionline.org/documents/Boomer_Corps_0104.pdf Seven years from now, the oldest members of America’s largest generation will turn 65, and soon after, our elderly population will begin a dramatic expansion, doubling in size during the next two decades. (PDF) garoldstone Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:58:16 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/20/AR2006022001335_pf.html A recent study in Maryland showed that in schools where older adults were a regular fixture -- with volunteers working 15 hours a week -- reading scores went up, and kids had fewer behavioral problems than their peers at other schools. The adults, meanwhile, had fewer falls, expanded their social circles and performed better than their peers on a memory test. Washington Post Feb 21, 2006 garoldstone Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:49:54 GMT