Social engagement: a key to successful aging
The Oasis mission to promote successful aging remains crucial to to our country, as the number of adults age 65 and older increases dramatically over the next 20 years.
Volunteering can be the gift of a lifetime
In the season of giving, the most valuable gift might be your time and your talents.
About those labels
Those nutrition labels might be hard to read, but it's worth learning how to decipher what they mean.
Kids in Oasis CATCH Healthy Habits bring home what they learn
It's good to know the difference between a GO food and a WHOA food.
Healthy habits are CATCH-ing
Adults 50+ have many competing interests and demands on their time. Many are seeking volunteer opportunities that are the right fit, and they’re taking steps to create or maintain a healthy lifestyle. Is it possible to do both? All at once? The answer is YES.
Sharing volunteer passions with employer pays off
Oasis volunteer Mary Jo Summers loves her work with the Intergenerational Tutoring program so much that she thought her employer needed to know more. Her instincts were spot on.
Getting healthy by giving back
I don’t need research to tell me that volunteering improves the health of adults ages 50 and older; I see it every day at Oasis. Older adults who volunteer are more likely to maintain strength and functional ability, or the ability to perform every day activities, which is key to maintaining independence.
Thank you, Oasis CATCH Healthy Habits volunteers!
To our CATCH Healthy Habits volunteers ... we can’t thank you enough for all you do to make your communities healthier for generations to come. In addition to teaching youth about healthy habits, you are also passing along knowledge and motivation to your peers and perhaps inspiring yourself too.
Social groups help in combatting social isolation
Not long ago, one of our regular class participants, Liz Lippa came to Oasis after a rough weekend. Her son had a major heart attack and her cousin passed away. She was feeling low. “I just wanted to climb into bed and pull the covers over my head,” she said, but then she realized that what she really needed to do was to get out and talk. She got out of bed and headed to her St. Louis Oasis Women’s Roundtable group.
Five questions to help you find your next volunteer role
April is National Volunteer Month, the perfect time to find just the right role to change your life as well as the lives of those you touch.