Positively Impacting the Lives of Seniors
Joy for Seniors is our initiative to promote wellness and improve the lives of disabled seniors residing in care facilities in Central Texas. Using the arts as a platform for social connection and community engagement, we promote dignity, health, and well-being among seniors, with an emphasis on bringing joy to economically disadvantaged and underserved individuals.
The objectives of this program are to provide our seniors with much-needed opportunities to socialize, to participate in beneficial arts and cultural activities, and to build stronger relationships and support systems.
Project Objectives
Social Well-Being
Provide a safe space for senior residents to socialize and build relationships with others. Crucial because many seniors do not have family who visit regularly and they need opportunities to build reliable support systems.
Emotional Well-Being
Provide an emotionally beneficial outlet for creative expression and recreation. This is a much-needed service for seniors, as their only outlets for engagement are the recreational options provided inside their living facility.
Community Engagement
Provide ongoing opportunities for community engagement through public exhibitions that showcase and celebrate the seniors’ work, fostering additional opportunities for seniors to develop stronger community relationships.
Program Impacts
In 2023, with the support of grant funding from Texas Commission on the Arts, we embarked on an initiative to provide free arts classes to seniors in low-income care facilities in Austin. Over the past two years, the program has expanded beyond arts classes to include an annual seniors’ art exhibition and public outreach endeavors promoting volunteerism in the Central Texas area and generating greater awareness about the needs of seniors in our community.
Read more about the impacts of the program in our Joy for Seniors 2024 Program Impacts Report.
Be Part of this Meaningful Cause
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Joy for Seniors relies on the generosity and support from donors like you to provide beneficial services to low-income seniors in our Austin community. Your tax-deductible contribution will help us continue to provide arts and wellness programs onsite to disabled seniors in low-income care facilities.
Thank you to our supporters.
Thank you to our supporters.
