A Partnership of Youth & Older Adults
DRMI is actively recruiting:
* Youth ages 8-18 interested in teaching older adults digital and internet integrity, and cyber/internet security.
* Older adults interested in serving as mentors for youth and sharing their knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) via virtual platforms called Senior Moments.
To register, click below or scan the QR code
Youth "Geek" Application
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Adult Volunteers
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DRMI Geeks & Gramps Frenchtown Edition!
Thanks to the Community Engagement Fund and the Neighborhood Affairs Division of the City of Tallahassee for funding our first class of the Frenchtown Edition of the DRMI Geeks & Gramps Program, and location partner for the Microsoft Office Certification Program - Mt. Olive Affordable Housing & CDC!
Thanks to the Community Engagement Fund and the Neighborhood Affairs Division of the City of Tallahassee for funding our first class of the Frenchtown Edition of the DRMI Geeks & Gramps Program, and location partner for the Microsoft Office Certification Program - Mt. Olive Affordable Housing & CDC!
Personalities & Communication 2
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Communication Challenge
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Stress Management for youth - body outline with areas of stress & coping skills
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Other Components of the Summer Program included Microsoft Office training at the computer lab of Mt. Olive Affordable Housing and CDC in Frenchtown.
When nonprofits and businesses partner - success is inevitable!
Introducing the DRMI Geeks & Gramps Virtual Reality Amusement Park
Thanks to a generous grant from the Children's Services Council of Leon County, in partnership with Covalent Reality, the DRMI Geeks & Gramps Program conducted our launch on August 27th at the Jake Gaither Community Center in Tallahassee, which allowed youth to partner with older adults in a fun and engaging virtual reality amusement park designed just for them.
DRMI Geeks & Gramps Program Launches
SENIOR MOMENTS
DRMI Geeks & Gramps Program is proud to announce the launch of its SENIOR MOMENTS series. Meet our first exemplary senior, Mrs. Nancy O'Farrell, Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Health, Tallahassee Chapter. Click Nancy's picture below to view her full story on the DRMI Geeks & Gramps YouTube channel. Senior Moments offers seniors an opportunity to share their thoughts, feelings, expertise, advice and words of wisdom with other seniors and youth in our community. WE ARE SEEKING OTHER SENIORS TO SHARE YOUR STORY. Please complete an application or visit our website for more information.
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DRMI Geeks & Gramps Program Highlighted in Our Main Sponsor (RRF Foundation for Aging) Issue Brief
Engaged and Thriving: Promoting Social and Intergenerational Connectedness highlights the crisis of #socialisolation and #loneliness and introduces some of the solutions that @RRFAging is supporting including the DRMI Geeks & Gramps Program. Click either picture to learn more.
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Check Us Out On WCTV (click the picture)
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
DRMI's Geeks & Gramps (grandparents) Program is a secular (non-religious) program that provides FREE technology support and training for seniors facilitated by youth ages 8-18.
DRMI's Geeks & Gramps (grandparents) Program is a secular (non-religious) program that provides FREE technology support and training for seniors facilitated by youth ages 8-18.
“Having a meaningful life doesn’t necessarily mean that life needs to be pain-free or without physical impairment or functional limitations. What it means is to remain engaged humanly, and get enough support from others or technology to engage in the activities that matter, that make life meaningful.”
–Carol Gill, PhD (APA Monitor, December, 2017)
–Carol Gill, PhD (APA Monitor, December, 2017)
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We are recruiting innovative seniors and tech savvy youth ages 8-18 for the Geeks & Gramps Program. For more information call 877-572-3399 ext 4 for details.
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The Geeks & Gramps Program provides an opportunity for social and intergenerational connectedness and engagement between seniors and youth 8-18. It helps to bridge generational gaps and bridges the digital divide by helping seniors to stay connected to family, friends, neighbors and community members. Youth learn life skills that can be used for a lifetime, and seniors feel more confident with technology. The Geeks & Gramps Program helps seniors have a stronger sense of purpose and well-being, and youth are transformed through volunteerism.
Click HERE to view media coverage by WCTV of the Geeks & Gramps Program held at the Gadsden Senior Services Center in Quincy, FL on June 17, 2019 (we visited them again on January 3, 2020). We also thank the Gadsden Senior Services Center in Chattahoochee, FL which sponsored the program on July 29, 2019.
Click HERE to view media coverage by WCTV of the Geeks & Gramps Program held at the Gadsden Senior Services Center in Quincy, FL on June 17, 2019 (we visited them again on January 3, 2020). We also thank the Gadsden Senior Services Center in Chattahoochee, FL which sponsored the program on July 29, 2019.
2020-2021 DRMI Geeks & Gramps Goes Virtual
In case you missed it live, visit DRMI's YouTube Channel
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eLueF6L4Fuc
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Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6TFOqOgynVk
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2020 Gadsden Senior Center in Quincy, FL
Created by "Geek" Aaron Thomas, 2020
