Civic Ventures :: The Next Chapter

Directory

The directory below includes brief descriptions of existing and emerging Next Chapter projects and related programs in California. Any that are being developed in conjunction with Civic Ventures are marked with NC.

California

Chula Vista - Life Options South Bay NC

Program:

Life Options South Bay
City of Chula Vista

Web site:

http://www.lifeoptionssouthbay.com/

Overview:

Targeted to persons nearing retirement and recently retired, LifeOptionsSouthBay.com serves as a portal to connect people with volunteer opportunities, educational, recreational and health activities, employment possibilities, and second career training in the South Bay area. The annex has resources available and volunteers ready to talk with individuals contemplating retirement or looking for a more stimulating retirement.

Special Features:

Life Options South Bay uses its website and annexes as a one-stop shop for information for adults. Annexes are located at Southwestern College and Norman Park where people over 50 can mix and mingle. The Norman Park center is staffed with volunteers on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 am to 3 pm.

Partners/Sponsors:

Life Options South Bay is coordinated by the City of Chula Vista, Southwestern College, and the Chula Vista Coordinating Council.

Contact:

Karen Harvell
Recreation Supervisor III
619-691-5086
kharvell@ci.chula-vista.ca.us
City of Chula Vista Recreation Department
Norman Park Center
270 "F" Street
Chula Vista, CA 91910

Orange County - WomanSage

Program:

WomanSage

Web site:

http://www.womansage.com/

Overview:

WomanSage is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering, educating, and fostering mentoring relationships among midlife women with a news-based Web site, a quarterly journal, annual conferences, monthly salons, and small special interest groups. Its goal is to make WomanSage.com a comprehensive information and support resource for mid-life women. WomanSage currently meets monthly in Orange County in California and is in the process of chapter development in many other locations.

Partners/Sponsors:

AARP, First American Corporation, St. Joseph Hospital, University of California Irvine Medical Center, United States ElderCare Referral Agency Inc., The Orange County Register, Adult Day Services of Orange County, and others.

Contact:

Jane Glenn Haas
Founder and Executive Director
949-679-6912
jhaas@womansage.com

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