Retirement and Lifestyle

AARP Grandparenting
Helpful tips, ideas, and advice for raising or just spending quality time with grandchildren.

Alternatives for Seniors
This online resource is a listing of housing and service options options available to seniors across the country. You can access options available in California and the Bay Area by tailoring your search based on these criteria.

Foundation for Grandparenting
The Foundation promotes "the involvement of grandparents as agents of positive change for families and society." Their website offers articles on grandparenting, links for raising grandchildren, legal issues, general news, and more.

Home Design for Seniors
Information from AARP about home design and modification aimed at meeting the needs of seniors. Additional topics include liveable communities, increasing home safety, best products, and more.

Home Modifications
This website is a service of the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence  dedicated to promoting aging in place and independent living for persons of all ages and abilities. It offers training and education opportunities for professionals who wish to respond to the increasing demand for home modification services.

Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara
The Housing Authority assists over 16,000 low-income families & individuals through many programs, including the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. Visit their website to find out more about the Voucher Program as well as other rental/buying options.

LGAIN: Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network
This organization works to raise awareness about the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders and about the unique barriers they encounter in gaining access to housing, healthcare, long-term care and other needed services. Access to online newsletter, OutWord, and its archives.

Mission Retirement: A Retirement Planning Video from AARP
AARP’s five-part video emphasizes “personal responsibility to plan and save for retirement, the benefits of tax-advantaged savings opportunities, the importance of making the right retirement decisions and managing assets in retirement.” Video can be viewed online.

Office of Affordable Housing for the Santa Clara County Community
The goal of the Office of Affordable Housing (OAH) is to preserve and enhance the quality of life for the Santa Clara County Community through programs that assist in the development of affordable housing, support services, and housing conservation for lower income and special needs populations. Find out about affordable housing, first-time homebuyer assistance, housing rehab and much more

Retirement Living Information Center
Information about places to retire, state taxes, senior lifestyle issues, assistive technology products, online senior publications, plus a directory of state aging agencies. From: Retirement Living Information Center.

RetireNet
Up-to-date information about retirement communities across the country which meet a variety of lifestyle preferences (golf community, RVs, rentals, full and/or partial care, etc).

Today's Seniors
For seniors and soon-to-be seniors: retirement planning tools, tips, news and advice for enjoying life after retirement.