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TRAIN, ENGAGE, SPREAD THE WORD, AND SUPPORT US!
I am part of an organization
Help bring joy to the elders, families and staff you serve.
I am a student or teacher
Explore meaningful educational experiences with elders.
I am a family member or friend
Learn to creatively engage a loved one.
How to get involved
TimeSlips is infusing creativity into care relationships and across care systems to bring meaning and joy to elders wherever they live and whatever their abilities.
This means there are many ways to get involved!
TimeSlips offers training and support to families, students and volunteers, and any organization serving older adults, from nursing homes to Meals on Wheels and museum education programs.
You can simply use the Creativity Center, or train as an individual or organization and join our inspiring international network of people changing the way we experience aging and dementia.
- Encourage your organization to become a Creative Community of Care.
- Share our What is TimeSlips? flyer with local care organizations.
- Donate to our Innovation Fund to help bring our programs to families across the world.
- Visit our Creativity Center (Resources) and invite a friend or family member to imagine with you.
- Stay connected – sign up for our newsletter below or follow us on social media.
- Check our map on the homepage to find a TimeSlips facilitator near you.
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In Partnership with the Washington County Department of Health and Human Services, TimeSlips Creative Storytelling is excited to announce a new program in Washington County, Oregon. With generous funding from Community Health Improvement Program (CHIP) funding, this project will utilize the talents of local musicians in the county trained in TimeSlips to improve access to creative engagement.
TimeSlips Creative Storytelling, a renowned nonprofit based in Milwaukee, is proud to have partnered with Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago, Milwaukee County’s Meals on Wheels program facilitator, and United Community Center (UCC), in an effort to enhance existing services and reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness. As a part of this initiative, titled the “Milwaukee Beautiful Questions Project,” TimeSlips aimed to provide tools and techniques for meaningful and joyful communication to individuals who interact with older adults.
We are excited to announce the publication of “THE MEASURE OF OUR AGE: Navigating Care, Safety, Money, and Meaning Later in Life” by M.T. Connelly, esteemed board member and elder justice expert. It will be available for purchase starting July 18th, 2023.
We are excited to offer Friends & Family resources in Spanish! We will be launching our Spanish Engagement Party materials (Celebración de Conversación y Creatividad) and our translated Friends & Family training module in the summer of 2023. We are very excited to expand our reach to the Spanish-speaking community with these free resources!
We are proud to be working with 31 Dementia Care Specialists (DCS) from 29 Aging Disability Resource Centers across the state, representing four Tribal communities in an effort to provide them additional resources for the networks they serve.
We are looking back at stories of TimeSlips’ mission in action all month and this week we are featuring a story from 2020, when TimeSlips Certified Trainer, Elaine Maly, facilitated a group of storytelling superheroes- The Righteous League. Read about her experience and access our facilitator guide to help you form your very own group own superheroes!
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