PEARLS is the Program Encouraging Active Rewarding Lives for Seniors and is run by Cynthia Margiotta. Cynthia has a Bachelors in Social Work and a solid history of supporting older adults in the Pikes Peak region. From her work teaching direct care staff best practices to her volunteering with the Alzheimer’s Association and the Family Caregiver program with the Pikes Peak Area Agency on Aging, Cynthia has the best background to support older adults who are struggling with anxiety and mental health needs. The PEARLS program is a unique in-home 19 week program focusing on goal setting and much more.
Aging with Altitude is recorded in the Pikes Peak region with a focus on topics of aging interest across the country. We talk about both the everyday and novel needs and approaches to age with altitude whether you’re in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida or Leadville, Colorado. The Pikes Peak Area Agency on Aging is the producer. Learn more at Pikes Peak Area Agency on Aging.
I am a resident of Colorado Springs. I am also a 8 year volunteer with a 20-year-old non-profit organization called Elder Wisdom Circle. This organization offers seniors a way to stay mentally and emotionally active by offering compassionate, non-judgmental life advice to anyone who requests it. Typically the advice seeker is a young adult — we Elders find great fulfillment and satisfaction in creating intergenerational connections to advice seekers from the US and all over the world.
I am 72 years old and have found this special type of volunteering stimulating as well as rewarding. It is a way to give back that you can do from home in your own time, as little or as often as you like. Elders are screened and trained, but the most sought after attributes are common sense and compassion. You can find out organization Elder Wisdom Circle on Facebook or Twitter. Since we are a small non-profit, we are striving to make more people aware of what we do and how we do it. If you have any ideas or input about this, I would greatly appreciate hearing back.