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Arts for the Aging, Inc. (AFTA) is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides visual, performing, literary and intergenerational arts outreach programs specially designed to enhance the health and well-being of seniors. Outreach programs are led by professional artists and focus on seniors with physical and cognitive impairments in underserved day care centers, nursing homes and community settings throughout the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. Since 1988 AFTA has promoted what research now shows--that regular engagement in participatory arts programs improves the mental and physical health, longevity, and the overall quality of life in seniors.
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Free Online Resource Available Now
How to Implement High Impact Community-Based Arts Programs for Seniors
Creativity Matters: The Arts and Aging Toolkit
artsandaging.org
RECENT COVERAGE
National PBS documentary film
featuring AFTA -
www.donotgogently.com
for more information including broadcast times.
The Washington Post -
March 11, 2008: An Art to Getting Older
The Washington Times - June 2, 2007: Artful, Positive Aging
Channel 9 News Segment on April 30, 2007
The Gazette - March 21, 2007: Art at Any Age
The Georgetowner - March, 2007: Arts for the Aging Rejuvenates