A 2020 study has shown that 40 percent of adults 60 and older reported feeling lonely. These feelings of loneliness tend to get worse during the winter and holidays.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), along with the Library of Michigan are offering a new social learning platform for aging adults. GetSetUp classes allow them to connect with others from the comfort of their own homes.
GetSetUp will also provide users with a variety of programs to help them become more fit, learn to manage their finances, develop new skills, and how to use and interact with new technologies such as social media and other platforms. A special “New Year, New Me” program will be running until 2023 to help users accomplish their resolutions in health and wellness, money and business, along with other categories. GetSetUp is available in a variety of languages such as English, Hindi, Mandarin, and a growing number of Spanish classes are becoming available.
For more information, visit: getsetup.io.
Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell
