Active Aging
2024 Edition
Inspiration and Services for
Santa Barbara Seniors
By Indy Staff | August 22, 2024
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If there’s one thing we have in common, it’s that we’re all getting older. Especially here in Santa Barbara County, where by the year 2030, one in four of us will be over the age of 60, up from the historical average of one in 10.
The people and services highlighted in the following pages are reminders that seniors aren’t outliers but part of our core community, just as deserving of attention and appreciation as the younger whipper-snappers out there. And more often than not, they have better stories to tell.
Thanks for reading.
— Tyler Hayden
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Testaments to Midlife Excitement
New Santa Barbara Podcast Celebrates
Middle-Agers’ Passions and Adventures
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Seventy-Seven and Still Surfing with Style
Mostly Retired Architect Andy Neumann Rides the Long Wave of Life
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Don’t Drive and Need a Ride?
Community Partners in Caring Has You Covered
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Could Carp Finally Get a Community Center?
Seniors Rally Support at Rods and Roses Parade
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UCSB Takes On Father Time
New Center Contributing to Remarkable Advances in Human Longevity
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Phil Nigh the Ultramarathon Guy
62-Year-Old Santa Barbara Runner Completes Grueling 100-Mile Race
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Meet Sara Macdonald, Volunteer Extraordinaire
You Don’t Need Money to Give Back to Your Community, Says the Low-Income Senior
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