For Older Idahoans, Online Classes Help Fight Social Isolation
1:18 Continued education for older people helps keep their brains healthy, but also is a way to make new friends. Credit insta_photos/Adobe Stock A program designed as a source of continuing education for older Idahoans has a new function during the pandemic: combatting social isolation. New Knowledge Adventures is in its sixth year of offering classes to people age 50 and over. Because of COVID-19, its classes have moved online, said Carol Hourcade, who chairs the outreach committee for the organization. "If you take a class on a certain subject, another class member is in that class because...
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