SASCC in the News

  • Older adults help revive West Valley College enrollment post-pandemic

    West Valley College is working on new initiatives to support its growing student base of older adults in collaboration with Successful Aging Solutions and Community Consulting.

  • West Valley, Mission community colleges to grow older adult curriculum

    The Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council (SASCC) partnered with the West Valley-Mission Community College District to launch a community survey that will inform curriculum changes catered specifically to seniors.

  • Silicon Valley community college wants the 50-plus crowd

    It’s never too late to go back to school, and one Silicon Valley community college district wants to welcome older adults as it looks to fill its student ranks.

  • Silicon Valley faces challenges as its population gets older

    Although Silicon Valley has a reputation for attracting young, tech-savvy workers, the cycle may no longer be true as statistics point toward older adults shifting the dynamic and the area being ill-equipped for the looming change.

  • West Valley College and SASCC Launch Senior Guided Pathways

    Starting this fall, SGP will offer credit and noncredit course bundles at WVC designed to support older Californians facing barriers such as ageism, a rapidly changing job market, and the lack of training programs tailored to their needs.

  • Unconventional Networking: The Unbeaten Path To Success

    When it comes to networking in the nonprofit space, your potential to spark transformative change lies in the quality of your connections. Mastering the art of unconventional networking can be your secret weapon, taking you from hastily written name tags in a conference room to a seat in the boardroom.

  • CCA Health California Invests in Local Partners to Combat Food Insecurity and Loneliness Among Seniors

    CCA Health California, a leading healthcare organization with proven expertise in complex care coordination, has announced at total of $50,000 in philanthropic donations to organizations that aim to improve the mental and physical health of Californians.

  • 4 Proven Hacks For Nonprofit CEOs

    For a nonprofit to achieve success, it's more than just assuming the many roles; it's how you approach them.

  • Opinion: Expanding RYDE enables senior mobility and empowerment

    Mobility is a gift. But, as with health, it’s one of those things you don’t think much about until you don’t have it. And let’s face it, the older folks get, the more limited their mobility becomes.

  • ‘It’s on us’: West Valley senior service providers fight to keep up with fast-growing older population

    For a typical business, an increase in demand is a good sign. Business owners can increase production, hire more people and bring in investors because they’re going to make more money. But for nonprofit senior service providers that rely on government funds, an increase in demand just makes their job harder