At the June 2007 Boomers Leading Change Forum, Rose Community Foundation announced the formation of volunteer work groups charged with creating projects and plans to address the four “next steps” identified in the 2007 Boomers Leading Change Community Assessment:

• Boomer Connecting Points and Networks —physical and virtual places where boomers can get information and resources to help them stay engaged
• Restructuring Institutions and Employment —ways to make employment and volunteer service more appealing, flexible and meaningful to boomers
• A Health Initiative —engaging boomers as health care workers, volunteers, exchanging service for health coverage, or as health policy advocates
• Work Force Development —assistance for boomers in seeking new career paths, becoming entrepreneurs, or retraining to remain productive and earn income

 JVA Consulting organized and facilitated the work groups from October 2007 through March 2008. The work groups included a diverse mix of professionals from the nonprofit and public sectors, business people, funders, issue experts and community volunteers. The groups identified dozens of potential projects, finally choosing 12 projects for which subgroups formulated work plans. Click on the links above to see the project plans in each "next step" category.