Partners in Arts Participation
ACHF Arts Access
By engaging in group arts activities and a potluck, neighbors in three older adult residences will build community and bridge cultural and social barriers. Project administrators will review participant end-of-project evaluations and will study attendance numbers and demographics across all seven events to evaluate this project outcome. 2: Residents who experience social/cultural barriers to participating will eventually, over seven months, attend these low cost, ONSITE events. Project administrators will review participant end-of-project evaluations and will study attendance numbers and demographics across all seven events to evaluate this project outcome.
Of thirty-four residents submitting final surveys, thirty-one (91%) reported they feel more comfortable interacting with others in your building. We originally planned to give pre- and post-series surveys to compare results at the end. However, this was dropped because many participants did not join in the first month (it was difficult to keep track of newcomers from month to month). Also, presenting a newcomer with a survey to complete upon embarking on a new experience seemed to be a deterrent to participating at all. Therefore, we asked people who attended the final event in each building to complete a survey. 2: Five-month attendance was encouraging, accept at Cleveland Hi-Rise, where poorer numbers nevertheless increased steadily over time. We originally planned to give pre- and post-series surveys to compare results at the end. However, this was dropped because many participants did not join in the first month (it was difficult to keep track of newcomers from month to month). Also, presenting a newcomer with a survey to complete upon embarking on a new experience seemed to be a deterrent to participating at all. Therefore, we asked people who attended the final event in each building to complete a survey.
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