COUDERSPORT — The Potter County Education Council, Tri-Co Connections, the Potter County Human Services Area Agency on Aging, and local school districts are continuing to team up to implement a county-wide program called Seniors 2 Seniors
The Seniors 2 Seniors program is teaching basic computer skills, digital literacy and cybersecurity to senior citizens so that they have the skills and knowledge to utilize the many benefits of high-speed Internet, which can include: Staying connected to friends and family; Sending and receiving emails; Using search engines to navigate the Internet; Utilizing telemedicine (healthcare from home); Using on-line banking; and shopping from home especially for items not available in the local area.
As a part of this program, the Potter County Education Council, Tri-Co Connections and the Area Agency on Aging have local high school students volunteering to provide on-site support to each of the adults who participate in the course.
The area high school students were a logical resource to support the senior citizens as they learn about the Internet, since this generation of students has grown up with technology as a part of their daily lives. They are a true “tech savvy” population and can provide valuable support to older adults who are learning to navigate and use new technological skills and information.
The Seniors 2 Seniors technology course is being offered at each of the four senior centers in Potter County on a six-week rotating schedule, meeting on Wednesdays (following the school districts’ calendars), throughout the 2022-2023 school years. The course will meet at the Ulysses Senior Center from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. beginning Sept.14 — Oct. 19.; then at the Galeton Senior Center (time to be announced) from Nov. 2 — Dec. 14, (no class on Nov. 23).
The registration deadline for the Ulysses course is Wednesday, Sept. 7. Register a parent, grandparent or self by calling the Potter County Education Council at (814) 274-4877 or by stopping by the Potter County Education’s Coudersport office at 5 Water Street. Registration for the Galeton course will open in September.
