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SBSS Cyber Café

In 2002, when a young graduate student asked seniors at St. Barnabas Senior Services in Los Angeles if they would like to learn to use computers,
she found no takers. The executive director told her to regroup and consider adult learning theory.

The prevailing idea about adult learning is that adults will learn what is immediately relevant to them and/or helps them solve problems.z

The Borchardt Cyber Cafe provides high-speed Internet access for seniors, including email and webcams that allow them to see and talk to people around the world. Seniors can schedule one-on-one instruction or use the computer on personal time, with staff and volunteers to assist as needed. Computers are programmed for numerous languages to suit the senior's preferences.
Seniors not using computers are welcome to spend time enjoying company, coffee and pastries.

The Borchardt Cyber Cafe provides one-on-one instruction to seniors in several languages and makes an array of technologies available to seniors, including webcams to see and talk to friends and family, digital photography.


The American Society on Aging, in collaboration with the MetLife Foundation, has announced that the Borchardt Cyber Café, a program of St. Barnabas Senior Services (SBSS) of Los Angeles, was selected as winner of the MindAlert Award in the category for lifelong learning programs for older adults with emphasis on mental health.

Click here to download the Press Release in PDF format.

Click here to see the article in ASA (American Society on Aging) website.