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    Emily, Hailey and Queenie: Summer Family Day - Oakmont of San Jose 2025 Silver Award Project Photo Summary - Team 1 Take Action Project (TAP) Photos Our Take Action Project addressed the issue of social isolation and loneliness among older adults, particularly in assisted-living homes. Social isolation and loneliness are serious problems that may affect older adults across the United States. In the United States, about a quarter of adults aged sixty-five and older are socially isolated and about 43 percent of adults aged sixty and older report experiencing loneliness (National Academies Press [US], 2020). These feelings can negatively affect both mental and physical health, making it especially important to create opportunities for connection, engagement, and joy among older adults in care communities. Our target audience was senior residents in assisted-living facilities in the San Jose area who were primarily between the ages of 65 and 84, especially those who were deali...

Amanda, Angela and Tam: Art on Your Mind 2025 Silver Award Project Photo Summary - Team  2 Take Action Project (TAP) Photos Art on Your Mind Presentation The issue the project addressed is the impact of stress and anxiety among youths, specifically children between the age of 10 to 16. In school, we’ve observed that our peers struggle to cope with stress and anxiety because of pressure from academics, social media, personal relationships, etc. Compounding the issue, students are uncomfortable expressing their thoughts and feelings and reaching out for help from adults. This causes them to keep their emotions bottled up without an outlet to relieve their stress. Ultimately, their pent-up anxiety results in a negative impact on their outlook and confidence level. Our target audience was our peer group, boys and girls in our North San Jose community, who are between 10 to 16 years of age. We felt more comfortable working with this age group as we can relate better to them. We also are...