Engage Coaching with URMC’s HOPE Lab

Published: Fri, 06/19/26

Updated: Fri, 06/19/26

Dear BeyondTheNest readers:

Would you like to learn about free, confidential, one-on-one support to help you make the most of activities in your community?

URMC’s HOPE Lab is piloting a program called Engage Coaching with funding from the National Institutes of Health. It is an evidence-based program to increase well-being. The research study is designed to see if coaching also improves social connection.

You might want to try Engage Coaching if you check off 1 or more of the following boxes:

What is Engage Coaching?

Engage Coaching is offered by the University of Rochester in a research study. It is free. You are paid for research interviews (up to $475).

You will meet with your coach 10 times (in a private place or by phone).
Your coach will help you set goals that matter to you.
Example goals from people who did coaching:
- Have more talks with family.
- Schedule a small dinner.
- Help someone else.
- Take more walks in the neighborhood

Coaching Participant Testimonials

More About URMC's HOPE Lab

The HOPE Lab (Helping Older People Engage) studies strategies we can all use to maintain and increase well-being as we grow older. They study ways to maintain and grow meaningful social connections in later life. Members of the HOPE Lab study psychosocial challenges some adults face as they grow older. They work to develop strategies to address these challenges. In particular, they focus on testing interventions to promote social engagement, social connectedness, and well-being.

If you would like to learn more about this study, contact the HOPE Lab at: 585-273-1811 or [email protected].

Best,

Debra Ross
Publisher, BeyondTheNest.com

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