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WakeMed and GOLD
Next MyChart Class: date to be confirmed
Growing Older Living Digitally
Confidence in Technology.
Independence in Life.
Your doctor, your bank, your pharmacy, your family. They all moved onto a screen, and the instructions never came with them. We teach the exact tasks, hands on, using the device you already own, in communities across North Carolina and online.
Access is not the same as ability. Most people who come to us are not missing a device. They are missing the confidence that they can do it themselves. That is the part we restore, and it is the part that lasts: once someone believes they can, they keep going without us.
Where would you like to start?
I want to learn
In your community or online. Bring the device you use, practice the task you came for, and leave able to repeat it at home.
Next: Wed, Oct 14 · 2:30 PM
Find a workshopI'm helping someone I love
How to be useful without taking over, and which things genuinely matter first.
For familiesI'm with an organization
Health systems, funders, researchers, government, senior and community centers, and companies. How we work together, and the outcomes you can report.
Partner with GOLDComing up
Somewhere to practice, without feeling rushed
Bring the device you actually use. Our workshops are built to be a safe place to try, with guidance, so you leave feeling confident doing the task yourself rather than having watched someone else do it.
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WakeMed and GOLD
- 14OCTTomorrowSave my seat
Is This a Scam? How to Tell in Ten SecondsScam Prevention
Online via Zoom2:30 PMZoom link emailed
- 16OCTIn 3 daysSave my seat
Scam & Fraud PreventionScam Prevention
Holly Springs Cultural Center11:00 AMIn person
- 16OCTIn 3 daysSave my seat
Scam & Fraud PreventionScam Prevention
Hilltop Needmore Town Park Community Center12:30 PMIn person
- 21OCTIn 8 daysSave my seat
Your First Conversation with AIAI Readiness
Online via Zoom1:00 PMZoom link emailed
- 28OCTIn 15 daysSave my seat
You Can't Break ItTech Confidence
Online via Zoom1:00 PMZoom link emailed
- 6NOVIn 24 daysSave my seat
Scan & Go: Using Digital Tickets with ConfidenceTech Confidence
Morrisville Senior Center12:00 PMIn person
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What we teach
Where the stakes are real
Not general computer lessons. The real tasks that everyday life now runs on, taught on the device you brought.
Digital health
MyChart and other patient portals
Refilling a prescription, booking an appointment, reading a result. The things that used to mean a phone call and a wait.
What it coversScam defense
The S.C.A.M. framework
Stop, Confirm, Avoid sharing, Make a report. Four steps, practiced on the messages going around right now.
What it coversAI readiness
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Copilot
What these tools can actually do for you day to day, and how to ask so the answer comes back useful.
What it coversEveryday confidence
The technology you use every day
Staying in touch, finding your way around your devices, and getting past whatever is standing in your way.
What it coversWhat it adds up to
More than eleven thousand people have done this with us
- Older adults reached since 2025
- 11,000+Older adults reached since 2025
- Report increased confidence using technology
- 92%Report increased confidence using technology
- Complete a real task during the workshop
- 85%Complete a real task during the workshop
- States reached
- 16States reached
From participant surveys and program records kept since 2025, including closed sessions not listed on this site. A full methodology is in preparation, and aggregate results are available to funders and partners.
The full pictureFor families
Helping without taking over
How do you build their confidence instead of quietly replacing it? How do you stay useful without becoming the person who does it for them? The order we would go in, and which things genuinely matter first.
For familiesFor organizations
Bring this to your community
We help health systems, health plans, and community organizations with digital adoption among older adults. Not access, which most of them already provide. Adoption, which is where the numbers stall.
How it worksI leave class feeling smarter each time. Priceless!
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Organizations we work with
Resources
When what you need is not a workshop
We work alongside these organizations, and we would rather point you to the right door than be the only one.
NC Dept. of Information Technology
NC Resource Finder
More than a thousand places across the state offering public computers, Wi-Fi, technical support, and help building digital skills. Search by county, ZIP, or the kind of help you need.
Visit their siteWake County
Resources for Seniors
Home care, adult day care, senior centers, home adaptations, and someone to talk through the choices with. For older adults and adults with disabilities.
Visit their siteStatewide
Social Bridging NC
A statewide hub for social connection, with virtual programming from exercise classes to art and lifelong learning, plus social isolation risk assessments.
Visit their siteMore to explore
If you want to go further
Common questions
What does a GOLD workshop cost?
Most GOLD workshops are offered at no cost to you, and you will never be sold anything at one. GOLD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded by grants, partners, and donations, which is what keeps it that way. Where a workshop does carry a fee, it is stated on the listing before you register, so you always know before you sign up.
Who are the workshops for?
GOLD is designed for adults 50 and older who want to build confidence with technology, stay safe online, and live healthier, more connected lives. No experience is needed, and all skill levels are welcome.
Do I need to be “good with computers” to attend?
Not at all. Our workshops are hands-on and beginner-friendly, taught in plain English at a relaxed pace. Most people come in feeling unsure and leave with practical skills they can use right away.
Where are workshops held?
GOLD holds in-person workshops at senior centers, libraries, residential communities, and faith and healthcare partners across the Raleigh/Triangle area of North Carolina. Many workshops are also offered online via Zoom so you can join from home.
What topics do you cover?
Workshops cover digital health tools like MyChart, scam and fraud prevention, AI made simple, everyday device skills for phones and tablets, and staying connected with family and community.
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