We all know that making and keeping social connections is one of the essential components of maintaining your quality of life. There is also research that shows that certain kinds of relationships, such as friendships and family connections can increase longevity. A Caring Heart Senior Services Clark County, WA wants to highlight a terrific resource for meeting new people and opportunities to share your interests with other like-minded people.

There is a website called Meetup.com. No, it’s not a dating website, it’s designed to help people make local connections with others who share the same interests. By using Meetup.com you will meet new people to share with, learn from and teach. You will find opportunities to become more involved in your community. And you will make new friends and enjoy yourself.

The Meetup website provides information on thousands of groups that focus on one particular topic. You will be able to find a group that fits your interests! Each local group meets in person on a regular basis. The meetings are open to everyone, some are specific about age, but most are not. Here is just a small sample of the types of topics that Meetup groups include: politics of all sorts, languages, pets, games, exercise of all kinds, hobbies of all kinds, travel, books, technology, TV and movies, and the list goes on and on.

If you want to know more about it, go to Meetup.com and search for a topic, or just enter your location and look at the list of groups. You can also start your own Meetup group if you don’t see one that fits your needs.