Since 2003, the National Committee on Aging has advocated and organized retired elderly intellectuals in large and medium-sized cities across the country, mainly in the eastern region, to carry out various forms of intellectual assistance activities in the western region or economically underdeveloped areas. Aid operations can be carried out nationwide or in a province (autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government). In view of the fact that most elderly intellectuals are already "as rich as silver", this action is called "Silver Age Action" for short.
Broadly speaking, all activities and projects for the elderly with the theme of "getting a sense of worthiness" can be included in the "Silver Age Action".
The significance of action in the silver age;
In Wu Shuo, the grass-roots community is a vast world for the cause of the elderly and the "Silver Age Action". Old-age care institutions at all levels should rely on grassroots elderly organizations and other carriers to encourage more elderly people to join the volunteer service team; It is necessary to actively carry out voluntary activities for the elderly to help each other, through pairing assistance, volunteer service and other forms,
Encourage young elderly people to serve the elderly, healthy elderly people help disabled elderly people, organize mutual help teams for the elderly, provide voluntary services for the elderly, and make contributions to actively coping with the aging population.