These 15 innovators, ranging in age from 19 to 75, are bringing generations together to fight social isolation, even the playing field for youth, create stronger cities and more affordable housing, strengthen the multigenerational workforce, and so much more. Somehow...
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10 Organizations Connecting Generations During the Pandemic
Turns out that young people fear social isolation, too. We’ve all seen the images of older adults suffering from social isolation and loneliness, but young people are suffering during the pandemic, too. Some, reports WBUR, even see social isolation as a bigger threat...
“What is it to see life from an 80-year-old perspective?”
That question fascinated Ken Dychtwald, setting him on a 50-year path as researcher, futurist and author. Here are five questions for him as his 17th book, What Retirees Want, is released. Ken Dychtwald has been interested in the power of human potential since his...
Wanted: Dynamic New Leader for the Encore Network
My next chapter could be your big opportunity. Fifteen years ago, I plugged into the power of the encore idea. At age 49¾, I left Chase Manhattan Bank to join a fast-growing startup, The Transition Network. When I told friends about its mission -- to help women...
PBS American Portrait Wants a Glimpse Into Your World
What’s it like to be an American right now at your age and in your stage of life?PBS American Portrait is creating “a real-time, multimedia, self-made portrait of America” by assembling thousands of people’s answers to a series of thought-provoking prompts. Like “I...
6 Ways to Advocate for Racial Justice From Home
The nation's COVID-19 pandemic needn't sideline you in this critical fight On August 27, 1963, I was a sheltered, white, college student driving with my parents to Washington, D.C. to join the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Deciding to go wasn’t easy....
Encore Fellow’s startup feeds New Yorkers while keeping restaurant workers employed
Kate Felsen worked at ABC News for 20 years alongside household names like Peter Jennings, Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer. As a leading journalist and foreign editor, Felsen covered breaking news and feature stories across the globe before leaving in 2010 when the...
How two retired doctors are supporting vulnerable communities during the pandemic
Transitioning from in-clinic visits to telemedicine hasn’t been a problem for Dr. Barbara Boylan, 62, who had prior volunteer experience supporting health care providers via video conference. Since mid-March, she’s been doing initial consults with new patients from...
Wanted: New voices on aging, intergenerational connection and social justice
Update: applications for the Encore Public Voices Fellowship are now closed. We can fight injustice with words. Today, more than ever, we need better and faster ideas from a more diverse group of people of all ages and backgrounds on urgent issues at the...
Joining with Young People to Fight Racial Injustice
Across the country, young people continue to march against racial injustice and police violence, embodying what historian and sociologist Orlando Patterson calls “the noble rage of young Americans against...historic evil.” And thousands of older people are joining...