by Phyllis Segal | Jul 8, 2020
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...
by Phyllis Segal | Apr 13, 2020
Life as I knew it ended when my husband died — 40 years after we married while still in college. For the first time in my life, I joined the category of people living alone — larger now than at any time in our history. I struggled to begin a new life...
by Phyllis Segal | Jul 18, 2019
One presidential hopeful has a service proposal to unite generations I’ve been studying the candidates running for president, searching for ideas they have to bring us together as a nation. As a former board member of the federal Corporation for National and...
by Phyllis Segal | Jun 5, 2019
As a long-time advocate for national service and for all things encore, I’m thrilled to be able to share some good news that connects my two passions.Silvernest, a homesharing platform, has just announced an innovative partnership with two AmeriCorps programs —...