by Sarah McKinney Gibson | Jan 7, 2021
Kathleen Kostrzewa brought corporate IT and business development experience — plus age diversity — to the EnCorps STEM Teachers Program last year, when she joined the team as an Encore Fellow. “Kathy has decades of experience and offers our team sage advice and a...
by Sarah McKinney Gibson | Dec 22, 2020
This year, San Jose Works — a city program that provides underserved youth between the ages of 14 and 29 paid internships at local businesses, city agencies and nonprofits — added a new element. Now experienced professionals serve as mentors to the...
by Sarah McKinney Gibson | Dec 21, 2020
One silver lining of the pandemic? News stories about intergenerational connection broke into the mainstream. For the nerds out there: Meltwater media intelligence shows nearly 600 more stories about intergenerational connection in 2020 than in 2019, potentially...
by Sarah McKinney Gibson | Dec 9, 2020
I was a Kaiser physician for decades, and I knew it was time to move on. As a cardiologist, the demands of the job and the engagement you need to have, you kind of have to be an adrenaline junkie. I wasn’t ready to give that up entirely, but wanted to work 2-3...
by Sarah McKinney Gibson | Dec 3, 2020
There is no formal, widely available intergenerational service corps in the United States, but there are organizations that bring older and younger generations together to serve. SBP, a national disaster relief organization that engages AmeriCorps members in...