by Anne O'Hagan | Jun 26, 2019
Five p.m. on a Tuesday, mid-winter. I’m sitting in the basement of St. Cyril’s Macedonian Orthodox Church in Regent Park in downtown Toronto. Teenagers drift in – by turns chatty, solemn, effusive, shy. Quickly they shed their coats to colonize the bare beat-up tables...
by Andy Levine | Jun 20, 2019
Time Magazine’s 2019 “100 Most Influential People” List includes Lady Gaga, Donald Trump, Michelle Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Dwayne Johnson. And it also includes Desmond Meade. In 2005, Desmond Meade had three strikes against him. He was homeless. He was a drug addict....
by Cal J. Halvorsen and the 2018 Encore Public Voices Fellows | May 30, 2019
We are a group of twenty from across the country, our common goal to refine, focus, and elevate our voices on the implications of an aging society—essentially, to change our aging narrative from one of decline to one of inspiration and growth. We are the first class...
by Andy Levine | May 23, 2019
As she approached her 49th birthday, Amy Yontef-McGrath found herself in a bit of a funk. She loved her job as a stay-at-home mom for the past two decades. But her children were getting older and starting to leave the nest. And it was clear that she needed something...
by Corita Brown | May 22, 2019
Encore.org sponsors a learning community for innovators who are testing or implementing strategies for engaging adults 50+ in the early care and education workforce. This blog shares ideas discussed by learning community members. Innovative leaders eager to find more...
by Andy Levine | Apr 8, 2019
Warren Schueler (on the left in the purple t-shirt) is a 74-year-old, former culinary instructor. After Superstorm Sandy, he became involved with a “soup kitchen” (yes, that’s that they call it) at the St. Mark’s Center for Community Renewal in Keansburg, NJ....
