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Do older and younger people want to solve the nation’s problems together?

By Stefanie Weiss | Jun 20, 2022

In these divided and difficult times, we wanted to know what Americans think about cogeneration — a strategy to bring older and younger people together to solve problems and bridge divides. So we commissioned NORC at the University of Chicago to survey a nationally...

WISDOM WELL: What’s Next in the Pandemic? What’s Next for You?

By Marci Alboher | Dec 6, 2021

This public park was designed to be a multigenerational hub for inclusion. It’s working.

By Isabel Gonzalez Whitaker | Jun 4, 2021

For teenager Sam Nelson, who lives in Atlanta and is half-Korean, the Asian spa-targeted shootings in the city this past March were a tragedy that left him simultaneously heartbroken and spurred to action. “It was so hard to come to terms with, especially for...

He’d never considered the nonprofit sector. Now he doesn’t want to leave.

By Sarah McKinney Gibson | Feb 15, 2021

David Pfeifer brought decades of experience running small and mid-size businesses to Futures and Options last year when he joined the team as an Encore Fellow — a seasoned professional paid a stipend to work at a nonprofit for 3 to 12 months. When his fellowship...

These AmeriCorps members at SBP are bridging the generational divide

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...

With tech expertise, this Encore Fellow is helping the homeless stay connected

By Sarah McKinney Gibson | Apr 23, 2020

The pandemic has made life exponentially harder for the staff and residents at HomeFirst, which provides services and housing to the homeless and those at risk of homelessness across seven sites in Santa Clara County. Technology can make things a bit easier — if...