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Encore Fellowships can be virtual, too

Encore Fellowships can be virtual, too

There’s nothing like a pandemic to illustrate the value of experienced, virtual help. Encore Fellowships match skilled, seasoned professionals with social sector organizations in high-impact, paid engagements lasting from six months to one year. Since 2009,...

This young woman understood the importance of social distancing

This young woman understood the importance of social distancing

The message below is from Dr. Gerald Bourne, director of the Encore Physicians Program, which matches retired physicians with community health centers that care for underserved people. Here’s how the COVID-19 pandemic recently impacted his family.  After so many years...

Silver linings

Silver linings

Credit: Frank Gallagher. Like you, I am rattled. I’m 61 and have type 2 diabetes, putting me in a high-risk group. I’m at home, along with my wife, Leslie, three kids (ages 10, 12 and 14) and two dogs, navigating crowded quarters. My mother, 84, lives thousands of...

Which Gen2Gen Innovation Fellow won the Judges’ Prize?

Which Gen2Gen Innovation Fellow won the Judges’ Prize?

Just a few months ago, we named five Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows with great ideas to tap the talents of older adults to improve the care and education of our youngest children. All five dazzled us with their creativity, commitment and passion! All five received $5,000;...