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Exciting news about Encore’s leadership
It’s my great honor to chair the Encore.org board and to share this exciting news. Starting today, Encore.org will shift to a cogenerational leadership model, steered by two CEOs, both of whom you know well — Marc Freedman and Eunice Lin Nichols. Given our increasing...
What makes an intergenerational dance company special? These photos explain in a way words can’t.
Dance Generators is an intergenerational dance company housed at the University of San Francisco. With participants ranging in age from 17-89 and representing a mix of undergraduate students, elders and professional dancers, Dance Generators works to shatter...
Can a look at the history of nonviolent resistance offer hope in Ukraine?
A few years after the fall of the Soviet Union, my family immigrated from Ukraine to the US, and I was born soon thereafter. As a result, much of my knowledge about my family’s homeland is secondhand. I grew up speaking Russian, the language of the USSR, with help...
New $25K grants available to bring generations together in service. Funds will be awarded to existing AmeriCorps grantees or sponsors.
Now, more than ever, we need new ways to bring older and younger people together to solve problems and bridge divides. National service, which has traditionally been age-segregated, can play a critical role in bringing older and younger corps members and volunteers...
Big talents add new capacity at Encore.org
We’re excited to introduce you to five new hires. Together, they bring a wealth of ideas, talents and creative energy to our work bringing younger and older changemakers together to solve problems and bridge divides.Carlin Johnson Politzer Inspirational,...
In a world experiencing unprecedented age diversity, how should we think about age?
We are living in the most age-diverse society in human history. At the turn of the last century, almost half (44 percent) of the United States population was under 20 years old, and only about one in 20 (6 percent) was over age 60. The age distribution of the...
This Encore Fellow is helping a nonprofit serve 60,000 children a year
Helping Mamas provides essential baby items and period products to women and children in need throughout the state of Georgia and in Knoxville, TN. The nonprofit was started in 2014 by Jamie Lackey, a social worker who saw moms use plastic grocery store bags as...
What’s next for you?
My last big trip before the pandemic was to the Modern Elder Academy, a magical place in Baja Sur, Mexico, where I spent a week with 20 people wrestling with big questions about midlife transitions. Even though I was part of the faculty, I learned so much about what I...
Gen2Gen Innovation Fellow receives funding to develop dementia-friendly app
Opening Minds through Art (OMA) at Scripps Gerontology Center has received a $58,678 grant from NextFifty Initiative, a Colorado-based foundation that supports efforts to improve the lives of older adults and their caregivers. This funding will allow OMA to build...
Mentoring, Sondheim style.
The stories are coming out of the woodwork. He sent a short note on his letterhead, he signed the Playbill, he came to a local production, he offered to talk on the phone. Some who have these memories are famous – Lynn Nottage, Lin Manuel Miranda, Jonathan Larson --...