(This article, by a 2015 Next Avenue Influencer in Aging, originally appeared on Medium.com. ) It’s too early to know if social isolation or the coronavirus (COVID-19) will kill more older adults in the long run. A heightened awareness of how a lack of… Continue reading
(This article, by a 2015 Next Avenue Influencer in Aging, originally appeared on Medium.com. ) It’s too early to know if social isolation or the coronavirus (COVID-19) will kill more older adults in the long run. A heightened awareness of how a lack of… Continue reading
In January 2013, Judy Collins, then 73, had had virtually every soul-broadening experience a woman could have. Like the song she is most famous for, her harpsichord-infused 1967 cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now,” she’d seen life from “win and … Continue reading
In January 2013, Judy Collins, then 73, had had virtually every soul-broadening experience a woman could have. Like the song she is most famous for, her harpsichord-infused 1967 cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now,” she’d seen life from “win and … Continue reading
Players from different eras making music together is at the heart of intergenerational orchestras. Next Avenue finds out why that works from orchestras in Nebraska, Wisconsin, New Jersey and Florida, and about the interesting connections among them. In… Continue reading
Just a few weeks ago, 24 African-American teenage boys from a local high school in my Baton Rouge, La. community were recommended for suspension. Their crime: participating in a “fight club.” They were not involved in street fights, nor was there any i… Continue reading
“Don’t trust anyone over 30.” It’s a line made famous by ’60s activist Jack Weinberg when a San Francisco Chronicle reporter interviewed him about the ongoing Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley. Generational finger pointing … Continue reading
By 2030, roughly three of every five people on the planet will live in cities. How prepared are cities to serve their older residents? Based on a report released today, Age-Forward Cities for 2030, the answer seems to be: not very. But, according to th… Continue reading
In 1994, Mary Pipher wrote Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, a groundbreaking, bestselling book examining the complicated lives of teenage girls. It was the result of her work as a clinical psychologist with this age group. And i… Continue reading
An inspiring intergenerational connections movement has been growing at colleges across the country, bringing together students and primarily lower-income older adults from local communities. Intergenerational Connections: Students Serving Older Adults… Continue reading