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Are You Living in an Age Bubble?

Take this quiz to find out and learn how to break out of one

OCTOBER 9, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg

Janet Oh: Rewarding People Over 50 Who Are Helping Youth

This 2018 Influencer in Aging is in charge of the Gen2Gen Encore Prize

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg

L.A. Wants to Be the Age-Friendliest U.S. City: How’s It Going?

An update on the initiative's progress, prospects and challenges

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg

When a Dog Makes a Difference at the End of Life

Therapy dogs can comfort people in hospice as well as their families

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 | By Shayla Thiel Stern

How Clif Bar Helps Employees Do Good in Retirement

Its 'Re-Ternship' program teaches pre-retirees about nonprofit work

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg

6 Simple Tactics to Fight Loneliness

Taking small steps can make you happier and more connected

AUGUST 15, 2018 | By Cyn Meyer

How Civic Leaders Can Make Communities More Age-Friendly

A Next Avenue Influencer in Aging offers her views on innovative solutions

JULY 27, 2018 | By Jacqueline Angel

Help Needy Kids By Becoming a Short-Term Foster Parent

How one woman provides emergent care and respite care as a foster parent

JULY 26, 2018 | By Silvana Clark

What Retirement Means for Charitable Giving and Volunteering

Charitable Giving

A new study reveals a fascinating trend among single men in retirement

JULY 24, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg

The ‘Grannies Respond’ Caravan Standing Up for Kids

Grannies Respond

An upcoming six-day bus trip to protest border policies

JULY 24, 2018 | By Sarah McKinney Gibson

Older Volunteers and Patients Win With Therapy Dog Visits

Trips to hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living centers benefit everyone

JULY 17, 2018 | By Tami Kamin Meyer

Retired Professional Women: Finding Your New Identity and Work

Retired Professional Women

Two retired lawyers offer tips on sharing your time and talent

JULY 16, 2018 | By Karen Wagner and Erica Baird

An Emotional Playbook for Couples in Retirement

Couples in Retirement

6 tips to navigate a time of life that brings so many changes

JUNE 27, 2018 | By Joan Fischer

5 Tips to Switch to a Nonprofit Job

Switch to a Nonprofit

A career reinvention coach on how to transition from the corporate world

JUNE 25, 2018 | By Randi Bussin

Retired Adults Volunteer as Baby Cuddlers

Both the infants and the volunteers reap health benefits

JUNE 21, 2018 | By Kim Mueller

Can the Fight Against Age Segregation Unite Us?

Age Segregation

The CEOs of Encore.org and the Eisner Foundation explain how it could

JUNE 21, 2018 | By Marc Freedman and Trent Stamp

Med Students Say ‘Thank You’ for My Dad’s Gift

He began 'teaching' anatomy after death by donating his body

JUNE 15, 2018 | By Hank R. Samuels

Looking Through an ‘Opportunity Lens’ to See Older Adults’ Potential

Older Volunteer

How three youth-serving organizations do it to find volunteers and staff

JUNE 5, 2018 | By Corita Brown

‘Your Next Avenue’ Podcast Episode 9: Over 50, Unemployed, ‘Faking Normal’

A chat about resilience and second acts with author Elizabeth White

MAY 25, 2018 | By The Editors

Kick Back or Live With Purpose? Why Choose?

Purposeful Aging

New research shows it's a false dichotomy for people over 50

MAY 22, 2018 | By Anne Colby and Jim Emerman

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