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OCTOBER 9, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg
This 2018 Influencer in Aging is in charge of the Gen2Gen Encore Prize
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg
An update on the initiative's progress, prospects and challenges
Therapy dogs can comfort people in hospice as well as their families
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 | By Shayla Thiel Stern
Its 'Re-Ternship' program teaches pre-retirees about nonprofit work
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg
Taking small steps can make you happier and more connected
AUGUST 15, 2018 | By Cyn Meyer
A Next Avenue Influencer in Aging offers her views on innovative solutions
JULY 27, 2018 | By Jacqueline Angel
How one woman provides emergent care and respite care as a foster parent
JULY 26, 2018 | By Silvana Clark
A new study reveals a fascinating trend among single men in retirement
JULY 24, 2018 | By Richard Eisenberg
An upcoming six-day bus trip to protest border policies
JULY 24, 2018 | By Sarah McKinney Gibson
Trips to hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living centers benefit everyone
JULY 17, 2018 | By Tami Kamin Meyer
Two retired lawyers offer tips on sharing your time and talent
JULY 16, 2018 | By Karen Wagner and Erica Baird
6 tips to navigate a time of life that brings so many changes
JUNE 27, 2018 | By Joan Fischer
A career reinvention coach on how to transition from the corporate world
JUNE 25, 2018 | By Randi Bussin
Both the infants and the volunteers reap health benefits
JUNE 21, 2018 | By Kim Mueller
The CEOs of Encore.org and the Eisner Foundation explain how it could
JUNE 21, 2018 | By Marc Freedman and Trent Stamp
He began 'teaching' anatomy after death by donating his body
JUNE 15, 2018 | By Hank R. Samuels
How three youth-serving organizations do it to find volunteers and staff
JUNE 5, 2018 | By Corita Brown
A chat about resilience and second acts with author Elizabeth White
MAY 25, 2018 | By The Editors
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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