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Building Skills and a New Friendship — At Ages 96 and 19

Intergenerational relationships can be reciprocal and valuable
April 15, 2022
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6 Ways to Advocate for Racial Justice From Home

The nation's COVID-19 pandemic needn't sideline you in this critical fight
January 14, 2022
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How Learning About Aging Made Me a Better Human (and Can Make You One, Too)

My Age Boom Academy fellowship led me to the CARE initiative
December 24, 2021
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5 Ways to Donate to Charity That Won't Cost You a Cent

You may be surprised by these unusual, and sometimes fun, ways of giving
December 20, 2021
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Mentor Like Stephen Sondheim

The late composer and lyricist offers important life lessons on passing on what we know
December 10, 2021
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Finding Comfort After Trauma

6 suggestions from a former chaplain and Red Cross crisis response leader
November 25, 2021
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JFK's 3 Enduring Legacies for Boomers

Reflections from a noted history professor and boomer authority
November 22, 2021
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How Environmentalist Bill McKibben Is Leading the 'Third Act' Climate Change Movement

He says it's last call for his generation to clean up 'our legacy'
October 25, 2021
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15 Inspiring People Uniting the Generations

These Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows are bridging generational divides and helping fight ageism, racism and loneliness
October 15, 2021
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Chucking the Corporate Life to Do Good

How, and why, these three have switched to nonprofit work and are glad they did
September 16, 2021
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A Massive Elder Corps Is Just Waiting to Be Helpful

How to harness the untapped potential of a new generation of older prospective volunteers
August 27, 2021
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