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What Makes an Intergenerational Dance Company Special?
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...
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...
Innovation Fellow Receives Funding To Develop Dementia-Friendly App
Clockwise from top left: Lauren, Rosemarie, Mickey, and Gabby sharing their artwork inspired by Jim Dine’s hearts over Zoom. Opening Minds through Art (OMA) at Scripps Gerontology Center has received a $58,678 grant from NextFifty Initiative, a Colorado-based...
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 —...
Every Vaccine Corps Member Has a Story To Tell
In 2021, Encore.org joined with AmeriCorps Seniors and California Volunteers to launch the Encore Intergenerational Vaccine Corps, bringing retired medical professionals together with non-medical volunteers of all ages to boost vaccination rates at health centers in...
Climate Change Doesn’t Always Provoke Generational Conflict
On September 1, author and climate activist Bill McKibben announced that he’s launching Third Act to get more older Americans involved in climate activism. That’s good news. Too much responsibility has fallen on young people to lead the charge in demanding more swift...
These Retired Doctors Are Helping To Vaccinate Thousands
In 2021, Encore.org partnered with AmeriCorps Seniors and California Volunteers to pilot the Encore Intergenerational Vaccine Corps, bringing retired medical professionals together with non-medical volunteers of all ages to boost vaccination rates at health centers in...
A Tearful Mandy Patinkin Consoles a Young Woman After Her Father Dies
This is the story of a young woman grieving her father’s death, the older actor who responds to her, and a recommendation made to millions to learn more about the work of one of our Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows. Here’s the scoop: In a video on TikTok, a young woman,...
Encore Physicians Help Community Health Clinics Deliver Care, While Mentoring Younger Colleagues
The problem: Too many Americans don’t have health insurance or are under-insured. The Federally Qualified Health Centers (FHQCs) that deliver care to this population are often understaffed and seek additional healthcare expertise. A solution hidden in plain sight:...