Directory
Active Aging Organizations and Leadership
Developing programming or looking for assistance to help you get started in active aging? We’re here for you! Browse our directory below.
Ganger, Diana
Ideal18NFP
Stage: Active Aging activities in place
Ideal18 is at the intersection of educational and intergenerational initiatives. It develops fellowships for intergenerational learning and activism through a Jewish lens.
Contact: (630) 390-8229 and dganger1818@gmail.com
Black, Aviva
Family Love Letters
Stage: Active Aging activities in place
Family Love Letters encourages individuals to share their stories. Through my one-on-one work, I capture an individual’s experiences, wisdom, values and wishes in a letter that is shared with family. What emerges for the client is an awareness of what's most important at this stage in life.
Contact: (415) 336-3125 & aviva@familyloveletters.com
Marcus, Michael
Generations United
Stage: Looking at options / planning
Michael is a founder and a past board member of Grantmakers in Aging, as well as a former board member of the American Society on Aging. He currently serves on the boards of Generations United, Generations on Line, Citizens Planning and Housing Association, and the Mount Royal Improvement Association, as a member of the Baltimore Commission on Aging, and on the Board of Overcoming Poverty Together, an international microfinance organization working primarily in Indonesia, among many other boards and public commissions.
Contact: (847) 571-1802 & mmarcus@communityresources.guru
Spence, Helen Hirsh
Top Sixty Over Sixty
Stage: Active Aging activities in place
Following a formal career as an educator in senior leadership roles I founded Top Sixty Over Sixty because I recognized the impact that ageism was having on individuals, society and our economy. Having witnessed how internalized ageism was limiting friends and colleagues' self-image and beliefs, I created programs: to help overcome self-directed ageism; transition with purpose to next stage of life; shift stages with an entrepreneurial mindset. All are based in research and offered virtually or in person in supportive, learning groupings. As a niche age positive consultancy, we work with organizations and businesses to promote age inclusivity in their diversity initiatives. Visit www.topsixtyoversixty.com
Contact: (613) 864-2220 & Helen@topsixtyoversixty.com
Weiss, Stefanie
CoGenerate
Stage: Looking at options / planning
At CoGenerate, formerly Encore.org, we’re on a mission to bring older and younger people together to solve problems, bridge divides and co-create the future. As Encore.org, we helped change cultural expectations for the years beyond 50 and expand the contributions of older people. Now, as CoGenerate, we’re focusing on what the vast and growing older population can do in collaboration with younger generations to solve our nation’s most pressing problems. As thought leaders and innovators, we write books and articles, sponsor free webinars, provide grants and prizes, and offer fellowships. We're proud to partner with hundreds of organizations, including the Active Aging Resource Network.
Contact: sweiss@cogenerate.org or (240) 461-7137
Werley, Betsy
Encore Network, American Society on Aging Legacy Corps
Stage: Active Aging activities in place
I led The Transition Network (a nonprofit supporting women 50+ in exploring what's next in their personal and professional lives from 2005 to 2013. Next, I led the Encore Network, a coalition of organizations and leaders transforming the "encore" stage of life. Those experiences taught me about best practices to engage active agers in community and volunteering, as well as who's doing what around the US and globally.
Contact: (917) 655-2353 & betsy.werley@gmail.com
Azoulay, Nadine
Cummings Centre
Stage: Active Aging activities in place
As the hub of Montreal’s 50+ community, the Cummings Centre touches the lives of 10,000 people on an annual basis. In keeping with the ever-changing needs of this demographic, Cummings has evolved into a multi-dimensional membership-based community organization offering programs and services in person at its main campus site at 5700 Westbury Avenue in Snowdon and various off-site locations throughout Montreal and online. The Cummings Centre’s mission is to empower and enhance the quality of life of adults age 50 and over by providing dynamic and innovative programs, social services, and volunteer opportunities in a vibrant, respectful, inclusive and compassionate environment. Building on its Jewish heritage, Cummings embraces people from all ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
Contact: nadine.azoulay@cummingscentre.org & (514) 343-3510
Turner, Judith
DOROT
Stage: Active Aging activities in place
DOROT has been at the forefront of alleviating social isolation among older adults for over 46 years. Our life-enhancing programs and services engage volunteers of all ages, bringing the generations together and creating meaningful relationships that benefit all. DOROT’s range of opportunities enrich the lives of older adults, connecting them to their peers and multi-generational friendships, and offering them access to supportive services, vital resources, and nutritious food deliveries on a weekly, monthly, and holiday basis. Our mission is to alleviate social isolation among older adults and provide services to help them live independently as valued members of the community. We serve the Jewish and wider community, bringing the generations together in a mutually beneficial partnership of elders, volunteers, and professionals. Our work provides an effective model for others.
Contact: jturner@dorotusa.org & (917) 441-3722
Rosenfeld, Dina
NYU
Stage: Active Aging activities in place
Wise Aging group leaders; NYU- pre-retirement group (TARTS); NYU Chai- Intergenerational group
Graver, Janee
Lab/Shul
Stage: Active Aging activities in place
GENerate is a year-long coming of age experience for adults who wish to learn, grow, and share in community with others in a similar phase of their lives. GENerate provides a nurturing, inclusive space for a select cohort of curious adults to study and celebrate life together. Participants will search and, perhaps, reaffirm their values, actualize life lessons, and define their personal legacies. Through Lab/Shul’s renowned Storahtelling curriculum, participants will become their own storytellers, marking and sharing meaningful moments and transitions.
Mikluch, Alisha
Opening the Dor program at Honeycomb
Stage: Active Aging activities in place
Launched in 2020, the Opening the Dor initiative from Honeycomb is an intergenerational giving experience that connects teens and seniors through philanthropy, identity, storytelling and heritage.
Selected organizations receive training, resources and funding from Honeycomb to launch this exciting program.
This program was made possible with the generous support of The Sephardic Foundation On Aging.
Kaufman, Nancy K
NKK Strategic Consulting and NY Jewish Agenda (board chair)
Stage: Looking at options / planning
I am an advocate for "active aging" and a consultant on strategy for organizations wanting to support this effort.
Cherow-O’Leary, Dr. Renee
Education for the 21st Century, New York and Los Angeles based
Stage: Active Aging activities in place
I am an educator, writer, and group facilitator in Communications and Culture and have extensive background in Jewish learning and interfaith leadership. I am part of the team that developed LabShul's program for older adults called GENerate. I have also taught at the Marlene Meyerson JCC in Manhattan at the Wechsler Center on Modern Aging (Interdisciplinary Views of Aging) and led several Wise Aging groups. I am available to work with teams of creators of new programming or conduct research for deeper understanding of the needs of aging cohorts. My Linked In profile is www.linkedin.com/in/renee-cherow-o-leary_67b7726/.
Allmayer, Ariella
OneTable
Stage: Looking at options / planning
OneTable encourages Jewish young adults to explore the celebration and enduring practice of Friday night Shabbat dinner as an opening to Jewish meaning, joy, and connection. Since 2014, more than 180,000 people have made indelible connections at over 80,000 OneTable Shabbat dinners.
We will begin piloting “Together @OneTable”. This new offering would expand our brand and allow us to test the OneTable.org platform (i.e. Shabbat dinners) with older adults, a population that tends to be overlooked by Jewish engagement efforts, though they need ways to connect just as much as young adults.
Feel free to reach out to ariella@onetable.org if you are interested in testing this out in your community!
Raphael, David
Jewish Grandparents Network
Stage: Active Aging activities in place
The Jewish Grandparents Network engages, educates, and celebrates grandparents as an essential influence in Jewish family life. We welcome grandparents from all backgrounds and traditions and embrace the diversity of today’s Jewish families.
Kaye, Terry
Jewish Grandparents Network
The Jewish Grandparents Network engages, educates, and celebrates grandparents as an essential influence in Jewish family life. We welcome grandparents from all backgrounds and traditions and embrace the diversity of today’s Jewish families.