Community Programs

Life is always a series of trade-offs – weighing the risks versus benefits of your decisions. For many, especially those who have retired, choosing a place to spend retirement years may mean prioritizing good weather or leisure activities and a low-cost lifestyle over the risk of occasional bad weather. Retirees…

Most of us are probably feeling the economic squeeze at this point. Gas prices and food costs are higher, interest rates and rents are rising and everything seems more expensive than it used to be. And there’s concrete data to support your suspicions. Inflation is now at its highest point…

There’s been little to laugh about over the past two years, with our political system in turmoil, our climate on the brink of disaster, and our public health system in tatters with the arrival of the pandemic. Add to that the isolation and loneliness that so many, especially older adults,…

No matter your age, for most of us September signals the return to school. And while school routines and in-person education have been severely hampered due to COVID, everyone seems to understand the importance of learning and the need to do everything possible to keep students in the classroom. And…

No matter where you live, you’ve likely now felt the effects. As The Washington Post recently reported, nearly 1 in 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster this summer and 64% of us live in a place that experienced a multi-day heatwave sometime in the last few months. It’s no longer…

As we’ve previously noted, one of the most distressing casualties of the pandemic has been the social isolation and loneliness that’s arisen because of the need to physically distance and quarantine. And while older adults have suffered more than other populations from COVID infections, feelings of loneliness during the pandemic…