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Experience Talks ZoomCast 9/29: Yolonda Wilson

Register here: https://bit.ly/33Bxn2U Yolonda Yvette Wilson is a 2019-2020 fellow at the National Humanities Center and a 2019-2020 Encore Public Voices fellow. She holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests … Continue reading

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Tim Carpenter on Panel at Social Isolation & Loneliness Forum

Tim Carpenter, EngAGE CEO/Founder, will be on the panel along with Thomas Cudjoe, MD MPH, Geriatrician; Amy Greensfelder, MLSW, Executive Director Pro Bono Counseling Project; Scott Kaiser, MD, Geriatrician and Chief Innovator Officer at MPTF; Patrick Arbore, Founder of Institute … Continue reading

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Video: EngAGE Partnered with UCSF on Study of Effects of Arts on Well-Being of Older People

With a research study grant made possible by the California Arts Council, EngAGE partnered with UCSF on a unique Ceramics Arts Research Study.  Interviews for participants were held in March, 2018, and 20 residents were selected for the 12-week study at Long Beach … Continue reading

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Miles Morse Adds Afterschool Program Coordinator Role

Miles Morse, Program Coordinator – Miles began as a volunteer with EngAGE in 2009, assisting with special events. Now, he facilitates fitness and nutrition classes for our older adult and family communities. He also assists in the coordination of the … Continue reading

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LA County Food Programs Are Vital During Pandemic

Low income residents in our Los Angeles County communities always appreciate the much-needed, regular deliveries of fresh, healthy food that they receive from our Food Service partner, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. But during this pandemic, minimizing the number of … Continue reading

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Orange County Food Programs Make a Difference

Food insecurity affects many of the residents in the communities we serve, so our partnerships with organizations that address that situation are vital. Thanks to Laura Sardisco, Orange County Food Program Coordinator for providing the amazing statistics below that document … Continue reading

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Praise from a Resident

During the recent virtual Social Isolation Summit in which EngAGE CEO/Founder Tim Carpenter was a participant, in the chat session we spotted this very special comment which made us smile.

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