Tag Archives: Intergenerational

Programming Highlights: Autumn 2024

Our Program Directors collaborate with a variety of partners to bring valuable programs to our residents. From services to presentations to workshops, residents get resources, gain knowledge, and enjoy unique performances that help build strong, thriving communities. We invariably get … Continue reading

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EngAGE25 Celebration: A Tribute to Founder Tim Carpenter

We’d like to pay tribute to Tim Carpenter, our retired CEO, who founded EngAGE in 1999 and helped it grow to become a leading model for creative aging and resident services in affordable housing. EngAGE began as More Than Shelter … Continue reading

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EngAGE25 Celebration: ACE/121

Our most recent arts colony, ACE/121, located in Glendale, CA, broke ground in 2015. It was designed for families of working artists and built in conjunction with a $5.5-million YMCA of Glendale makeover. The LEED Silver-certified colony celebrated its official opening … Continue reading

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EngAGE25 Celebration: “Moves & Grooves”

How does EngAGE change aging? Here’s an example: our Arts & Creativity program goes beyond providing classes and exhibition opportunities in the visual arts; it also includes music and dance. In 2018, EngAGE brought a dance/drumming workshop to Long Beach … Continue reading

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Programming Highlights: Summer 2024

We hope you’ll enjoy these highlights from recent programming at our communities in California and Oregon. EngAGE 25th Anniversary Celebrations We are encouraging residents at all of our communities to choose how they’d like to acknowledge this special milestone. Patton … Continue reading

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EngAGE25 Celebration: Pacific Avenue Arts Colony

In 2015, Meta Housing Corporation finalized its first “family arts colony” apartment project with programming provided by EngAGE. The Pacific Avenue Arts Colony is in the SPACE (San Pedro Arts, Culture, and Entertainment) district in San Pedro, CA, an area … Continue reading

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EngAGE25 Celebration: Resident-led Programs

EngAGE encourages and empowers residents in our communities to share their special talents through teaching a class or performing for their neighbors. Examples are these resident-led programs at Pacific Avenue Arts Colony (PacArts) and Burbank Senior Artists Colony (BSAC). We … Continue reading

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