Tag Archives: lifelong learning
Finding Their Voices: Journeys Through Writing. Cascadian Terrace & Patton House Affordable Housing Communities in Portland, OR
EngAGE partners with Write Around Portland to provide safe and supportive environments for residents to focus on personal growth to share their stories. Stacey’s Journey of Resilience and Empowerment Through Writing Patton Home resident, Stacey, stepped into facing and overcoming … Continue reading
EngAGE25 Celebration: Stories from Our Team – CandyJoe Dahlstrom
Thanks to EngAGE Program Director CandyJoe for #MakingADifference and sharing Cantabria Senior Apartments resident Steve‘s delightful letter of praise for the Tech Class she teaches which changed his life and that of his neighbor. Dear CandyJoe: I want to thank you for … Continue reading
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
EngAGE25 Celebration: Our Communities Celebrate
Many of our communities decided to celebrate our anniversary by having a special event in honor of the occasion. Some creative choices were made! Here are a few examples: Cotton’s Point chose to celebrate with a community-wide art show highlighting … Continue reading
Joe Altepeter Named CEO of EngAGE
The EngAGE Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Altepeter to the position of CEO for our organization, effective October 15, 2024. Joe has nearly two decades of dedicated executive leadership experience in the nonprofit and … Continue reading
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

