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EngAGE25 Celebration: Expansion to Oregon

Posted on September 27, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

In 2016, EngAGE launched programming in Oregon. Our first community, Cascadian Terrace Apartments in Portland, which we continue to serve, is a 103-unit subsidized property providing affordable housing for very low-income residents. This was the first collaboration of EngAGE with … Continue reading →

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Programming Highlights: Summer 2024

Posted on September 10, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

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: Stories from Our Team – Henry Sotelo

Posted on September 6, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

Thanks to EngAGE Program Director Henry for #MakingADifference and sharing this story. about the conclusion of our service at one community: It was a bittersweet Painting Class session this August at El Verano; it was our final meet-up. The students … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: “A Dose of Creativity”

Posted on August 16, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

Get a taste of life at an arts colony! Aroha Philanthropies (now E.A. Michelson Philanthropy), our generous partner, produced this wonderful five-minute video about EngAGE in 2015. It features residents from Burbank Senior Artists Colony, North Hollywood Senior Arts Colony, … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: “Bandida” – An EngAGE Success Story

Posted on August 9, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

Bandida ~ “A Pistol, a Plan, and Sensible Shoes” (2006) ~ is a funny, touching, 12-minute short film created by Burbank Senior Artists Colony resident Suzanne Knode. The story of its creation is also the story of personal transformation and … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: Long Beach Senior Arts Colony

Posted on August 2, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

LBSAC is a 200-unit senior affordable housing community at the northern gateway into downtown Long Beach. It’s adjacent to light rail and the city’s major bus corridor. EngAGE provides residents with stimulating programming that promotes creative, healthy aging. Among the amenities … Continue reading →

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EngAGE25 Celebration: Resident-led Programs

Posted on July 26, 2024 by EngAGE Editor

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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