Finding Social and Spiritual Outlets with Brenda Barber
Portraits of Resilience: Metro Atlantans Share their Stories of Life during the Pandemic For adults ages 65 and older, the past two years have been… Read More
Forging New Connections: a Conversation with Lois Ricci
Portraits of Resilience: Metro Atlantans Share their Stories of Life during the Pandemic For adults ages 65 and older, the past two years have been… Read More
Aging and Independence Services: a Q&A with Becky Kurtz
As Metro Atlanta’s Area Agency on Aging, ARC Serves Needs of Older Residents As the planning agency for the Atlanta region, the Atlanta Regional Commission… Read More
Expanding Horizons: MARTA Reach & Accessible Transit
MARTA ridesharing may be coming to a community near you! This upcoming March, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) plans to unveil its newest… Read More
Connecting All Ages in All Places: Grace Clucas & the American Connection Corps
To address multifaceted issues like the digital divide, a diversity of tactics is required. That’s why programs like the American Connection Corps (ACC), which trains… Read More
FaceTime Story Time, and Other Ways to Connect with Technology
I often wonder how people stayed in touch and felt connected with faraway family and friends before email and smartphones became so commonplace. Communications were… Read More
An Artist’s Journey
I recently visited Fredericka (Freddie) Flynt to learn about her life as an artist. I was particularly intrigued to hear about her traveling the world… Read More
Volunteer David Bohanon Loves Taking Groups for Long Hikes
This past year, the hiking group for older adults that Empowerline volunteer David Bohanon started in 2018 has grown in popularity. In the early months… Read More
Connecting with Older People through Music
The Roswell Arts Fund is delivering a little bit of joy to local senior living centers with mobile musical performances. The performances deliver a moment… Read More
Find Fall Colors in Georgia
We are amidst the season of fall at its finest. The humidity has gone away, the temperature has (mostly) cooled down, and the leaves have… Read More
Perspectives and Adaptations During the Pandemic
It has been over six months since the novel coronavirus (i.e., COVID-19) completely changed our lives creating this “new normal”. Masks have become a part… Read More
Walk-a-what? What Walkability Means, and Why It’s So Important
You may have heard people talking about how walkable an area is (or isn’t) and how this impacts them. Then, you may have wondered what… Read More
