EngAGE, Inc.

#EngAGE25 Celebration ~ Mahonia Crossing Grand Opening - Part Two! Mahonia Crossing is a new Community For All Ages in Salem, OR. EngAGE is honored to have helped create the CFAA model in affordable housing through our long collaboration with Community Development Partners. Learn more and see photos on our blog: https://ow.ly/q2GK50U3Bm3 #ChangingAging #Intergenerational #CommunityForAllAges

#EngAGE25 Celebration ~ Mahonia Crossing Grand Opening - Part One! Mahonia Crossing, a new Community For All Ages community Salem, OR. EngAGE is honored to have helped create the Community For All Ages model in affordable housing through our long collaboration with Community Development Partners (CDP). More on our blog: https://ow.ly/BXQA50U3A0T #ChangingAging #Intergenerational #CommunityForAllAges

#EngAGE25 Celebration ~ Recorded live in Minneapolis, MN, in 2017, this is the culminating performance of a unique story-telling class for older adults, created as a collaboration between EngAGE, CommonBond Communities, Pillsbury House + Theatre, Hippocrates Café, and Aroha Philanthropies. Click to see the video and get the details on our blog: https://lnkd.in/gFZBsRQC #ChangingAging #PositiveAging #CreativeAging

#EngAGE25 Celebration ~ Many of our communities decided to celebrate our anniversary by having a special event in honor of the occasion. Some creative choices were made, including a culminating event art show, a concert with surprise guests, and a bowling adventure! Visit our blog to see more photos and get details. https://ow.ly/7qps50TTGGZ #ChangingAging #PositiveAging #CreativeAging #HealthyAging #CreatingCommunity

#EngAGE25 Celebration ~ #Stories from our team ~ Thanks to EngAGE Program Director Arnold for #MakingADifference at Piedmont Senior Apartments. A resident recently submitted this glowing review which we received via Legacy Partners, the management company for that community: "The 5 star review is for Arnold Schmidt, our Activities Director. He is an absolute gem. I have been living here at the Piedmont for over 22 years. Have seen several Activities directors come and go. None hold a candle to Arnold. He is kind, caring, and very insightful as to what activity is needed for the benefit of the residents. Frankly, Arnold deserves his budget to be increased.... Again, 5 stars for Arnold*****" ~ Ilene #ChangingAging #PositiveAging

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 social enterprise sectors in critical areas such as homelessness, affordable housing, social enterprises, and LGBTQIA+ advocacy. Learn more on our blog: https://ow.ly/QNzg50TN2bw #ChangingAging #PositiveAging

#EngAGE25 Celebration ~ PDX All Ages Radio Hour! Home Forward and EngAGE joined together to bring storytelling classes to the Unthank Plaza and Rosenbaum Plaza affordable housing communities in Portland, OR, in 2018. At a special culminating event performance, we celebrated the participants with a live radio hour dedicated to hearing their stories and educating Portland about the power of artistic opportunity. Soon after, we broadcast the show in two parts on Experience Talks on 90.7 KPFK-FM. This video presents the entire “PDX All Ages Radio Hour”: https://bit.ly/4dKbj8v #ChangingAging #CreativeAging #PositiveAging #Intergenerational

#AgeismAwarenessDay! ~ "You're too old for that." "He's having a senior moment." "She looks good for her age." Like it or not, #Ageism is deeply ingrained in our society and culture. Let's rethink how we view and talk about #Aging. . ??Speak up when you hear #Ageist comments or stereotypes. ??Tell someone why you value older adults. ??Use positive language when talking about older people. . (Thanks to the National Council on Aging!) #ChangingAging #PositiveAging #CreativeAging #HealthyAging #TalkAboutAgeism

EngAGE is pleased to have started serving Washington Crossing, a new affordable family apartment community in the convenient mid-city area of Los Angeles, CA. The pet-friendly homes were developed by Meta Housing Corp. EngAGE looks forward to bringing our signature programming to residents of all ages! #ChangingAging #PositiveAging

#EngAGE25 Celebration ~ Thanks to EngAGE Websites & Social Media Manager Cynthia Friedlob for #MakingADifference and sharing this personal story. Cynthia has been with EngAGE since 2007 when she began providing commentaries to Experience Talks, our former public radio show. She enjoys keeping EngAGE in the public eye by sharing information about EngAGE programming as well as inspiring news stories about older people. However, she noticed that many news stories promoting “positive aging” were about extraordinary people doing extraordinary things, usually involving exceptional physical prowess and often an element of risk. These were not the stories of the everyday people who are aging positively in our EngAGE communities! This prompted her to write a 2021 blog post advocating skipping the bucket list of extreme adventures and appreciating the joys of the creative smaller life close to home. Read it here: https://ow.ly/NcGP50TEHtm #ChangingAging #PositiveAging