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January 31, 2025
Boston Globe article: How Do You Define Old? A Push to Mine Wisdom, Ease Isolation Among Young and Old
“At a time when the world seems riven by differences, initiatives to connect young and old are gaining ground.” By Kay Lazar for...
August 29, 2022
Salem Unveils “Happy to Chat” Bench Program
Salem Unveils “Happy to Chat” Bench Program AARP grant to Salem for All Ages funds new initiative to facilitate community connections Sa...
May 23, 2022
Age-Friendly Salem, Massachusetts
What’s been achieved since joining the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities Click here to read the full article ...
December 4, 2021
Column: Salem the model of an age-friendly city
“From the very start of Salem for All Ages to today, as the first five years come to a close, Salem’s community-based, collaborative...
April 16, 2021
Salem Age-Friendly Training Promotes Social Inclusion for Older Adults
Written by Chloe-Rose Crouch, AARP Massachusetts Outreach Intern “AARP’s Livable Communities Initiative strives to help communities ...
January 23, 2021
City launches Salem Skipper an On-Demand Rideshare Service
On December 16th the City launched the Salem Skipper, which is an on-demand rideshare transportation service. The service is intended to be ...
October 17, 2020
Salem for All Ages Blog Post
"Salem’s age-friendly initiative is for you. The goal of the original action plan remains the goal in the 4th year of the 5 year plan, to ...
October 9, 2020
Internship at Salem COA named for senior advocate
“A new internship at the Salem Community Life Center honors former North Shore Elder Services Board President Katherine “Kay” Wals...
October 4, 2020
Salem for All Ages
In almost four years Salem has made tremendous strides to encourage active aging, provide opportunities for good health, inclusion and secur...
October 4, 2020
Improving Safety & Accessibility in Salem while Creating Transportation Options
Over the past several years city staff, volunteers and partners who make up the Salem For All Ages Task Force have been evaluating and devel...
October 4, 2020
Salem is in the Business of Inclusion
Salem is a welcoming and inclusive place, and the efforts of the Salem for All Ages initiative is helping to strengthen those values. The wo...
October 4, 2020
What do I want to be when I grow up? I’m still working on that…
Most folks have an idea of what their ‘golden years’ will look like: taking care of yourself, doing what you what you want to do on your...