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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
- Supporting Social Connections in Rural Communities (2024)
- American Men are Gathering in Aussie-style ‘Sheds’ (2019)
- How Chess Can Reconnect a Community (2018)
- Lunching and Learning in Florida (2018)
- Bringing Sparkle to People in Need of Joy (2018)
- Lead By Example: Reverse the Trend (2018)
- 'Kids and Kubs' Play Ball (2018)
- The OPC (Older Persons Commission) is the Place To Be (2018)
- How a Party in the Streets Can Create a Community (2018)
- Teens are Teaching Tech to Older Adults (2018)
- Teaching Teens to Sew (2018)
- A Grand Program Creates Grand Pals (2018)
- Bringing Sparkle to People in Need of Joy (2018)
- Hosting a Dinner for LGBT Older Adults (2018)
- Playful Places for People of All Ages (2017)
- Slideshow: Let’s Have Some Fun (2017)
- 7 Ways to Build Bonds Across Generations (2016)
- Shuffleboard Is So Yesterday. Pickleball is Today (2016)
- Why People of All Ages Need to Play (2016)
- How to Get People Dancing in Public Places (2015)
- How to Create and Maintain an Intergenerational Community Garden (2015)
INSPIRING IDEAS
- Housing That's Home for People With, or Without, I/DD (2025)
- A Home of One's Own (2025)
- A Place for Community Healing (2023)
- Celebrating Legacy Couples (2023)
- Video: Connecting Older Adults to Broadband (2022)
- Parents Are Creating Communities for Their Grown Children with Special Needs (2021)
- How to Create a Residential Community for Adults with I/DD (2021)
- Designing for People with I/DD (2021)
- Finding a Forever Home for My Adult Son with Autism (2021)
- How to (Respectfully) Help a Community in Crisis (2020)
- How Chess Can Reconnect a Community (2018)
- Why St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis Cooks So Much Chili (2018)
- Lead by Example Reverse the Trend (2018)
- 10 Tips to Help Businesses Engage With 'Kupuna' (2018)
- Video: An Accessible Solution for Saco, Maine (2018)
- A Michigan City Receives a Solar Solution (2017)
- Making Communities More Livable for People with Vision or Hearing Impairments (2016)
- How Block Parties Can Build Bridges (2016)
- An 'LGBT-Welcoming' Place to Call Home (2016)
- SAGECare Teaches Elder Care Providers (2016)
INSIGHTS
- Rena Bradley: Design is a Tool That Can Be Used to Develop a Sense of Well-Being (2021)
- Christopher Coes: Equitable Development (2021)
- Andy Toy: Community Building (2020)
- Odetta MacLeish-White: Hold On To Your Why (2019)
- Carol Coletta: Places That Work for Everyone (2019)
- Webinar: The Future of Walkable Communities (2019)
- Webinar: Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (2019)
- Keith Benjamin: Closing the Gap Between Opportunity and Access (2018)
- 8 80 Cities: 'Rules' of Community Engagement (2018)
- Advice from the Friendly Streets Initiative (2016)
- Gil Penalosa: People Ages 8 to 80 are an "Indicator Species" for a Good Place to Live (2015)
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