Mass Home Care
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
6:00-8:00pm
Al Norman runs Mass Home Care, and will be teaching us about his advocacy and lobbying work on behalf of the 30+ home care associations in the state.
An Evening with the Alzheimer’s Association
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
6:00-8:00pm
Jim Wessler, President and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association of MA and NH will be teaching us about the devastating disease, why it is critical to find funding for research, and what we can do as emerging professionals to promote awareness, recognize signs,and support our seniors and their families who are facing this difficult journey.
March Mentor Madness
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
6:00-8:00pm
We will be hosting a number of seasoned professionals who will briefly share their career paths and areas of expertise, and then we will have time for members to get to know them one-to-one or in small groups. Our hope is that mentorship pairs will emerge from this evening!
Age-Friendly Cities
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
6:00-8:00pm
We will be learning about the impressive efforts that Dr. Frank Caro and Ruth Seidman of Brookline Community Aging Network and Andrea Burns of the Age-Friendly Boston Initiative have taken to make their cities accessible for older residents by using guidelines from the World Health Organization.
Innovative Solutions in the Workplace
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
6:00-8:00pm
We will be learning from Dr. Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Boston College School of Social Work Professor and Director of the Center on Aging & Work. Marcie founded the Social Innovation Lab at Boston College and will be leading an interactive session to guide us in generating transformational solutions to problems.
Boston Bridge Conversations
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
6:00-8:00pm
We will be hosting our first annual “Boston Bridge Conversations” otherwise known as “BBC”. We have noticed that members enjoy the time to network at the end of meetings, and we want to have more time and space for that, so at our next meeting we will have some structured small group discussions for the first hour and in the second hour we will have time to socialize and eat together.
Senior Centers, Senior Centers!
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
6:00-8:00pm
Join us as we hear from Jayne Colino, Director of the Newton Department of Senior Services. She will talk about the important role senior centers play in the lives of older adultsas well as the general concept of aging in one’s community.
An Evening with Secretary Ann Hartstein
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
6:00-8:00pm
Listen to inspiring words from Ann Hartstein, Secretary of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs for the Commonwealth. Learn about her career path, her current work in the administration, and how we as professionals and constituents can make real change for the future of aging in the state.
Forecasting the Aging Future of Generation Y
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Julie Miller, MSW, is a research associate at the MIT AgeLab and she will be leading a discussion on what we as emerging professionals and future seniors can do to greet the silver tsunami. We will also inaugurate our new home at the Sloan School!