ABOUT US

 

WHO WE ARE

In 2001, representatives from four Philadelphia-based organizations (The Intergenerational Center at Temple University, PBS/NPR station WHYY, AARP Pennsylvania, and United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania) attended a conference in San Francisco sponsored by Civic Ventures called Coming of Age, exploring the new (at that time) notion that people 50 and older represented a tremendous resource for our country.

The four groups then created an initiative called Coming of Age, led by Dick Goldberg, to deliver capacity-building programs and resources. In 2016, PSS officially became the sponsor of Coming of Age, and today it continues to build communities of people aged 50 and older who live with passion and purpose. Coming of Age is available to train organizations across the country to deliver signature programs like Explore Your Future.

 

WHAT WE DO

Coming of Age inspires people age 50 and older to live with passion and purpose. As a leader in the positive aging movement, Coming of Age offers a pathway to live bolder, wiser, and with more resilience in this stage of life by:

  • Partnering with organizations to strengthen our collective voice, share best practices, advance the positive aging movement, and combat ageism.
  • Facilitating our signature training, Explore Your Future, a three-module in-person series (two modules virtually) that guides individuals to envision their next phase of life including community engagement, lifelong learning, and encore careers.
  • Presenting educational and networking events with highly respected experts in the field to share the latest research and knowledge.
  • Supporting and promoting local Coming of Age affiliates across the country.

CONTACT US

For more information or to become an affiliate and offer Explore Your Future in your community, please contact Jeff Nesler at (212) 874-6633 option 5 or email us at info@comingofage.org.