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.
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:
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.