|
After months of behind-the-scenes work, we’re ready for a more public fall. There will be several ways to learn more about Boomers Collaborative, meet others who share an interest in a different approach to aging, support the work, and help us build what comes next. What’s Ahead This FallSave Saturday, October 24, and Saturday, November 7, from 10:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., for Come Imagine a Different Way to Age!—a community conversation about cooperative housing, ownership, and life after 55. These conversations are an opportunity to learn more about the Boomers Collaborative model, hear where the work stands, ask questions, and share your ideas about the first community. Older adults, family members, friends, professionals, and community partners are welcome. Attending creates no housing commitment. Locations and registration details are coming soon. Friends of Boomers CollaborativeFriends of Boomers Collaborative is our new year-round donor and supporter program for people who believe in the mission, whether or not they are seeking housing. Contributions support education, outreach, planning, project readiness, and our nonprofit mixed-use work. Becoming a Friend does not create housing priority, ownership, voting, or investment rights. Charter support begins at $10 per month. The Friends page is coming soon. A New Face for Boomers Collaborative OnlineWe’re refreshing our website and developing new artwork, as we prepare for a more active presence on Facebook and LinkedIn. We want the way Boomers Collaborative looks and communicates to reflect the active, human, interdependent community we are working to create. If you are not already following Boomers Collaborative, please follow us on both platforms to stay connected and help more people discover our work. Help Us Build What Comes NextWe are seeking a Board Treasurer, Board Secretary, Board Member for Fundraising & Development, and a 55+ Volunteer Liaison to the Seniors’ Advisory Committee. The Treasurer provides board-level oversight; professional accounting and bookkeeping support is already in place. The liaison will connect the Seniors’ Advisory Committee with the Board. A modest stipend may be offered, subject to Board approval. Worth Reading — Housing In An Aging SocietyShelterforce’s new Housing in an Aging Society series explores how people can age safely, affordably, and connected to one another. Its shift from aging in place to aging in community speaks directly to the larger reality the Boomers Collaborative model is designed to address. The Bigger Picture — Social SecuritySocial Security is not projected to disappear. But the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report projects that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund—which pays retirement and survivor benefits—could exhaust its reserves in late 2032. Without congressional action, continuing income would cover about 78 percent of scheduled benefits. For older adults living on modest or fixed incomes, that possibility makes durable housing affordability even more important.
|
