Empowering the Ages

Empowering the Ages strengthens social-emotional well-being, provides life skills, and creates connections across generations to provide older and younger people with a sense of belonging and purpose.

Specifically -

We work in the Montgomery County area in the critical spaces of school readiness, civic engagement, and workforce development through developing mutually beneficial connections between children, youth, families, and older adults.

VISION

Communities where people from all generations contribute to each others well-being, feel connected and are valued for their unique skills and perspectives.

VALUES

• Community We know that communities are stronger when all people are valued for their strengths, abilities and contributions.
• Relationships - We believe mutually beneficial relationships empower all generations.
• Innovation - We look for ways to be nimble and evolve in order to best meet the needs of all generations in often fragile and changing conditions.
• Partnerships We work with individuals and groups to address problems using creative solutions.
• Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity - We believe that being inclusive and consciously committed to equity and diversity is essential to communities and individuals reaching their full potential.

We connect older and younger generations in their communities in meaningful and mutually beneficial experiences.

We are searching for older volunteers to connect with MCPS students and their families to increase family-school engagement and better outcomes for students (e.g., less absenteeism, improved socio-emotional skills and improved academic performance).

We are searching for youth to help us create and participate in programs to engage the generations throughout Montgomery County.