The Elderhood Senior Alliance – Uniting to grow in wisdom, compassion and service

The mission of the Elderhood Senior Alliance is to create spaces where elders can come together and support each other in maintaining their independence, allowing them to live in their existing homes and communities for as long as possible.

Elderhood in the context of this project has three distinct meanings:

1. It is a portmanteau of the words “elder” and “neighborhood”.

2. It is an aspirational role, or state of being, in which a person views the problems of life with a clear, unflinching eye and responds in a mature manner with reason, wisdom and compassion.

3. It describes a group of people with an associative relationship bound by their common role or mission, similar to knighthood or priesthood.

The overarching mission of the project is creating a community of social connection and mutual support among seniors who are often isolated, a condition that is all too common as we age, and our family, friends and spouses fall away.

Statistics show loneliness and isolation can cut 8-15 years off the lives of older Americans.

You are invited to join us in our quest to be our best elder selves. 

I invite anyone who is aging, or just curious for someone you know who is, to join us at one of our events.