by Moira Allan | Apr 5, 2018 | Community Support
We need to be prepared for more and worse! Jan Hively, our co-founder, has just lived through four successive nor’-easters that hammered the East Coast of the U.S. mercilessly, wreaking havoc and leaving people isolated. Margie van Zyl Chapman, our network liaison...
by Pass It On Network | Mar 14, 2018 | Community Support
Loneliness is a killer that stalks the youngest to the oldest across borders. It is increasingly seen as one of the largest health issues facing the world. Consider these three staggering factors that make loneliness a major health hazard: Loneliness is as bad for you...
by Pass It On Network | Feb 9, 2018 | Community Support, Positive Ageing
How it started and where we are now. A personal description. Jan. 2018. I am an American living in Sweden and do not have old friends from school days – or even family of origin – in this country. Some years ago I began wondering what it might be like to close...
by Roberta Taylor | May 31, 2016 | Community Support
Historically women have bonded together in groups to support and learn from each other. If the need and momentum is there, some grassroots groups grow into organizations. The Transition Network evolved from a small group of women who came together to talk about...
by Moira Allan | Apr 1, 2016 | Community Support, Lifelong Learning
Moira Allan shares her meeting of a country and of ACAP – the Active Aging Consortium of Asia Pacific I’ve just returned from Japan. What an experience. What a discovery. I loved the country, the cleanliness, the organization and the thought that goes into everything...
by Moira Allan | Dec 29, 2015 | Community Support, Lifelong Learning
Pass It On’s co-founder, Jan Hively, spoke about the topic “Advocacy Leadership for Active, Positive Aging” at two December workshops about “Age-Friendly Work” that were convened by academic leaders in Shanghai and Hangzhou, China, sponsored by Ford Foundation China....