By Marci Alboher In the United States, more than 30 years have been added to life expectancy in the past century, but not across the board. Whites live longer than people of color. Women live longer than men. And the richest Americans live 10-15 years longer than the...

By Janet Oh Encore.org seeks five creative practitioners leveraging the talents of adults, age 50 and older, to improve the care and education of children, ages 0 to 5. Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows / Early Childhood will receive national attention from the...

By Sandy Fernández Before 3-year-old Fernanda was old enough to go to a local Head Start program, she and Amelia Morales Vargas, 64, used to spend a lot of time together. They sang about the wheels on the bus. They made crafts using popsicle sticks and...