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Coming of Age

Thinking about retiring?

Coming of Age is a Philadelphia-based national initiative to help boomers and others 50+ make fulfilling life transitions through civic engagement, lifelong learning and community leadership.


 

And don't miss our series of audio and web portraits about life transitions on Coming of Age Radio »





Want to learn how to eat more healthy? Local chefs from the Delaware Valley team up with people suffering from obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension or diabetes, and teach them how to cook delicious meals with a healthy twist. Watch the cooking segments »




Stories of Mom and Dad

This Father's Day, give your parent a gift the whole family can enjoy. Bring your dad to WHYY and conduct and interview for a video your family will cherish for years. Gain hands on experience shooting video and conducting interviews while you share a great conversation with your parent. Leave with a video keepsake.

Register for Stories of Dad Course »
Sat. June 16, 2012 from 1:00 - 3:30 pm



Our Stories, Our Health

Our Stories, Our Health is a project that has been teaching Vietnamese and Laotian elders to shoot video interviews about health topics they identified as important to their communities. The footage will be used in health workshops throughout the Southeast Asian community in the Philadelphia area. Watch the finished videos »




Wider Horizons focuses on two areas:

Programming, events, outreach and resources on these issues are developed in collaboration with community partners and volunteer coalitions representing more than 150 organizations:


Caring Community
Delaware End-of-Life Coalition
Coming of Age




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