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Grantmaking

The Silver Century Foundation provides grants to efforts that combat ageism. We are proud to have supported these projects, among others:

  • The 2017 PBS documentary, Coming of Age in Aging America
  • The Senior Mentor/Home Visit Program at the Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • The research that produced The New Jersey Elder Economic Security Index: Addressing Basic Needs

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Quizzes

How much do you know about aging?

Take our quizzes to find out. What you learn from them may surprise you.

KFF Health News

Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No Way.

Assistive devices can improve our lives but they don’t have to define us.

Arts

Cinema

  • The Friend - Iris (Naomi Watts) is crushed after her beloved mentor, Walter (Bill Murray), unexpectedly dies by suicide.
  • Cocoon - Three friends break the monotony of life at a Florida retirement village by sneaking onto a nearby abandoned estate and taking a dip in its pool.

Fiction

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Children’s Books