Welcome to LBFE!

Impact

  • Hundreds of low-income, older adults supported annually in Boston
  • Almost 30 program sites each semester:
    • 25 intergenerational CitySites programs
    • 10 Digital Dividends programs
    • 5 Creative Connections programs
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Please join us in welcoming Levi to the LBFE Boston team as Assistant to our Gen2GenQ program! He hopes to help foster #intergenerational friendships and solidarity in the #LGBTQ+ community.

Learn more about Levi: lbfeboston.org/about-us/staff/

#lbfeboston #lgbtqplusprograms #gen2genq
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Please join us in welcoming Levi to the LBFE Boston team as Assistant to our Gen2GenQ program! He hopes to help foster #intergenerational friendships and solidarity in the #LGBTQ+ community.

Learn more about Levi: https://lbfeboston.org/about-us/staff/

#lbfeboston #lgbtqplusprograms #gen2genq

Do you like to play board games or cards? Join Age Strong & Tavern of Tales for Game Days, every other Monday 10am-12noon to learn new games, enjoy classics & socialize with other older Boston residents. Food/drink is available for purchase, too. For more information, contact Kathryn Walsh at kathryn.walsh@boston.gov or 617-635-3161. ... See MoreSee Less

Have your voice heard! Age Strong is hosting Listening Sessions for Boston’s older adult residents age 50+. Listening sessions offer a place for these community members to voice their thoughts on how to make the city a better place to live & age. The next listening session will take place on Monday, Mar. 24, at the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library. We want to hear from your ideas on how to make Boston more age-friendly. For more information & to RSVP, call 617-635-1953 or visit boston.gov/departments/age-strong-commission/2024-2025-age-strong-needs-assessment.

Stay tuned as we announce our next listening sessions in the coming weeks!
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5 days ago
LBFE Boston - Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly

Each week students from a Northeastern University service-learning First Year/Advanced Writing (oral history) class and older adults gather at The Peterborough Senior Center (a program of Operation P.E.A.C.E.) for LOTS of talking, learning about each other, playing cards, connecting, and having FUN!

#intergenerational #socialconnection #socialhealth #olderadults #youngeradults #servicelearning #oralhistory

Generations United Community-Engaged Teaching and Research at Northeastern Sharon Durkan
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Each week students from a Northeastern University service-learning First Year/Advanced Writing (oral history) class and older adults gather at The Peterborough Senior Center (a program of Operation P.E.A.C.E.) for LOTS of talking, learning about each other, playing cards, connecting, and having FUN!

#intergenerational #socialconnection #socialhealth #olderadults #youngeradults #servicelearning #oralhistory 

Generations United Community-Engaged Teaching and Research at Northeastern Sharon Durkan

📺Exciting news! NBC10 Boston's Bianca Beltran recently visited one of our #intergenerational Digital Dividends programs. They interviewed older adults and our team for an upcoming story. 🌟Stay tuned—the segment airs next week, and we’ll share all the details soon! 👀

Thank you Bianca and Dan, for your kindness and learning/sharing about LBFE Boston's mission to end isolation, ensure digital equity and connect older people with their neighbors, community, and larger world!

#digitaldividends #BridgingTheDigitalDivide #LBFEBoston #NBC10Boston #OlderAdults

National Digital Inclusion Alliance Generations United Boston Housing Authority Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn Senior Planet Older Adults Technology Services AARP Massachusetts
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📺Exciting news! NBC10 Bostons Bianca Beltran recently visited one of our #intergenerational Digital Dividends programs. They interviewed older adults and our team for an upcoming story. 🌟Stay tuned—the segment airs next week, and we’ll share all the details soon! 👀

Thank you Bianca and Dan, for your kindness and learning/sharing about LBFE Bostons mission to end isolation, ensure digital equity and connect older people with their neighbors, community, and larger world!

#digitaldividends #BridgingTheDigitalDivide #LBFEBoston  #NBC10Boston #OlderAdults

National Digital Inclusion Alliance Generations United Boston Housing Authority Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn Senior Planet Older Adults Technology Services AARP Massachusetts

In the Coalition to Build Community and End Loneliness in Massachusetts' latest episode of CONNECT they discuss: "Food for the Soul: How Nutrition and Shared Meals Foster Connection and Healthy Aging" with In-Studio Guest: Dr. Joan Salge Blake.

Check it out at www.endlonelinessma.com, or on your local public access TV station. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd1KGu21XPc

#endloneliness #endisolation #socialconnection #socialhealth #intergenerational #healthyaging
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In the Coalition to Build Community and End Loneliness in Massachusetts latest episode of CONNECT they discuss: Food for the Soul:  How Nutrition and Shared Meals Foster Connection and Healthy Aging with In-Studio Guest:  Dr. Joan Salge Blake.

Check it out at www.endlonelinessma.com, or on your local public access TV station.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd1KGu21XPc 

#endloneliness #endisolation #socialconnection #socialhealth #intergenerational #healthyaging

🍀 Happy St. Patrick's Day from the LBFE Boston team! 💰🌈 Sláinte mhaith to you all! ... See MoreSee Less

🍀 Happy St. Patricks Day from the LBFE Boston team! 💰🌈 Sláinte mhaith to you all!

In the latest edition of 'Meet My Friend,' meet Cathy, an older adult CitySites participant at one of our Jamaica Plain programs. Co-op student & LBFE Boston Program Coordinator Avery, who interviewed Cathy and wrote this profile shared, "What inspires me most about Cathy is her unwavering commitment to show up for herself every single day." Get inspired by Cathy's story here > lbfeboston.org/profile/meet-my-friend-cathy/

#meetmyfriend #olderadults #community #collegestudents #intergenerational #connection

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In the latest edition of Meet My Friend, meet Cathy, an older adult CitySites participant at one of our Jamaica Plain programs.  Co-op student & LBFE Boston Program Coordinator Avery, who interviewed Cathy and wrote this profile shared, What inspires me most about Cathy is her unwavering commitment to show up for herself every single day.  Get inspired by Cathys story here > https://lbfeboston.org/profile/meet-my-friend-cathy/

#meetmyfriend #olderadults #community #collegestudents #intergenerational #connection 

The Community Builders Generations United
2 weeks ago
LBFE Boston - Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly

🌺🌼Spring, BINGO, and connections are in the air for our #intergenerational group at Patricia White Apartments!

#citysites #OlderAdults #socialconnection #socialhealth
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🌺🌼Spring, BINGO, and connections are in the air for our #intergenerational group at Patricia White Apartments!  

#citysites #OlderAdults #socialconnection #socialhealth

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Boston Housing Authority Boston City Councilor Liz Breadon Community-Engaged Teaching and Research at Northeastern @ACES - Northeastern University Alliance of Civically Engaged Students

3 weeks ago
LBFE Boston - Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly

Dancing into Friday like the music just started, and it’s time to move and groove! 🎶💖

#creativearts #creativeconnections #olderadults #dance #socialconnection

Central Boston Elder Services Soulfire Movement Boston Housing Authority
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3 weeks ago
LBFE Boston - Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly

All ages need connection (online and in-person!). Tech Cafe's are a big part of our Digital Dividends program. It's an opportunity for older adults to drop in, bring their devices, troubleshoot tech issues, investigate questions and connect with younger program participants. At Morville House, our intergenerational group has been busy!

#DigitalEquity #TechAccess #TechSkills #DigitalInclusion #intergenerational #olderadults

National Digital Inclusion Alliance Community-Engaged Teaching and Research at Northeastern ACES - Northeastern University Alliance of Civically Engaged Students Northeastern Community Service & Civic Engagement
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All ages need connection (online and in-person!). Tech Cafes are a big part of our Digital Dividends program.  Its an opportunity for older adults to drop in, bring their devices, troubleshoot tech issues, investigate questions and connect with younger program participants. At Morville House, our intergenerational group has been busy!

#DigitalEquity #TechAccess #TechSkills #DigitalInclusion #intergenerational #olderadults 

National Digital Inclusion Alliance Community-Engaged Teaching and Research at Northeastern ACES - Northeastern University Alliance of Civically Engaged Students Northeastern Community Service & Civic Engagement

Older and younger CitySites program participants enjoy an afternoon of bracelet making at Woodbourne Apartments last week!

The Community Builders Community-Engaged Teaching and Research at Northeastern Boston College

#intergenerational #olderadults #collegestudents #socialconnection #socialhealth #endloneliness
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Our Generous Sponsors

Supporting Strategies
Smith Sullivan & Brown
Central Boston Elder Services
Brookline Bank
Stratos Consulting
McAndrew Risk Management, Inc.
2Life
Boston Senior Home Care
AARP MA
American Tower Foundation
Ethos
Senior Whole Health
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We are honored to be recognized as a 2022 Program of Distinction by Generations United

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We are proud to be one of 140 Cummings Foundation 2022 grant winners!

From the Community

"When 5:00 comes it’s like “what?! it’s over?!” I wish [the students] could stay longer! "
- Michelle
"It’s fun to start conversations and learn from the seniors"
- Gaetan
"I truly enjoy the students. I like hearing about them, and we all share our stories."
- Marion
"It’s beneficial, especially to that type of person that might not come out on their own to socialize. I might have been one of those people myself."
- Bob