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WELCOME to the online community of innovative "Encore Colleges" that are pioneering new ways to prepare baby boomers for second (or third!) careers in education, health care and the nonprofit sector.

Ten community colleges have received funding through the Civic Ventures/MetLife Foundation Encore Career Community College grant program. Many others are responding to increasing demand for affordable, accessible and flexible ways to get ready for the next stage of life and work.

This is an opportunity to share your successes and challenges and learn from colleagues who also pioneering new ways for adults 50+ to transition to their encore careers — work that matters in the second half of life.

Your active participation is vital. Here’s how to make this online community work for you, via the menu on the left:

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Jun 18, 2008

Exhisting, or doing something of worth and value to tomorrow........

Boyd and Marilyn Nelson have outlived most of their good friends.  Their family is too far away to be part of.  They have operated a sustainable farmstead since 1996, but have had to scale way back due to Boyd’s ankle-knee-hip.  They wish to offer their land and Boyd’s parents home for no-profit or interest to others who wish to retire to the Ozarks and create a community of Home-base and e-enterprise on-line design.  They are experts at sustainable living and community development for common cause interaction.  They are experts at food preservation and small scale agriculture that can

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May 14, 2008

ENCORE COLLEGES: More community colleges launch encore programs

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Santa Fe Community College will train older nurses to become nursing instructors. Western Dakota Technical Institute will offer courses for boomers who want to become seasonal rangers and interpretative guides at national parks. And Community College of Spokane is launching an effort to match older adults with job vacancies in the region.

These innovative community colleges are among the 15 institutions designing programs to help older adults focus on new careers and continued engagement, thanks to a $3.2
million “Plus 50” grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies.

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