Mission

Gray Is Green (The National Senior Conservation Corps) enables people over 65 to actively participate in creating positive environmental change.

Vision

Gray Is Green will be the “go to” organization for mature members of society interested in environmental sustainability. It will serve as a clearinghouse for senior citizens interested in greening their lives, learning about sustainability, developing second careers in conservation, advocating for sound climate change policy, and in serving as resources for younger people involved in sustainability.

Approach

Gray Is Green provides resources to seniors in three distinct areas: Greening, Advocacy and Learning and Teaching. This approach grew organically out of the interests of seniors involved in the project, and as a result of feedback received from the growing circle of Gray Is Green members.

Learning and Teaching includes connecting senior mentors to young environmental entrepreneurs, educating senior citizens and expanding the audience of the NSCC.

Greening includes dramatically expanding the reach of the NSCC to assisted living facilities nationwide, and expanding offerings to younger seniors, including second career programs and internships, paid and volunteer.

Advocacy includes mobilizing senior citizens to support sound environmental policy in coordination with the many organizations aimed at politically engaging young people. Programming includes developing guidelines to help seniors engage in sound environmental policy making.