The Center on Aging at The University of Vermont

Check out this guest post on the The Eisner Foundation blog about Year 1 of Vermont Youth Leaders in Aging! We look forward to connecting older Vermonters with high school and UVM students for another year of intergenerational community building in the fall.

Eisner Prize Fellows Guest Post: Marissa Birne and Vermont Youth Leaders in Aging - The Eisner Foundation By Marissa Birne, Associate Director of Education at the University of Vermont Center on Aging and 2025-2026 Eisner Prize FellowLaunched […]

Connect with others and cool down with an ice cream sundae at the Lake Champlain Memory Café – a welcoming space for people living with memory loss and their family, caregivers, and friends. Join the next gathering on August 19 at 3 PM at the NNE Branch Library!

Fletcher Free Library Age Well

The Learning Enhancement in Aging Program (LEAP) brings together professionals from across the state to grow their knowledge and confidence in working with older adults and strengthen Vermont's aging services network. Interested in building your expertise in topics including Alzheimer's and dementia and mental health in aging? We are currently building our Fall 2026 cohort and would love to hear from you! To express interest, email: [email protected] 💡

This spring, 46 UVM students connected with Grand Friends, or older adult volunteers from the community, through a Psychology of Aging course and a Social Work: Theory and Integration Prep seminar.

Both classes recently gathered for end-of-semester celebrations to recognize and thank Grand Friends for their contributions to students’ learning. We were inspired to hear about the mutually meaningful intergenerational relationships they've built.

Many matches are already making plans to keep in touch, with one pair deciding to become pen pals over the summer! 💌

College of Education and Social Services at UVM

Our annual Gerontology Symposium is just a couple of weeks away! There's still time to register for this day of learning and connection for professionals and family care partners around Vermont. We hope to see you there on Monday, May 4 at the DoubleTree South Burlington!

Gerontology Symposium | The University of Vermont Join us for a full day of learning and networking for all who are dedicated to advancing the health and wellbeing of older Vermonters.