Sometimes it’s easy to take for granted how important some of the simplest things in life are, such as walking.That has not been lost on Ed Arsenault, 86, who delivers about 18 meals a day, five days a week, to those who aren’t as mobile in Haverhill for our Meals on...
Aging Unbound: Juana Altagracia-Mejia
The desire to help others has been part of Juana Altagracia-Mejia’s life for more than 30 years. Mejia has been volunteering at our monthly Mobile Food Market at the Boys and Girls Club in Lawrence since it launched last summer, but her community activity began at a...
Aging Unbound: Kalister Green-Byrd
Kalister Green-Byrd earned a bachelor’s degree and two masters’ degrees while working and raising seven kids in Haverhill. She has volunteered on countless boards and been appointed to numerous organizations since the Johnson administration, so you’d think it’s time...
Aging Unbound: Grace Ann Steed
Nobody embodies the theme of this year’s Older Americans Month – Aging Unbound – better than Grace Ann Steed. Grace Ann Steed, AgeSpan Board of Directors Grace Ann is an unending source of energy and activism who has fueled AgeSpan as a member of its Board of...
Ask Joan: What does ‘Aging Unbound’ mean to you?
The definition of what being an “older adult” means is constantly changing. Now, more than ever, older adults are breaking and rejecting the stereotypes of aging and living longer and healthier lives. Grandparents are raising their grandkids, learning new hobbies, and...