Aging in America News

| Thank you for joining us in our first year of existence.

| Mark Swartz and Allison Cook

| Aging in America News has had an incredible 2025. We launched in February and have covered immigration, hunger, web design, private equity, Alzheimer’s research, and more. The community has grown steadily, with over 10,000 readers visiting to see what it’s all about.

Please consider supporting this work. You can make a tax-deductible donation through our fiscal sponsor, the Tiny News Collective, by clicking below.

Currently, Aging in America News is entirely self-funded. A travel grant from the Tiny News Collective and a fellowship from the Gerontological Society of America are small steps in the direction of sustainability, but philanthropic support is needed to realize the potential of this project. 

Aging in America News has an expansive view of what aging is—and what it could be. In 2026, we will continue to present multigenerational and heterodox perspectives designed to challenge conventional wisdom and to provoke dialogue. With your support, we will continue informing and inspiring the entrepreneurs, leaders, artists, and advocates reshaping the way America ages. We will continue amplifying voices calling for better policies and systems, highlighting solutions arising from communities, and bringing together perspectives for improving care for seniors as well as their financial and overall well-being.

Ten Powerful Quotes from the Past Year

• “Older adults are helping meet their own goals of independence and preference, and these supports are there, and they’re only going to get more widespread as folks in our ecosystem are working hard to make that happen.” —Lauren Dunning
• “We live in a care economy. Employers should be hiring people who know how to care.” —Alexandra Drane
• “Right now it’s just her vs inevitable death, and looking up from that is clearly overwhelming her.” —Anonymous Reddit poster 
• “The system may not recognize caregivers as the backbone of American healthcare—but it’s time our policies finally did.” —Carol L. Stokes
• “Nursing assistants also work the physical margins of our communities, in nursing homes, behind closed doors, in places where most people don’t go or don’t even see until they or a loved one needs that level of care.” —Kezia Scales 
• “Everywhere I went, the idea of bringing the generations together for the benefit of the young and the old was either explicitly or implicitly something these places were focused on.” —Ken Stern
• “The ground is shifting under us like never before, but we’re still standing. I’m confident the drumbeat for care will only grow louder.” —Jason Resendez 
• “When you are in the foxholes together, you really build strong relationships. And those are stronger now than ever.” —Alison Barkoff
• “Canes and wheelchairs won’t disappear, but today one sees (or uses) them in taking part in public settings where most were invisible only a few decades ago.” —Paul Kleyman
• “I’m grateful for all I have, especially my sense of humor. That may be the most important prerequisite for aging well.” —Louis Tenenbaum

Thanks for reading, and thanks for growing older with Aging in America News. We look forward to deepening the relationship in 2026.

Sincerely,

Mark (founder) and Allison (strategic advisor)

p.s. Thank you to our advisory council for spreading the word about our new publication and generating ideas for stories and connections. 

• Bob Blancato, Matz Blancato
• Donna Butts, Generations United
• Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Blue Lotus Strategies
• Arielle Galinsky, The Legacy Project
• Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations
• Rebecca Gale, New America
• Peter Metsopoulos, Arcadia Strategy 
• Choua Vue, Care for All with Respect and Equity (CARE) Fund