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Light A Spark Challenge Event
Can you believe we are a week away from this closing event!? Whether you’re part of Light a Spark [...]
Mocha Lee
“I have been a fitness and wellness professional for over 20 years, and I love a CHALLENGE! The Light [...]
Thank You to Our Volunteers
Our deepest gratitude to all of our wonderful volunteers. Your unwavering dedication and selflessness have been instrumental in our [...]
In Memoriam: Kofi Frempong
We are deeply saddened to announce the death of ETA Board Member Kofi Frempong, who passed suddenly on Wednesday, [...]
Walk or Run to Support ETA
Walk or Run to Support ETA! ALL are welcomed! Do it along with friends, family, and pets. We look [...]
Light A Spark Challenge
Open to ALL friends of ETA (that means you!) From May 1 - 20, 2023, run or walk in [...]
Bradley Joins Nonprofit Montgomery Board
ETA is proud to announce that executive director and cofounder Leah Bradley has joined the board of directors of [...]
ETA featured on 50+ Montgomery
ETA was featured on the latest episode of "50+ in Montgomery County." Thanks to the Montgomery County Commission on [...]
New Program Coming!
New program forming! We're looking for volunteers to share about their career and the skills and education required for [...]
Connections Info for Families
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Supporting Small Businesses
Wait, ETA is a small business? It sure is! Celebrate Small Business Saturday by donating to our MovingUp campaign [...]
Happy Thanksgiving from ETA
All of us at Empowering the Ages would like to wish you and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving! [...]
Get ready for #MovingUp
Did you know... ETA just celebrated our 3rd anniversary! We're moving up from a new to an established non-profit [...]
Celebrating National Child’s Day
"Every child deserves to be safe and loved — anchored by a supportive family, a welcoming community, and a [...]
Concert at Winter Growth
Sharing Smiles Concerts are back, and in person! Our group of young musicians performed beautifully Oct 24 for a [...]
Empathy Workshop
Our senior volunteers, staff, and board benefited from two great trainings in October: Diversity across generations with Neha Singhal, [...]
(Closed) ETA is hiring!
Update: this position has been filled. Thank you to all who applied. EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM SPECIALIST The mission of [...]
Strengthening the Foundation
ETA staff attended "Strengthening the Foundation: Social Emotional Development in the Early Years," MCPS's Early Childhood Education Symposium on [...]
Life Skills Workshops for Teens
We're finalizing our plans for life skills workshops this year at Gaithersburg High School, and we can't wait to [...]
Summer workshops
Thanks to all who attended ETA's summer workshops on Communicating With Teens. These three weekly sessions were designed for [...]
Calling ETA volunteers!
ETA volunteers are invited to join us and local iPhone and iPad expert Brian Cohen on Sept 20 for [...]
Coffee & Chat on Friday 7/1: Bring your art supplies!
Join ETA staff, board members and our ETA community members for our quarterly chat and coffee, Friday, July 1, [...]
ETA’s Annual Staff Retreat
ETA's annual staff retreat and program planning day is June 14, 2022. We'll have limited access to email and [...]
So much fun: Playground Parties!
It was a sea of smiles today when ETA volunteers and their pre-K students & families met for the [...]
Enter to win Nats luxury suite tickets!
Don't forget to enter our drawing! It's a great way to support ETA from the comfort of your couch, [...]
Fun in the sun at the Light A Spark Kickoff
ETA friends and family celebrated the kick-off of Light a Spark on April 30, with lawn games, dog friends, gorgeous [...]
Happy Earth Day! Check out this intergenerational contest to honor environmentalist Rachel Carson
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring, writer Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking book that helped launch the [...]
Join us at the Light A Spark Kickoff for fun, games and Italian ice
Whether you're registered for Light A Spark or not, stop by and enjoy beautiful weather, lawn games, and Carmen's Italian ice [...]
Hail to the chief
“Elders and youth represent the resources needed to meet their own complementary demographic challenges: for youth, better career preparation [...]
In the News
Executive director Leah Bradley was interviewed for in a recent article in the Catholic Standard about the Corporate Work [...]
Celebrating love in all its forms: Light A Spark!
This Valentine's Day, show your love for an older adult who's meant a lot to you, with a sign-up [...]
Celebrating MLK
We celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, hero of the American civil rights movement and tireless activist [...]
ETA Crossing Paths: Fall Session Wraps Up
Our fall groups have now wrapped up (the last one ends this Friday, thanks to snow delays!) Students in [...]
Coffee & Chat Jan 7
Drop in for a few minutes or for the whole hour: Friday, Jan 7, 9-10 a.m. EST For all [...]
You’re Invited: Free Holiday Concert!
Join ETA online on Sunday, December 19, at 2:30pm, to hear talented young people from MAGIC (Music Across Generations [...]
ETA’s Staff is Growing Again
We are pleased to announce that Marcy Frosh has joined the ETA team as a consultant on the Connections [...]
Celebrating the ETA Family: Ogechi Akalegbere
The ETA family is full of amazing people, and we're so proud of Ogechi Akalegbere for receiving the 2021 Cardinal Bernardin [...]
ETA’s Year End Campaign Kicks Off
It's the season of generosity, and a gift to ETA will mean a lot of special people will get [...]
Support ETA through Amazon Smile
If you're holiday shopping on Amazon, you can help ETA in two easy steps! 1) Select ETA as your AmazonSmile [...]
Love Letters
We received this great letter recently about a pair of ETA's Sharing Smiles pen-pals. Did you know ETA matched [...]
Connections in November
Our talented "class of 2021" Connections volunteers are getting ready to meet the pre-K students and families they'll be mentoring [...]
Crossing Paths in November
With multiple groups up and running, our Crossing Paths participants have a lot to say this fall! Teens and [...]
Welcome, Gloria!
We are thrilled to welcome Gloria Guba to our ETA team! Gloria came to ETA from the Ignatian Volunteer Corps [...]
2021 Board Retreat
ETA's entire staff and board met for our annual retreat last weekend! Though it was chilly outdoors, the energy [...]
BINGO!
We celebrated our 2nd anniversary with a Bingo Night fundraiser on October 3 that was even bigger and better [...]
Did you miss our fall volunteer info sessions? 2nd chance!
Thanks to everyone who attended our fall volunteer info sessions online. If you weren't able to attend, but are [...]
Diversity Training
ETA staff, board members, and volunteers came together last week for part one of a two-part training on the [...]
Virtual Coffee & Chat with ETA – Join us Friday!
Open to ALL friends of ETA (that means you!) Friday, June 4, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Eastern time Drop in any [...]