For All Ages

22/10/2025

We’re here at CT State Manchester for Fresh Check Day, engaging students in Chairish the Moment and sharing tips for social connection. 😎

22/10/2025

Some books you read. Others bring people together. 💛

Last night, a cohort of this fall's Tea @ 3 Community gathered virtually, with younger and older members sharing the books they’re reading, swapping stories, and laughing together.

Moments like these remind us that every story has the power to spark connection and build community.

21/10/2025

✨ Join us for Unite by Light 2025! ✨
📍 Rocky Hill, CT | 🗓️ Nov. 14 | ⏰ 5–8 PM

Together, we’ll decorate, assemble, and light hundreds of luminaries along a beautiful one-mile oval at Olde Town Center (Church St. & Old Main St.). The evening kicks off at the Rocky Hill Community Center—then everyone is invited to stroll the mile, enjoy activities along the route, and experience the beauty of this magical night.

💛 Help make the magic happen! Sign up to decorate luminary bags (11/7 or 11/12), assemble (11/13) and place and light them, or lend a hand with cleanup.

All ages and abilities are welcome.
👉 See the link in the first comment to learn more and sign up today!

20/10/2025

We’re halfway through the fall session of our Tea @ 3 Intergenerational Friendship Community! 💙

This session, 80 older adults and college students have been paired and are building intergenerational friendships over 12 weeks, fostering social health through meaningful, one-on-one conversations. Together, they’re reducing loneliness, strengthening community, and reminding each other that connection truly matters.

This photo captures 20 of our engaged participants - a glimpse into the growing network of intergenerational friendships flourishing through Tea @ 3.

When we asked participants to describe their experience so far, they said:
Uplifting. Delightful. Inspiring. Thrilled. Meaningful. Enjoyable. Awesome. Rewarding. and Unexpected.🌟

It’s amazing what happens when generations come together with intention, empathy, and kindness.

17/10/2025

What a joyful day of connection in Farmington! 💛🍦🎶

Earlier this month, partners in the Farmington Social Connections Project united to host a heartwarming community celebration of inclusion, friendship, and fun.

Nearly 100 neighbors of all ages gathered to enjoy ice cream, a free concert by talented Farmington High School orchestra students, an inspiring adaptive pickleball demonstration, and, more! Most importantly, they enjoyed time connecting with one another.

Generously hosted by New Horizons Village, the event was a collaborative effort that emerged from the Farmington Social Connections Project, our community initiative launched earlier this year to help local organizations strengthen social health and belonging across town.

We’re grateful to the wonderful partners who brought this innovative event to life:

👉Farmington Public Schools Farmington Community & Supportive Services St. James Parish, Farmington, CT Farmington Libraries, CT First Church of Christ, Congregational, 1652

Together, these fantastic organizations are building a community where everyone feels they belong. 💛

This is how communities thrive: by creating intentional opportunities to connect. Every community can do it - and we’re here to help.

16/10/2025

The 2025 Comfort & Joy Holiday Card Drive – Connecticut's largest kindness-centered holiday card initiative - is here! 💌

Let's unite to uplift the spirit and health of 5,000 of our most vulnerable neighbors this holiday season, one handmade card at a time.

💛 Create cards, host a card-making event, or sponsor the initiative to let veterans and chronically ill adults across Connecticut know that they matter, they’re remembered, and they’re not alone.

Join the Drive: forallages.org/comfort-and-joy-cards

14/10/2025

Today we’re celebrating the incredible volunteers who made our 2025 Team For All Ages marathon fundraiser possible! 💙

From our dedicated organizing committee - who began meeting back in February and helped launch our first-ever shirt design contest - to the volunteers who supported us at two HMF races earlier this year and hosted a CrossFit fundraiser, and to those who started their day in the dark on race morning, we couldn’t have done it without you. 💙

Thank you all for helping us go the distance for connection and community. 🏃‍♀️💫

13/10/2025

We’re still smiling from race day! 💙

Our hearts are full after Saturday’s incredible event. Huge thanks to every one of our amazing Team For All Ages members, volunteers, donors, and sponsors for making the magic happen - you’re all superheroes in our eyes! 💥

Our racers and volunteers kicked off the morning in Bushnell Park - and even out west, where Liz Dreier ran the virtual 5K from Jackson Hole, Wyoming! Together, we rocked it. Congratulations to our team members who achieved personal bests this year - you inspire us all! 🏅

Thanks to your generosity, we’ve raised $21,500 toward our $25,000 goal. You can help us cross the finish line this week to create more moments of connection and belonging for people of all ages. 💫

👉 Donate at https://register.hakuapp.com/donations/new?event=6e70f360c3a7440588a7&beneficiary=cec9c8d186b1ab38ea22

A huge thank you to Sue Poudrier Photography for capturing the joy and spirit of the day so beautifully.

Watch for more photos coming soon!

HMF Events (Hartford Marathon Foundation) Reid and Riege, P.C. American Eagle Financial Credit Union Norcom Insurance Disability Planning Partners Zurich North America Johnson Brunetti

10/10/2025

We’re almost there! Help us cross the finish line strong. 💙

Tomorrow, Team For All Ages members will race in the Eversource Hartford Marathon to help more people feel seen, valued, and connected.

📣 Thanks to two generous friends, your gift through tomorrow will be matched dollar for dollar up to $4,000!

Your support goes twice as far to spark real human connection - fueling our volunteer-powered intergenerational programs, educational workshops, and community events that give people the tools, opportunities, and support to build lasting connections in their everyday lives. ✨

See the link in the first comment below to donate. Thank you!

09/10/2025

Thank you to UConn Magazine for highlighting For All Ages' important work in the current issue. Last year, as the convener of CT Collaborative to End Loneliness, we were thrilled to have Bobby Melley join us as a panelist at the Connecting CT Conversation that we co-hosted with the UConn Humanities Institute-UCHI on the Storrs campus. Check it out!

Bobby Melley, former Husky and Tampa Bay Ray, invented an app to help student-athletes battle isolation.

09/10/2025

Today is Ageism Awareness Day - a time to challenge the quiet assumptions that separate us by age.

Ageism affects everyone. We might overlook the ideas of someone we think is “too young” or underestimate someone we assume is “too old.” These beliefs limit connection, understanding, and growth.

At For All Ages, we’re helping end ageism and loneliness by bringing generations together to connect, share, and learn. When young and old meet as equals, stereotypes fade and empathy grows.

Aging isn’t a problem to solve; it’s a privilege to celebrate. 🌟

Let’s build communities where every generation is valued and everyone belongs.

08/10/2025

Now more than ever, we need moments of connection and belonging.

On Saturday, Team For All Ages members with ages spanning 22-84 will be racing in the Eversource Hartford Marathon to help more people feel seen, valued, and connected - and to strengthen the sense of belonging that unites our communities.

📣Thanks to two generous friends of For All Ages, your gift supporting Team FAA today through Saturday will be matched - dollar for dollar - up to $4,000!

That means your support will go twice as far to spark real human connection, helping your neighbors share meaningful conversations, form genuine friendships, and create moments of belonging that last a lifetime. 💙

✨See link in the first comment below to donate. Thank you!