Sometimes you wanna go Where everybody knows your name And they're always glad you came. You wanna be where you can see Our troubles are...

My preconceptions about aging went out the window long ago. Even before I started working at Next, Birmingham’s 50+ Community Center, I...

Michigan is aging, and the Birmingham area is no exception. We are in fact about to see the most profound demographic shift in our...

Intergenerational programs are meaningful, important, and fun. They bolster a strong sense of community, and research shows that every...

How is the new year going for you? Ours is off with a bang! Do you have a resolution for more social connections? Our spring catalog is...

As I was beginning to write this article for February’s issue, I stopped to listen to a piece on CBS Sunday Morning. The story was...

Author, gerontologist, psychologist and visionary Ken Dychtwald, PhD, has spent more than four decades studying the Age Wave. He coined...

Next has had a very good year thanks to our amazing members, volunteers, board of directors and staff. Membership and participation...

We are excited to have the opportunity in Downtown Newsmagazine to share information about Next and help our community discover all that...

How do you define vitality? Energetic, good physical strength, mental rigor, full of life, functional ability, power to endure, live and...