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STORIES ABOUT 2LIFE COMMUNITIES | BOSTON, MA

See what’s happening in and around our communities.

2Life communities are vibrant places where residents, staff and volunteers are engaged in a variety of purposeful activities on any given day. They’re interacting with each other, with students and the broader community, and making a difference in the lives of others. Here we share some of the stories that make us smile and highlight how the 2Life mission is coming to life in our communities and beyond.
 

2Life resident Carolyn Jackson
Meet 2Life resident Carolyn Jackson and learn why she is committing time and energy into advocating for affordable senior housing.
Receiving a blessing during the Blessing of the F(l)eet
Brookline residents and others gathered for a joyful blessing of the bodies and mobility devices that move us through the world, based on a centuries-old tradition in fishing communities.
Abdel Ait Chaib and Ghizlane Bellacen Shillman House
For Abdel Ait Chaib and Ghizlane Bellacen, assisting older adults is not just their job — it is their culture. In the couple’s native Morocco, living in multigenerational families is the norm. That has proven to be the ideal background for their roles at Shillman House in Framingham.
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In our latest blog, Rabbi Hindy Finman shares her experiences as 2Life’s inaugural Scholar in Residence, a program that recognizes this synergistic opportunity between graduate students and older adults.
Susan Weisberg Brown Family House resident
Susan Weisberg, a tried-and-true New Yorker who feels most comfortable wearing her combat boots and leather jacket, admits she was hesitant about moving into 2Life’s Brown Family House.