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Media and Press
Life by Design NW has received local and national attention for their work serving people over 50 in the second half of life — encore careers, finding meaningful work and purpose, engaging with the arts and more. Below are just a few of the articles that exhibit our success:
Life by Design NW is in the news. Read what people are saying about us.
- Community Hotline
- Boom! Boomers and Beyond
- Longevit listen to sleep and aging with Examiner's Micheline Ronningen
- Longevity Revolution with Examiner's Gregory Stinson
- Interview with Karen Shimada with Examiner's Micheline Ronningen
- Profile on the Multnomah County Library's Perspectives on Positive Aging with Examiner's Micheline Ronningen
- Daily Journal of Commerce
The Oregonian
Oregonlive website: Sprucing Up to Find a Job
Boom! Boomers and Beyond
Boom! Boomers and Beyond is a newspaper designed for older Portlanders to get their news.
Think Out Loud
Think Out Loud is a daily radio program provided by Portland, Oregon's NPR station, OPB. Family Finances was a show suggested by Life by Design NW: Family finances
Events
Metropolitan Family Services Work + Service Forum
Life by Design NW participated in a forum addressing issues surrounding work and service that people over 50 face. Along with with other nonprofits, businesses, elected officials and individuals, they discussed what's been done and what's possible.
Aging Artfully
Amy Gorman, author of Aging Artfully, spoke about how art -- definitively -- can help people as they age. In her program, Still Kicking, show showcases women over 80 and their arts ... and youth.
- Celebrating long life
- Golden Bear Casting
- Among Portland Neighborhood's "best thing to do this week"
Volunteer Expo
Life by Design NW joined other nonprofit organizations in Portland, Oregon on September 11 for a national day of service. The Standard, a financial services company headquartered in downtown Portland, gathered city officials and nonprofits to enable Portlanders to volunteer through their organizations.