CMAP Chronicles
Stay up-to-date on the latest trends, tips, and topics with these short, informative, and fun-to-read articles written by CMAP staff & guest contributors.
When Home Becomes Care: Linda Madani on Design, Aging, and Dignity
The seeds of Linda Madani’s interior design career were sown early. Growing up in New Hampshire, Linda’s father was a real estate developer who repurposed spaces, such as old mills, schools and hydro stations into housing, offices and...
This holiday season, our Senior Coat Drive wrapped our community in warmth in more ways than one. Through the generosity of twenty-five sponsors, twenty-five brand-new winter coats were purchased...
Nancy Becker: Building Community, Changing Systems, and Leading with HeartHow a young woman from the Bronx became New Jersey’s trailblazing advocate for ethics, women’s leadership, and community...
Lori Efaw: How Care, Community, and Conversation Shaped Her Path at CMAP
When you meet Lori, you first notice the ease with which she moves through the Suzanne Patterson kitchen—placing trays,...
“I originally signed up for the class because I wanted to write my obituary, but I found I have much more to say and share. I now feel more comfortable writing, and I have met some interesting...
Barbara Skinn: Finding Purpose, Poetry, and Belonging at CMAP
When you meet Barbara Skinn at the Center for Modern Aging Princeton, she greets you with a gentle warmth that can make even a cloudy...
“After signing up for nine consecutive sessions of ‘Time to Tell Your Story,’ the memoir writing class led by Wendy Humphrey, I can say my life has been changed. I entered the class knowing only...
“Our biweekly memoir class helps me reflect on meaningful moments in my life. Each session uncovers a new theme or memory, opening a treasure chest of experiences I might otherwise have stored...
Beyond Careers and Titles: Stephen Albert on What Really Matters
By Brandon Urias
Across decades that carried him from Brooklyn to Harvard, from Wall Street to retirement, Stephen Albert has...
This summer, Joanna Martinez-Salinas and Victor Shen joined CMAP as youth employment interns, and what they experienced went far beyond the tasks on their to-do lists.
For Joanna, the days were...
