

August 2023
There has been a lot of exciting buzz around our recent news announcing Next’s bright (and secure) future. As we begin to transition to...
Jul 25, 2023


July 2023
I hope by now you have heard the good news – after quite a bit of time dedicated to locating and securing a location better suited to...
Jun 27, 2023


June 2023
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...
May 30, 2023
May 2023
My preconceptions about aging went out the window long ago. Even before I started working at Next, Birmingham’s 50+ Community Center, I...
Apr 25, 2023
Birmingham - April 2023
Michigan is aging, and the Birmingham area is no exception. We are in fact about to see the most profound demographic shift in our...
Mar 28, 2023


Birmingham - March 2023
Intergenerational programs are meaningful, important, and fun. They bolster a strong sense of community, and research shows that every...
Feb 21, 2023


Bloomfield Township - February 2023
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...
Jan 24, 2023


Birmingham - February 2023
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...
Jan 24, 2023
Bloomfield Township - January 2023
Author, gerontologist, psychologist and visionary Ken Dychtwald, PhD, has spent more than four decades studying the Age Wave. He coined...
Dec 28, 2022
Birmingham - January 2023
Next has had a very good year thanks to our amazing members, volunteers, board of directors and staff. Membership and participation...
Dec 28, 2022