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a new kind of senior center in Koreatown where people from all walks of life and backgrounds come to meet, take classes and share their skills, passions and personal journeys with each other.Wallis Annenberg, the 84-year-old CEO and president of the Annenberg Foundation, envisioned a space where older people would gather to grow and learn. Her goal is to change the conversation on aging.
“I still feel young inside and spunky,” says Ann Batcheller, who has found a community of like-minded people at GenSpace. Lorraine Morland takes art, drumming and choir classes at GenSpace. She also likes to sit in the library space and read. "It's a beautiful place," Morland says.Morland once lived on the streets. After years of hard times, she has turned her life around. She paints, sings in a choir and volunteers for Catholic Charities helping others. She lives on her own and says GenSpace is helping her thrive.
GenSpace has given her a new self-confidence to speak up for herself. “I always ask, 'What about that table,'” she says, pointing to a preferred spot. Being around so many peers has given her the courage to challenge the ageism that she finds so prevalent in society. “It’s very good for me,” she says.
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