The initiative hopes to establish an elder shelter model to serve older adults in the Richmond area, including those who have experienced abuse and neglect. 

Tracey Gendron, Ph.D., chair and professor of Gerontology and executive director of the Virginia Center on Aging, recently was quoted in a Washington Post article about working later in life.

Annie Rhodes is the Director of the Virginia Memory Project and has been named one of 100 people to meet in 2025.