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“I belong here.”—Elder Project student
Like all things Litquake, a striving to gather people in the warm embrace of books and stories is at the heart of Elder Project. We are all acquainted with isolation now, but most pointedly loneliness is a growing epidemic amongst seniors especially those affected by a lack of access, health issues, and major life changes.

By bringing writing and storytelling workshops to retirement communities across the Bay Area,Litquake's Elder Project fosters community. Help us build on those feelings of belonging in 2024. 
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Elder Project 178 classes 46% BIPOC // 18% LGBT+ 36% living w a disability Students rank their sense of togetherness as very strong 100% express being heard/seen by their peers and teachers
After adding more classes and a new site in 2022, more and more seniors around the Bay are hearing about and asking for Elder Project. Help us make our expansion dreams a reality with a donation today. 
 
Norah Piehl, Executive Director
PS. Outgoing Elder Project co-director Kevin Dublin says, “Elder Project is a place to share laughter, tears, fears, joys, and all the things that living is made up of: stories.” Help more elders, who we all hope to be one day, share their stories.

About Litquake
Litquake seeks to foster interest in literature, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing as a complement to the city's music, film, and cultural festivals. 2024 Dates: Oct. 10-26. www.litquake.org

Litquake is grateful for the support of the following funders who help make our programming possible. Institutional Giving: Bernard Osher Foundation, California Arts Council, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Fleishhacker Foundation, Grants for the Arts, HarperOne, Joseph & Vera Long Foundation, Hawthornden Foundation, Margaret and William R. Hearst III Foundation, Literary Arts Emergency Fund, Miner Anderson Family Foundation, Mystery Writers of America, Northern California Chapter, National Endowment for the Arts, Center for the Art of Translation, Sam Mazza Foundation, San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development; Individual Giving: Jared Bhatti, Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler, Evette Davis, Frances Dinkelspiel and Gary Wayne, Karyn DiGiorgio and Steve Sattler, Scott James and Gerald Cain, Nion McEvoy, Swinerton Family Fund, and Ellen Ullman Media Sponsors: San Francisco Chronicle, 7x7, KQED, SF Arts Monthly, Bay Area Reporter, Johnny Funcheap.

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