2025 Gerson Award for Rising Leaders

The Gerson Award for Rising Leaders, sponsored by the Gray Panthers NYC, celebrates early-career (7 years or less) emerging advocates who are making a powerful impact in the field of aging services with a particular emphasis on fighting ageism. 

 

Recipients will receive a $250 honorarium. 

 

This award honors individuals who have recently stepped into the movement with passion, creativity, and dedication, challenging age-based discrimination and reshaping narratives around aging.

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 Please see below for more info and to nominate.