PRINCETON, N.J. – Princeton combines the best of a small-town community with the intellectual stimulation of a large city. It has tree-lined streets, the aura of Princeton University, good transportation, and flowers everywhere I looked.

I met with three incredible women who are part of an organization called “Community Without Walls.” These ladies were retired when they decided to create a group that became their support system, complete with ways to resolve various issues from health to social services.

Their central message is that it’s vital to stay connected with the community at large by volunteering one’s expertise.

These women take on issues facing their elder co-members and continue to cut through red-tape to get the services they need.

They are a real force to be reckoned with. They fight for their collective independence and their right to age in a way they see fit.

What’s most exciting to me is that activism of this kind can spread across America. “Community Without Walls” is a great example of the elderly deciding what’s best for them, and then making it happen!

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