As we step into 2021, there is no doubt that Root Cause, like much of the world, must both stay grounded in our values and evolve to meet the needs of this moment.

In our last episodes of the Washtenaw Chronicles, we described our partnership with the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) to capture older adults’ aging experience and how well systems are working. The goal: guide its place-based strategy for driving systems change and achieving aging justice for the older adults living across Washtenaw County, MI.

My latest experience partnering with older adults spurred an aha moment around the work of ‘community engagement.’