Affinity Partners

Grains of Sand shares a vision of activism and positive connection around aging with affinity partners around the globe. We are honored to be part of this important community.

Front Porch Communities is about people: supporting and inspiring individuals, encouraging meaningful relationships and creating experiences that cultivate connection, both at home and beyond. Expression, opportunity, engagement and community-building are just some of the ways creative pursuits enrich our lives. Creative thinking is even foundational to the Front Porch approach to problem-solving. So it’s no wonder creativity is front and center in our communities, programs and galleries.
Ruth's Table is a Front Porch program committed to increasing access to creative opportunities for older adults and adults with disabilities, providing an inclusive and inspiring environment for creative expression and meaningful connections. With intergenerational exchange at the core of our mission, Ruth's Table offers a dynamic combination of rotating gallery exhibitions, creative programming, and community initiatives.
The Global Ageing Network is a community of organizations that provide services to older adults wherever they call home. We pave the way to identify and implement best practices in aged care so that older people everywhere can live healthier, stronger, more independent lives.
Leading Age is a community of nonprofit aging services providers and other mission-driven organizations serving older adults. A community of over 5,400 nonprofit aging services providers and other mission-driven organizations serving older adults in states across the country.

Art Against Ageism is an alliance and media platform for the purpose of identifying, amplifying, and creating artistic endeavors that confront and tackle damaging stereotypes and misperceptions about age, older adults, and being older. We partner with organizations and other entities to create and implement strategic communications plans.

The European Ageing Network (EAN) gathers more than 13,000 care providers across Europe. Members consist of all types of organizations and individuals active in the field of ageing and include all types of ownership, such as for-profit, not-for-profit, and public organizations. These organizations work to improve the quality of life for older persons by providing high-quality housing, services, and care.
mediabildung.de stands for the development and implementation of innovative media education formats. The focus is on engaging learning with and from films. We embrace diversity and value inclusion, equality, and civic engagement. Founder Sophie Diernberger is a media educator and cultural mediator.

San Francisco Village is a nonprofit membership organization designed with, by and for older San Franciscans and the extended community that champions them. We operationalize love for elders in an ageist society by mobilizing the power of intergenerational relationships and mutual support. 

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts is a unique community-focused nonprofit art center located on two acres at the base of Marin County’s Mount Tamalpais. As we honor the cultural legacy of Ann and Dick O’Hanlon, we also strive to give back in new and innovative ways to the artists, art lovers, writers, and performers who inspire and support us.
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco is a welcoming community to all who seek a congregation grounded in love, committed to caring for one another, supporting one other in spiritual growth, and dedicated to building a compassionate, just and sustainable world.
The Unitarian Society of Hartford is comprised of people of many beliefs and backgrounds: people with a religious background and people with none; people who believe in a God, people who don’t, and people who let the mystery be. We welcome you: your whole self, with all your truths and your doubts, your worries and your hopes.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of South County (UUCSC), located in the town of Peace Dale, Rhode Island, is a flourishing liberal religious community of over 200 members and friends. We are young, old, single, and families with kids, LGBTQ, and more. Whoever you are, whoever you love, you are welcome here.