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Virginia Foxx visits Generations Ashe to discuss Intergenerational Care Settings](https://blog.argentum.org/rep.-virginia-foxx-visits-generations-ashe-to-discuss-intergenerational-care-settings) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/author/argentum) on June 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) recently visited Generations Ashe at the Ashe County Senior Center in West Jefferson, North Carolina to promote inter-generational programming and to discuss the Care Across Generations Act ([H.R. 1812](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1812)), Argentum-supported legislation to provide grants to co-locate childcare centers with long-term care setting in an effort to promote multigenerational care models and connection. [Watch the video](https://vimeo.com/1088761219/daa1ec5dfa). [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/rep.-virginia-foxx-visits-generations-ashe-to-discuss-intergenerational-care-settings) Topics: [Community Tour](https://blog.argentum.org/topic/community-tour), [Socialization](https://blog.argentum.org/topic/socialization) ## [South Florida Sun Sentinel Publishes Op-Ed by Argentum State Partner](https://blog.argentum.org/south-florida-sun-sentinel-publishes-op-ed-by-argentum-state-partner) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/author/argentum) on April 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The South Florida Sun Sentinel published an [op-ed](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/04/13/social-isolation-has-serious-health-implications-for-the-elderly-opinion/) on Sunday, April 13 by Gail Matillo, president and CEO of the Florida Senior Living Association, on the epidemic of loneliness among seniors and the importance of socialization. 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