Senior citizen video story archive
Resident proposes a video archive where seniors record their stories, with the city providing space and technology, preserving knowledge and easing loneliness.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
We need to create a senior citizen video archive in Boston. The seniors want to tell us their stories. They don’t want the stories and knowledge to be forgotten. We just need to provide the space and technology.
Who it helps and why
Seniors have so much love and wisdom to share. They’ll enjoy watching each other telling stories of the good ol days. It will lessen the loneliness many of them deal with.
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- August 1, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Arts & Culture
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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