Grey Space Elder Support Initiative

GreySpace is seeking up to 6–10 founding Board Members and up to 10 Advisory Committee members who are aligned with our mission of elder-centered care, advocacy, and navigation.

We value real-world expertise, care experience, and community commitment. Ideal candidates have backgrounds in aging services, health systems, Medicaid/Medicare support, or neighborhood leadership. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a deeply committed community member, we’d love to hear from you.

Grey Space is building a board rooted in connection — not just credentials.

The ideal board member understands the reality of aging, caregiving, and surviving complex systems in New York. That might come from: 

Caring for a parent, neighbor, or client through housing or healthcare challenges

Working in advocacy, legal services, health care, transportation, or policy

Or simply being someone who sees the invisible weight many elders carry — and wants to help lift it.

We welcome professionals, community advocates, retired leaders, and everyday people with lived insight. The strongest members are not just strategic thinkers — they are culturally fluent. They can move comfortably between professional rooms and real-life conversations. They see the people we serve — and are seen by them.

We are looking for people who know how to listen, relate, and lead — from Harlem to the Hudson, from Bronx stoops to Upstate porches.

If your experience — personal or professional — tells you what’s broken, and your heart tells you it’s worth fixing, we want to build with you.

An ideal Grey Space board or advisory member brings more than professional credentials — they bring equity-minded leadership, compassion for aging and disabled communities, and cultural clarity in how systems affect real people.
For board members, commitment means participating in biannual meetings, thoughtfully engaging with strategic decisions, and offering steady guidance as Grey Space evolves from formation into a full community-serving organization.
Advisory members serve in a consultative role — offering insight, mentorship, and connections to help the work move forward with depth and care.
Whether you're advising from lived experience, professional background, or community insight, we seek members who honor time, show up with integrity, and believe in equity. Compassion is our currency, and your commitment — big or small — contributes to a mission rooted in real-world impact.

Founding Board members will help establish governance practices that ensure transparency, accountability, and long-term sustainability as Grey Space grows from formation into a fully operational community-serving organization.

This isn’t a ceremonial title — it’s an invitation to help shape something real.

We’re looking for grounded individuals with lived or professional experience who understand the needs of aging adults, disabled individuals, and caregiving families — and want to do something about it.

Maybe you’re a retired nurse, housing advocate, policy expert, Medicaid navigator, or someone who’s walked this road with a loved one. Either way, your insight matters.

You don’t need board experience — just a commitment to equity, a sense of care, and a desire to contribute.

Board members meet biannually and help steer strategy. Advisory members offer guidance and mentorship as available. Both roles shape our outreach, partnerships, and policy vision.

If this speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you.