The mission of the University of Maine Center on Aging is to promote and facilitate activities on aging in the areas of education, research, and evaluation, and community service to maximize the quality of life of older citizens and their families in Maine and beyond.

The Boomer Reporting Corps (BRC) was a special initiative of Encore Leadership Corps. The program provided specialized mentoring and general skill-building workshops to Mainers over the age of 50. The effort was designed to encourage older adults throughout Maine to become citizen journalists and was undertaken in response to growing interest among our membership in creating community news outlets, including newsletters, blogs, websites, and columns in local newspapers.