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Low-income seniors compete in a Wii Bowling tournament sponsored by the Golden Cross Senior Residents Fund.

Aging boomers: How Golden Cross is improving the lives of low-income seniors

According to a 2012 study from the Plough Foundation, more than 10,000 Memphis seniors are currently living below the Federal Poverty Line. Over the next ten years, those numbers are expected to rise. Here’s how one nonprofit is helping poor seniors lead happy, fulfilled lives.

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