Macy's, Inc. is the national sponsor of OASIS, the nation's largest, most comprehensive educational and volunteer service program for seniors. Classes range from the arts and humanities to wellness and nutrition for the mature adult to technology for today. The company currently provides meeting space for OASIS chapters in 19 Macy's stores across the country and supports chapters in five other locations. OASIS membership nationwide totals more than 366,000.

In line with its mission of providing lifelong learning and service opportunities that inspire mature adults to pursue productive lives, the OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring program is one of the organization's most successful volunteering initiatives. In 2006, trained OASIS volunteers provided one-on-one tutoring to more than 9,000 at-risk children in 902 schools coast to coast.

OASIS recently received the Jack Ossofsky National Leadership Award from the National Council on Aging. The award is given to organizations that have taken a new idea and developed it into a successful program that helps older adults achieve vital aging.