BUILDING INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS: A MONUMENT TO YOUNG & OLD

8:30 – 9:00

Registration & Networking

9:00 – 9:30

Welcome, Introductions & Icebreaker

Maureen Statland, University of Illinois Extension & Chicago Metro Intergenerational Committee, Chicago, IL

9:30 – 10:00

History and Evolution of Intergenerational Programming

Donna Butts, Executive Director, Generations United

10:00 – 10:15

Overview of Intergenerational Programs DVD

10:15 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 10:35

Overview of the Day: Maureen Statland

10:35 – 12:00

Program Planning and Development

Andrea Taylor, Center for Intergenerational Learning, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

12:00 – 12:15

Policy Issues and Opportunities

Jaia Peterson Lent, Generations United

12:15 – 1:00

Networking Lunch

1:00 – 1:10

Energizer

1:10 – 2:00   

Panel:  Overcoming Challenges in Developing Programs

Moderator: Maureen Statland

Panelists:

• Barbara Friedman, Director of Intergenerational Programs, Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly, Boston, MA
• Tamar Landes, Associate Executive Director of Community and Volunteer Relations, DOROT, New York, NY
• MaryAnn Larkin, Program Coordinator, Intergenerational Bridges, Interages, Wheaton, MD

2:00 – 2:45

Engaging Boomers in Intergenerational Programs

Andrea Taylor, Center for Intergenerational Learning, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2:45 – 3:00

Break

3:00 – 4:00

Program Planning Exercise

4:00 – 4:15

Resources, GU Resources, Training, and Technical Assistance

Roxana Martinez, Program Resource Assistant, Generations United

4:15

Wrap-Up and Evaluations

4:30   

Adjourn