Intergenerational Program Database

Alcona County Commission on Aging has a few intergenerational programs that center around their mission- to promote the independence, well-being, and dignity of the aging population of Alcona County. We want to meet the needs of our community and its family. We serve our community by understand its needs and including its voice in everything we do! Person Centeredness is the core value we believe in. Their program "Grand Art" involves school kids and seniors to create art projects together and "Adopt a grandparent" involves school kids making homemade Christmas cards for seniors in the community. We also offer a Kinship program for our community.

Intergenerational Age Café is a virtual monthly event where older adults and young students are exploring thought-provoking topics each session. It is a collaborative effort, based on the World Café Method.

Through Civic Engagement/Community Service SOMA'S missions is to identify, develop, and coordinate resources, policies, programs, and services that support and empower all residents of Maplewood and South Orange to age in place as full members of the community.

Samaritan’s Feet Seniors serves and inspires hope and dignity in our aging population by providing shoe donations for seniors as the foundation to a spiritual and healthy life. It caters to both Seniors and Youth volunteers, serving each other.

Ready Generations is an intergenerational nursery site located in Liverpool, UK. Its vision is to make a difference to lifelong learning and care by becoming a leading provider of intergenerational practice and provision, and a leading edge active research and professional development organisation for intergenerational services. It operates direct childcare services to nursery children and their families, alongside shared, integrated and meaningful learning and enrichment activities for older adults and children, learning and living together. Their primary focus is Education (e.g., service learning, reading, tutoring), Arts (e.g., visual, theater, music, storytelling, oral history) Health and wellness (e.g., food access, physical activity, friendly visiting, health literacy), Transmission of cultural traditions/knowledge Grandfamilies/Kinship Families, and Shared site programming.

Partners in Rhyme (PIR) is a six-week intergenerational poetry program where older adults and teens gather in small groups to read, discuss, and write poetry. The program is held in high school English classes or community centers in the greater Boston area. Each session consults works from contemporary and classic poets on wellness and social-emotional learning themes such as gratitude, mindfulness, resilience, and personal refuges. After a guided discussion that focuses on personal responses to poems, everyone does some reflective and creative writing. There is a poetry reading at the end of the program open to the public. The goals include: PIR Goals: (1) Bring generations together using poetry to facilitate meaningful discussions and develop deep connections. In the process, reduce social isolation, shed stereotypes that each age group have for the other, and cultivate compassion in teens for older adults. (2) Expand social and emotional learning (SEL) by selecting poems to explore various SEL topics. Help participants develop empathy and communication skills as they engage with people outside their typical peer- and age-groups. (3) Provide a novel experience with poetry allowing poetry-phobic participants to develop an appreciation for the art. Keyword: Program of Merit

Music & Memory helps our residents who suffer from a wide range of cognitive and physical challenges. They find renewed meaning and connection in their lives through the gift of personalized music shared with young adults who work together to build music playlists, listen to music, and talk about the memories of the music together. It bridges the generation gap and brings joy and happiness to all participants. Our goal and mission is to improve the quality of life of our residents through intergenerational programming through the sharing of music from generations. We train the students on how to set up personalized music playlists for themselves and our residents . These music favorites – specifically the beloved songs from a person’s formative years – tap deep memories not lost to memory issues or dementia. It can bring listeners back to life, enabling them to feel like themselves again, to converse, socialize, and stay present. Over the past 4 years we have served over 300+ older adults and 300+ college students. Keyword: Program of Merit

Legacy Letters is a five-week virtual intergenerational program designed to increase engagement and decrease isolation and loneliness with high school students and older adults through sharing life stories. Legacy Letters offers an opportunity for participants to connect with a different generation and share their life story. This experience boosts self-esteem by giving each and every participant a chance to be truly seen, heard and witnessed. The sharing of wisdom across generations is a unique and deeply meaningful experience for all involved. The mission of Legacy Letters is to significantly reduce older and younger adults’ levels of loneliness and improve social connectedness through writing and sharing autobiographical writing across generations. We aim to improve perceived levels of social support, positive sense of self, connectedness to community, and life satisfaction. Keyword: Program of Merit