Intergenerational Program Database

An intergenerational LGBTQ+ gathering for renewal, rejuvenation, and relationship building. This retreat will offer a refuge space for renewal, rejuvenation, and relationship building at Pendle Hill, a Quaker center open to all for retreat, learning, and community. This gathering will bring together LGBTQ+ participants from a range of ages and spiritual backgrounds, providing an opportunity to break bread together, recenter in openness to the Spirit, and create new connections as we celebrate what nourishes and sustains us across the generations.

Through daily interaction with children, seniors gain a stronger emotional, physical and mental health. Seniors feel a connection to the world and in return, their activity levels increase. When seniors and children interact this helps to deter the effects of dementia and other cognitive impairments, leading to a better, and longer quality of life. Serenity Assisted Living & Memory Care serves seniors in assisted living communities.

Education, resource & Support Group designed to address the unique needs of Grandparents Raising Children.

RCP is a non-profit/government collaboration to provide services to support non-parental relatives raising children at risk of entering state custody. We cover thirteen counties in Middle Tennessee, and offer case management, emergency financial and material assistance, as well as support groups and family enrichments.

The AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program offers seniors aged 55 and over opportunities to serve as mentors, tutors, and caregivers for children with exceptional needs. The AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program has been in existence for over 54 years in North Iowa. The AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program’s mission is to bring together a senior and a young child in ways that help each individual grow so that both the senior and the child learn what it means to give, accept, mentor and gain in understanding. The program focuses on helping older children with reading, spelling, math, and writing. The focus for infants and toddlers is to develop trusting relationships with adults, so they grow to believe in themselves and become confident adults.

The Foster Grandparent Program is part of the AmeriCorps Seniors initiative, designed to engage older adults in meaningful volunteer work while providing essential support to children who are academically or socially at risk. Volunteers, often referred to as "Foster Grandparents," serve as mentors and tutors, helping children develop critical skills and confidence in various settings, including schools, Head Starts, childcare centers, daycare centers and after school programs.

Perry Lutheran Homes brings older adults and young children together through a fully on-site intergenerational campus model within a senior living environment. An early childhood center and school, Acorns & Oaks Christian Academy, is physically located on campus and includes daycare, preschool, and a soon-to-open elementary program (K–2), making children a natural part of daily community life. Because the school is located within the senior living community, intergenerational connection occurs naturally rather than through occasional visits. Older adults and children interact daily through shared activities such as reading, music, movement, art projects, celebrations, worship, and informal time in shared spaces. Children grow up alongside older adults of all abilities, including those living with memory loss or dementia, learning compassion, patience, and respect through everyday relationships. Older adults experience increased social engagement, meaningful relationships, and renewed purpose, while children gain empathy, confidence, and social awareness. By intentionally co-locating generations on one campus, the program strengthens connections and creates a place where generations live, learn, and grow together.

Job Corps, a federal, residential, trade and education program serving youth ages 16-24. The students need to complete work-based learning. It is a minimum of 40 hours with one off campus employer. The students can serve as volunteers. We bring students in to work alongside senior volunteers at our information desk and in our boutique. Students also work on our fundraising events. Our seniors have really made them fell at home and contributed to their on-the-job skills. There are about 120 Job Corps centers nationwide so this is scalable.

The Melody Project is a student-led nonprofit using music as a tool to foster intergenerational connection, reduce loneliness, and support cognitive and emotional well-being among high school students and older adults living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Grounded in principles of reminiscence therapy and research on memory, dementia, and cognitive decline, the program centers music as a powerful catalyst for memories, emotion, and human connection. Programs run in short, repeatable cycles (typically 4–6 sessions) led by trained high school facilitators. Each session follows a consistent, intentional structure: students begin by sharing live or recorded music in small ensembles; facilitators guide reflective listening through prompts that invite participants to explore memories, emotions, and associations sparked by the music; sessions conclude with open dialogue, where older adults share stories from their lives, and students practice empathy and engagement. Older adults participate as active co-participants rather than passive audiences, while students develop leadership and communication as they contribute to their communities. Founded in New York and currently expanding nationally, The Melody Project is seeking motivated high school students across the country to serve as chapter founders and leaders. If you’re interested in bringing this work to your community, please reach out!

Philosophy is for everyone. We provide resources and opportunities for people of all ages and walks of life to engage together with some of life’s deepest questions. In a world that is increasingly spatially and socially segregated by age, it is more important than ever to talk to each other across generations. Older adults and high school students are invited to attend free, interactive, and fun online events to explore various questions and topics. No philosophy experience necessary! The structure for Philosophy Across the Ages begins with a brief description of PLATO and philosophy with young people. We then introduce a prompt that is appropriate for a wide variety of age groups and provokes philosophical thinking, usually about a difficult ethics question. Following the prompt, we facilitate a discussion in much the same way we do in classrooms around the country — first in small, mixed-age groups with a discussion leader, and then in a whole group conversation. These programs empower families, students, seniors, and other participants to engage philosophically outside of classrooms and provide an opportunity for participants to expand their awareness about the perspectives of other generations.