Intergenerational Program Database

The Memory Café is a welcoming place for people with dementia and their care partners. Once a month students from Brandeis University meet with seniors with dementia. Participants enjoy coffee, refreshments, and conversation with new friends. Guest artists share their work each month and lead participatory experiences.

Road Scholar Intergenerational Programs were designed for adults (grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, or authorized family friends) to participate in a learning adventure with their young relatives or friends. These programs allow older adults to get to know their younger generations better. Programs exist throughout the country.

The Foster Grandparent Program provides mentoring opportunities to children and youth to help them develop the academic and life skills that are critical to thier development and future successes.

A shared site with various older adult living services (assisted and independent) and a pediatric daycare. Keyword: Shared Sites

In the early 1990’s Berea celebrated its age diversity with the creation of the Intergenerational Center. The center, divided into the Berea Senior Citizen Center and Berea Head Start, serves the purpose for which the center was intended; to bring together youth and senior citizens, in order for them to learn from each other. Keyword: Shared Site

The senor citizens of Hazard and Perry County with the Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center, Compansionate Hearts Adult Day and the Hazard Healt and Rehabilitation Center join with Hazard High School Juniors and Seniors for prom.

CATCH brings children and adults age 50+ together to learn good eating and physical activity habits for a lifetime. The program combats obesity by engaging adults age 50+ as mentors to teach healthy lifelong habits to kids in grades K-5. Adults in the program benefit in several ways. Research shows that volunteers have lower rates of depression and mortality and greater functional ability than those who do not volunteer. As they promote healthy habits for kids and for themselves, they also experience the rewards of meaningful community service.

The Humana Foundation and Big Brothers Big Sisters are partnering to develop the Humana Legacy Program, and intergenerational mentoring program piloting in Louisville that pairs older adults 55 and over with youth in mentoring relationships that impact the well-being of both generations. Big Brothers Big Sisters research shows that mentoring matches between “Bigs” 55 or older last three times longer than relationships with mentors who are younger.

A support group that supports, educate and mentor relative caregivers that suddenly taken care of family members children.

The mission of the Intergenerational Urban Institute at Worcester State University is to harness the combined talents of college students of all ages to meet the challenges that face our urban environment. By creating a learning community of young, middle aged, and elder students, the IUI fosters growth in knowledge, skill development and interpersonal relationships that enable people to work effectively in service in the greater Worcester community. Programs include a Garden for All Ages, an English Language Learner tutoring program, and a Hunger Outreach Team among others.