Intergenerational Program Database

Perfect Pair aims to foster one-on-one, intergenerational connections between older adults and college students. We strive to combat loneliness and social isolation, and improve overall wellbeing by fostering a sense of community and purpose for our pairs. Pair connections are personalized, taking participants’ background, culture, and interests into account. We support weekly meetings of pairs, and encourage them to re-engage with their passions by offering programming such as painting, language learning, photography, and more. Program participants also attend community events with groups of younger and older adults in their Perfect Pair chapter.

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.

A unique approach to childcare. Building relationships between children and seniors. Our program visits local senior communities to engage and enrich the minds of multigenerational learning.

NorthPointe is excited to welcome preschoolers into our Intergenerational Preschool within Vista Springs Riverside Gardens, a planned assisted living community just blocks from our elementary school. Our young students will learn in a bright preschool classroom equipped with a multitude of hands-on activities and interactions with Vista Springs residents. Young students will create, share and listen to stories with their elder friends. Stories are woven into preschool themes and seasons and will enhance learning across curriculum content.

Generations Child Development Center is located within Porter Hills Village building, a continuing care center. For over 25 years, children as young as age 6 weeks have engaged in reading, swimming, and walking activities daily with older adult residents.

At BIC we believe in the individuality of every person. We believe in nurturing the unique gifts of all. We believe in providing a program that meets the individual needs of every person we serve to the best of our ability. BIC believes in providing a sense of safety, security and order, physical comfort, enjoyment, meaningful activity, relationships, functional competence, dignity, privacy, individuality, autonomy and choice, and spiritual well-being for our friends. Our elder friends always have the choice about whether they participate. Participation and relationship building are highly encouraged. BIC believes in providing children the opportunity to make choices about what, how and with whom they want to play. This approach enables children to initiate and direct their own play with the support of interested and responsive adults. We believe that children learn through play, children construct their own knowledge from their experiences and interactions with the world around them. Teachers foster children's growth and development by building on children's interests, needs and strengths within a safe and caring environment. An intergenerational session ensures that a child can choose from a variety of activities. The teachers need to support the child in their choice and encourage their interactions. Keyword: Shared Site

Linking Intergenerational Neighbors Who Care (LINC) engages youth of the Chadsey/Condon neighborhood to “link” elders in their neighborhood to services and resources that meet the elders‘ needs. The mission of the LINC Project is to provide a safe environment where people can age in dignity, while local young people are exposed to possible job fields, career opportunities, and the transferable skills needed to build a positive future for themselves and their communities.  Most importantly, LINC creates a sustainable community that thrives off of the energy and wisdom of all its members. 

Emerson School is proud to present InterGen Tech: a Pilot class where 5th-8th graders share technology skills with local elders in a collaborative environment. In this new innovative class, students will partner with local elders to help teach and practice digital skills in Emerson’s computer lab, while elders will share their experiences and wisdom with today’s youth. For students, it's a service-learning class for responsible, caring, and dedicated students who have an interest in sharing digital skills with local senior citizens.