Intergenerational Program Database

Children and seniors share songs, stories, rhymes, rhythms, instrument play and movement in a supportive, creative setting. Participants in Music Sparks' "Sharing Songs" program include children between the ages of 18 months and age 5, and older adults residing in the assisted living facility that hosts the event. Music Sparks' "Families in Rhythm (FIR)"program welcomes the entire family (3 years and older) to join the seniors of Sterling House Senior Living for rhymes, singing, drumming and moving.

The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics recently started an intergenerational mentoring program with members of the Friends of the Dole Institute and the Dole Institute’s Student Advisory Board. The Friends of the Dole Institute is an annual giving program made up mostly of retirees in the Lawrence, Kansas community. Members of the Student Advisory Board are undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Kansas interested in public service and civic engagement. Mentors and mentees were matched based on their interests and met at three facilitated meetings throughout the semester, as well as on their own.

Children from a local Boys & Girls Club visit with residents at Mennonite Friendship Communities to garden together.

Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois - 200 + RSVP older adult volunteers serve the community by mentoring, tutoring, and supervising in schools' afterschool programs, Kids Against Hunger projects, Parks and Rec. event assistance, children's literature fests, QC Youth Conference, 4-H, high school projects, adult literacy, CASA, children's museums, and more.

Children ages 6-18 and residents at the Clare Oaks Retirement Community are matched as reading and writing buddies.  Participants will read a children’s book and exchange letters monthly with their partners

Intergenerational fiction and non-fiction book groups meet once a month. People of all ages are invited to participate

An activity project that reaches across generations and teaches young people about growing older and the normal physical changes that occur with age. It also teaches those who come in contact with older citizens how to effectively communicate with them and serve their needs. U. if IL extension project 4-H awareness

Foster Grandparents Program- Senior volunteers who work as foster grandparents offer friendship, education, wisdom, assistance and one-on-one mentorship to their young mentees. Many of these youth are experiencing environmental issues at home that often interfere with their learning. The volunteers provide them with basic human nurturing and make sure that their basic needs are met. They also work to ensure the youth get the help they need with their schoolwork, teaching these young children everything from social skills to the alphabet.

The IEA/NEA SP and the IEA/NEA Retired Program have combined efforts to offer a mentoring program to students who are entering the field of education. This program offers students the opportunity to work with a retired teacher in a mentoring relationship.

H.O.M.E. helps Chicago’s low-income seniors maintain their independence by providing services unlike any organization in the City of Chicago. Intergenerationally, HOME maintains three intergenerational affordable houses where seniors choose between individual apartments or, for residents who need some assistance, shared living