Intergenerational Program Database

WovenLife’s mission is to empower children and adults of all ages and abilities to find hope and independence through compassionate care, education, and support. WovenLife has an on-site Child Development Program for children ages birth through five-years, an Adult Day Center, and speech and occupational therapy. All programs are offered to those living with and without a disability. In our inter-generational program, our children and adults participate in daily activities like art lessons, play time, story time with the community library, picnics in the park, holiday celebrations, and so much more.

Parkinson’s Sidekicks is an intergenerational program that brings together youth and people with Parkinson’s to share their stories in fun and creative ways that promote mutual understanding and foster connections. In four highly interactive sessions, Sidekicks offers a variety of opportunities for creative expression that help participants learn new things and gain insights into one another’s experiences. The goal of Parkinson’s Sidekicks is to foster positive, meaningful connections between youth and people with Parkinson’s. The program provides an opportunity for people with Parkinson’s to open themselves up to a unique experience to connect with the community. Youth participants in Sidekicks also have a lot to gain; an understanding about Parkinson’s, learning ways to practice a positive mindset and to understand people with different experiences than their own – including those with neurological disorders like Parkinson’s.

Fit-2-Serves mission to be a catalyst for change in our community of Mattoon, IL. We have many Community Bridges programs to help us succeed in our mission. Our intergenerational program is called Generation-2-Generation. We are connecting over 500 kindergarten and 3rd-grade students with residents at 7 different senior living centers in Mattoon, IL.

Kindermusik class with toddlers and the day residents of ElderCenter of Statesville in the adult day care facility.

COOL Preschool is a portable quality preschool experience which takes place in care centers and senior living centers where senior friends can assist.

Our Child Care Center is structured for daily exploration and Intergenerational interactions with residents living on Episcopal Homes' campus. Kinder Village is a Child Care center located in the heart of St. Paul. Keyword: Shared Site

Grand Family Camp is Harmony Family Center’s therapeutic pilot program for grandparents raising their grandchildren. In Tennessee an opiate addiction epidemic has led to child abuse/neglect and family dysfunction. As a result, more grandparents are stepping in to prevent their grandchildren from entering foster care; most are unprepared for the challenge of parenting children who have suffered trauma. The three-day Grand Family Camps offer grandparents and grandchildren a time for learning, respite, and healing – for bonding through shared experiences and for meeting other multi-generational families who share common challenges. Camp programming includes individual and family counseling, education on understanding the effects of traumatic stress and parenting children who have suffered trauma, and a range of recreational activities that promote child and family health and well-being and strengthen family connections. Camp emphasis is on having fun, promoting attachment, education, and practical, day-to-day issues, including grandparents’ rights and associated legal issues. Participant surveys for our first camp were enthusiastic. Grandparents especially enjoyed meeting other grandparents raising grandchildren. Grandchildren loved everything. We are convinced this model is effective in achieving our goals: family preservation, increasing health and stability of grandparent-headed families, and decreasing the number of children entering the child welfare system.

OASIS Tutoring is an in-school, curriculum-based literacy program that pairs older adult volunteer tutors with children in grades K-3 who have been identified as academically at risk because they are reading below grade level. New tutors complete 12 hours of training in the OASIS approach to literacy. Children are selected by their teachers and are paired with OASIS tutors. The tutor training and OASIS session plans are designed to align with state learning standards. Tutors work one-on-one with students, making a commitment to work with a child at least once a week for a full school year. The tutor reads quality literature with the child, writes the child’s thoughts in an OASIS journal, the student reads his/her journal entries, and they practices skill-building activities such as letter or word recognition and vocabulary exploration. OASIS tutors offer the one-on-one support that classroom teachers would like to provide to individual students – but they don’t have time for during the school day. In this literacy-based mentoring program, one-on-one OASIS tutoring sessions with a caring older adult also build confidence and self-esteem, forming the foundation for a better attitude toward reading and language arts and improved academic performance.

OASIS Tutoring is an in-school, curriculum-based literacy program that pairs older adult volunteer tutors with children in grades K-3 who have been identified as academically at risk because they are reading below grade level. New tutors complete 12 hours of training in the OASIS approach to literacy. Children are selected by their teachers and are paired with OASIS tutors. The tutor training and OASIS session plans are designed to align with state learning standards. Tutors work one-on-one with students, making a commitment to work with a child at least once a week for a full school year. The tutor reads quality literature with the child, writes the child’s thoughts in an OASIS journal, the student reads his/her journal entries, and they practice skill-building activities such as letter or word recognition and vocabulary exploration. OASIS tutors offer the one-on-one support that classroom teachers would like to provide to individual students – but they don’t have time for during the school day. In this literacy-based mentoring program, one-on-one OASIS tutoring sessions with a caring older adult also build confidence and self-esteem, forming the foundation for a better attitude toward reading and language arts and improved academic performance.

Jumpstart for Young Children’s DC Community Corps Program. In the spring of 2013, Jumpstart DC launched the Community Corps program to expand its reach beyond its five university partners to support even more young children. Community Corps engages older adult volunteers (aged 55 and over) in service to young children. Community Corps members are partnered with children at low-income preschools to deliver the same innovative program as Jumpstart's university Corps members. Leveraging the culture of commitment and service of older adults in our target communities allows us to deliver significantly more service potential in Washington, DC. Over the course of the academic year, Community Corps members commit 200 hours of service to their community and even receive a stipend. This hour commitment acknowledges the additional time constraints that older adults face, without compromising the fidelity and impact of Jumpstart's intervention.