Intergenerational Program Database

An RSVP Folk Fair is a demonstration of arts, crafts, hobbies, everyday items and unusual or interesting items-some from "years ago", some more recent. The fairs, offered at local schools, serve as an informative way to show the younger generation what older adults do for hobbies and what life was like when older adults were young.

Companion Day Services is part of the Tiny Tiger Intergenerational Center focused on bridging the gap between generations. The Tiny Tiger Intergenerational Center provides three interacting services under one roof including Child Care, Adult Care and a Human Service Academy public charter school. The Human Services Academy is the first intergenerational career-based program in Wisconsin, and possibly the nation, annually enrolling over one-hundred students. Keyword: Shared Site

Located within the Lutheran Home are several programs for adults : Skilled Nursing Care, Memory Care Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Rehabilitation Care. There is also an NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children)accredited Children's Center that is licensed for 122 children between the ages of infant through 12 years of age. All classes of the children, infants through 4 year old Kindergarten, meet with different groups of adult residents and participants 2 to 3 times a week for scheduled activities planned by the recreation therapists and children's center teachers. In addition twice a month there are planned activity mornings for the children and all adult residents and participants that are interested. For the past two years the Lutheran Home has put on an intergenerational Art Show. Some resident artists are highlighted, but many of the pieces of art are made by the residents/participants and the children. During the summer the children in the school age classes also participate in the intergenerational activities. The children enjoy spending time with their grand-friends, and the adults seem to feel the same. Keyword: Shared Site

Serves individuals and families of ages with disabilities.

This program recruits, trains, and coordinates undergraduate students to facilitate creative storytelling sessions with elders with cognitive disabilities in care communities affiliated with the Creative Trusts in Milwaukee. Students commit to a semester of storytelling but commonly continue for the full year. At year’s end, the stories are shared publicly to inspire others to use creative engagement to nurture relationships with people with cognitive disabilities. TimeSlips is used in service-learning around the country, but the Creative Trusts offers stable, shared governance of the program that is a national model for collaboration in this important area of need.

The Alliance for Strong Families and Communities has launched a network-wide intergenerational initiative, Second Acts for Strong Communities, in partnership with Encore.org, to strengthen the ability of human-serving organizations to meet the needs of our nation’s children and youth. This initiative will provide opportunities for experienced adults, age 50 years and older, to use their unique skills, experiences, and wisdom to improve outcomes for children/youth and strengthen the organizations that serve them. We believe that bringing generations together in community-based programs and the workplace will inspire new solutions, improve outcomes for youth, and fuel a new approach for promoting social change. Keyword: Shared Site

LINK-ages consists of school and community people committed to expanding intergenerational activities in the DeForest area since 1992. Its mission is to develop and support programs and activities in the schools and community that mutually benefit students, families, and older adults. Programs include Meals on Wheels, Senior Prom, reading programs and an annual bingo party.

The Intergenerational Program gives residents and children the opportunity to form close friendships that span many generations. One program within the Intergenerational Program, called Read-To-Me, encourages kids to read out loud to the residents in a relaxed, low-stress environment. Students from Pierce Elementary School make quarterly visits to the Jewish Home and Care Center to participate in the Read-To-Me Program. This vital exercise builds the confidence of the students and strengthens their reading skills and ability. Additionally, the residents gain a sense of purpose and usefulness in helping the students achieve their academic goals. Another program within the Intergenerational Program gives middle school students from Hillel Academy the opportunity to conduct formal and informal interviews with residents of Chai Point Senior Living. The students use the information and stories from the interviews to create meaningful classroom lessons in research, personal and cultural history while learning methodologies in expository writing.

The mission of the Plymouth Intergenerational Coalition is to maintain and promote opportunities that build and honor relationships between generations through positive social and educational experiences. Keyword: Shared Site

Students from Rosenow Elementary School make monthly visits to Lakeview to visit, share refreshments, make cards and pictures and spend quality time chatting with their senior buddy.