Intergenerational Program Database

You can change a life by providing the individual attention that helps children build confidence and success. Opportunities are available in East Harlem and 18 other U. S. cities. OASIS volunteer tutors are paired with children in grades K-3 who would benefit from a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Tutors are trained to work with kids using a proven approach to literacy that emphasizes reading, talking and writing. They meet with their students at least once a week throughout the school year, providing a caring, supportive environment where reading and language activities, keyed to the child’s interests, spark curiosity and learning.

You can change a life by providing the individual attention that helps children build confidence and success. Opportunities are available in the Albany Public Schools and 1 other U. S. cities. OASIS volunteer tutors are paired with children in grades K-3 who would benefit from a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Tutors are trained to work with kids using a proven approach to literacy that emphasizes reading, talking and writing. They meet with their students at least once a week throughout the school year, providing a caring, supportive environment where reading and language activities, keyed to the child’s interests, spark curiosity and learning.

You can change a life by providing the individual attention that helps children build confidence and success. Opportunities are available in the Syracuse City and Liverpool school districts and 18 other U. S. cities. OASIS volunteer tutors are paired with children in grades K-3 who would benefit from a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Tutors are trained to work with kids using a proven approach to literacy that emphasizes reading, talking and writing. They meet with their students at least once a week throughout the school year, providing a caring, supportive environment where reading and language activities, keyed to the child’s interests, spark curiosity and learning.

You can change a life by providing the individual attention that helps children build confidence and success. Opportunities are available in the Churchville-Chili and Greece school districts and 18 other U. S. cities. OASIS volunteer tutors are paired with children in grades K-3 who would benefit from a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Tutors are trained to work with kids using a proven approach to literacy that emphasizes reading, talking and writing. They meet with their students at least once a week throughout the school year, providing a caring, supportive environment where reading and language activities, keyed to the child’s interests, spark curiosity and learning.

GlamourGals' mission is to inspire and organize teen volunteers to provide ongoing companionship and complimentary beauty makeovers to women living in senior homes. GlamourGals is working to build a movement of young leaders who provide a solution to elder loneliness. The organization’s vision is to end elder loneliness through a volunteer program that engages teens in critical skill-building experiences and promotes their development as leaders. Manicures and makeovers are just half the story. GlamourGals’ teen volunteers are organized locally into chapters, which consist of approximately ten members led by teen leaders. Chapter leaders recruit, train and organize their volunteers with the support of GlamourGals National. Chapters are established in high schools and colleges as independent school clubs or as permanent service activities within existing service clubs. Chapters commit to visiting their local senior home to provide GlamourGals’ signature manicures and makeovers. In addition to makeovers, chapter leaders plan meetings, recruitment, training, and fundraising events, which involve their school and the greater community. GlamourGals National goes beyond just organizing volunteer chapters that provide ongoing visits to local senior homes. They provide training and mentorship for the teens in the program through a monthly curriculum, as well as incentives and scholarship rewards.

Countywide bilingual support program for grandparents and relatives raising grandchildren; case assistance and advocacy; referrals for mental health counseling, legal assistance and other services; caregiver support groups, parenting training and caregiver recognition; family events; summer youth program; material assistance, school clothing and holiday gifts; public advocacy and education; and newsletter.

The Adult & Senior Center of Saratoga offers an intergenerational art program for seniors and children. This free workshop offers the opportunity for children to work alongside seniors in an informal, creative setting. Participants will be guided as much or as little as they wish while they use acrylic paints on canvas. A fun and funky still life will be assembled for inspiration. At the end of the session, everyone will take home their own masterpiece! The workshops are scheduled during school breaks to give kids the opportunity to share in the creative process with grandparents and other members at the Center. http://www.mamatoga.com/2013/03/intergenerational-art-program-adult-senior-center-saratoga/

We are bringing Music Together to the Lenox Hill Senior Center, where children and their families will join together with the ‘mature’ population in our community for occasional sing-alongs. Along with you and your child, elderly participants will observe and join in throughout the class.

StoryCorps collects the stories of individuals from diverse backgrounds as they are told to important individuals in the storyteller's life, with the intent of sharing them with future generations. Frequently, this involves storytelling between relatives or friends of disparate age. In particular, the Memory Loss Initiative, which focuses on telling the stories of those who are experiencing memory loss, by its very nature often has older adults relating stories to younger people.

ReServe's READY program helps low-income students apply to college by training and deploying college mentors, professionals who are 55+. College mentors reach over 2500 students in over 50 schools.