Founded in 2005, and welcoming home our first residents to North Portland in 2011, Bridge Meadows remains the only intentional, intergenerational housing community of its kind in the region, and the first one in the country in an urban setting. Working at the intersection of child welfare, affordable housing, health, and aging – areas that the social sector has historically kept in separate silos – our community driven program of integrated onsite services and therapeutic interventions generates reciprocal social capital that improves quality of life for all three generations. Bridge Meadows’ “whole community” approach leverages the power of place, permanence, and shared social purpose to improve all residents’ housing stability, access to health resources, educational attainment, and community connection. In September 2017, Bridge Meadows proudly welcomed home 75 new residents to our second intergenerational housing community in Beaverton, Oregon, replicating our original program in North Portland, and more than doubling the number of former foster children, adoptive parents, and low-income elders served across two sites. We are currently planning a third site in East Portland, as well.