Intergenerational Program Database

Lori's Hands' mission is to build mutually beneficial partnerships between community members with chronic illness and college students, fostering empathy, connection, and resilience. Students provide practical assistance to support community members’ independence at home, and community members share their health and life experiences to support students’ learning. Lori’s Hands’ unique intergenerational model addresses challenges faced by individuals with chronic illness who are aging in place. Through customized training, we equip college student volunteers to make weekly visits to help community members with day-to-day tasks (such as grocery shopping, organizing a closet, or running the vacuum) that can be made challenging by chronic disease. While improving clients’ independence, students provide essential social support, increasing community connectedness and reducing loneliness. Our clients educate students about their experiences living with chronic illness, navigating the healthcare system, and aging, providing real-world education to future professionals. We are currently operating in Newark, DE; Baltimore, MD; and Metro Detroit, MI.

Our faith based non-profit ministers to the socially isolated elderly or disabled living independently in the community to prevent or mitigate loneliness We have a wide variety of programs we offer to implement our ministry and our undergrad grad students at UK are integrated into b every phase of our programs and are represented on our leadership council

The Stockton Center on Successful Aging promotes research, education, and services to nurture the body, mind, and spirit of New Jersey's growing population of older adults. SCOSA responds to local, state, and national needs and opportunities related to population aging. We strive to encourage older adults to age successfully through engagement with Stockton University, New Jersey's only member of the Age-friendly University Global Network, and the southern New Jersey community.

This is an undergraduate course that engages students in weekly visits ("buddies") to adults in the Early Stage of Alzheimer's Disease ("mentors"). We pair an NYU student with an older adult and they provide companionship and activities for them, while providing much-needed respite for the caregiver. The weekly classroom component integrates a biopsychosocial perspective on the disease, utilizing readings, videos and guest speakers. Of note, is that most of our students are not social work majors - they hail from a variety of disciplines which is very exciting and inspiring!

The Intergenerational Conversations on Ageism toolkit provides you with activities and guidelines for facilitating in-person or virtual conversations. Ageism is the stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination against people on the basis of their age, and it's pervasive! It can be directed toward younger people and older people. It can also show up in our own self-beliefs, which is called internalized ageism. Ultimately, it reduces opportunities and diminishes us all. Bringing people of all ages together to discuss their experiences with aging and ageism is an opportunity to find common ground.

The Togetherness Project is one of Connecting Generations-STFCC's flagship initiatives aimed at reducing social isolation and loneliness among seniors by fostering meaningful connections with youth. Through structured activities such as storytelling, arts and crafts, and shared meals, the program creates a supportive environment where seniors and young people can bond, share experiences, and learn from one another. The Togetherness Project not only enhances mental well-being but also empowers both generations with a sense of purpose, belonging, and mutual respect. This program has proven impactful in strengthening our community by bridging generational divides and building lasting relationships.

The Bridge trains fraternity alumni to host virtual or in-person gatherings with graduating seniors to explore the transition from college to "real life." Sessions cover topics including relationships, life skills, self-regulation, transition to the workplace and stress management.

Perk is a one-hour, weekly program that stimulates and engages people socially, enotionally, mentally and physcially. Yes, it can all be done in just one Perk session. One of the key features of the program is social connectedness throught the creative, art-based activities. Participants collaborate in doing an improvisation, inventing a new signature dish, designing an ideal community, creating a fairy tale - just to name a few- all to help combat social isolation and loneliness. Not to mention, strengthening the imagination for a good mental workout. Please check out our website to learn more about the program or contact us at email@perkactivities.com

Getting Pitch-Ready equips Hispanic women entrepreneurs with the essential training, networking, and confidence to effectively pitch and secure funding for their businesses. This bilingual, cross-generational initiative leverages the energy, tech skills, and fresh perspectives of younger entrepreneurs alongside the experience, resilience, and strategic insights of older ones. Cross-generational learning is a cornerstone of the program’s success, fostering a collaborative environment where diverse strengths come together to empower each participant.

The LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project, founded in 2019, brings together racially, socioeconomically, and gender diverse cohorts of LGBTQ+ college students and older adults (60+), for a year-long series of bi-weekly themed dialogues, creative work, and shared dinners. This community-engaged project includes two university classes centering the role of intergenerational dialogue and collaborative art making in learning LGBTQ+ histories. The project also has an interdisciplinary research component exploring the impact of intergenerational dialogues on LGBTQ+ people’s well-being and social-connectedness LGBTQ intergenerational dialogues are neither simple nor easy for a whole range of reasons that we continue to discover. However, it is through staying with these complexities and challenges that we come to find our ways into histories and legacies that have often been excluded from our experiences coming into LGBTQ + communities. Through this work we bridge generations to showcase the knowledge and importance they have in sustaining and creating LGBTQ+ cultures and communities. The LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project is a partnership between The Center on Addison at Center on Halsted, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago and Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, the University of Chicago.