Intergenerational Program Database

VolunTEEN Nation is a youth-led national non-profit organization with volunteer, intern and scholarship resources for youth, schools, & nonprofit organizations. Teens tutor senior citizens and offer one on one training with digital gadgets and basic Internet skills at local retirement centers, community centers, and nursing homes. The workshops and tutoring is a win-win situation for the teens and senior citizens, teens gain critical workplace skills and the opportunity to interact and learn from older adults. The older adults learned new skills and valued and appreciated their training and interactions with teenagers.

The cornerstone of The Learning Tree Intergenerational Care has taken on a life of its own in providing quality care and resources to children and Seniors with an emphasis on facilitating a structured and consistent curriculum that nurtures the holistic needs of the individual and their families. The primary benefit of Intergenerational Care is the positive effect(s) on the area of cognitive, physical, spiritual, emotional, social and nutritional development of the individual.

The Lexington 4-Life Center is an intergenerational Center, it caters to both young and mature audiences. Simply stated, the Lexington 4-Life Center offers something for everyone. The center houses the Margaret Gray Senior Center, Ali’s Place (Lexington R-V School District’s Early Childhood Center), Lexington R-V Early Childhood vocational program and Rodgers-Lafayette Dental and Health

The Landis Child Development Center is an integral part of Foxwood Springs Retirement Community. The LCDC is licensed to serve 99 children ranging in age from six weeks to age 12. This intergenerational program allows the residents of Foxwood Springs and the children to bond throughout the week by actively participating in a variety of mutually shared experiences. Keyword: Shared Site

Blue Springs Freshman Literature and Composition Students team-up with Blue Sprinsgt area Senior Adults for an Annual Mini- Memoir Project. The Students , with the guidance of their teachers, learn to develop skills by interviewingparticipating Senior Adults. The information is recored on paper and developed into a keep-sake short biography/memior. Seniors Adults are bused to the School