Intergenerational Program Database

Across the country, Indigenous AmeriCorps members, AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers, and alumni, along with our partner organizations, make a difference through service. RurAL CAP’s Elder Mentor Program, nationally known as the AmeriCorps Senior Foster Grandparent Program, serves children in pre-K and school settings throughout the state of Alaska. Elder Mentors are individuals age 55 and older with low incomes who support school readiness and improvement of academic engagement among children with special needs. Eligible Elders receive training, support, and a small stipend for their service. Our Elder Mentor volunteers connect with children living with disabilities and/or economic challenges at public schools, Head Starts, and early learning centers. Volunteers help children prepare for a successful school career that results in graduation, ultimately equipping them to achieve additional positive outcomes such as employment with a living wage, a healthy lifestyle, and a stable living situation. This program positively impacts the children, Elders, and teachers involved. Children benefit from individualized tutoring while Elders stay active, spread cultural values, and share knowledge with future generations. As a result, teachers gain valuable classroom support and increased student engagement. As part of the program, Elder Mentors, directly from the communities they serve, help Alaska Native children learn their traditional languages to ensure that the history, cultures, and languages are not lost.

Graduate students form Chatham University in Health Sciences studies reside in our Personal Care/ Memory Care Community.

Better Together is an intergenerational program for positive mental health. It is a community-based program that brings youth and older adults together for shared experiences. We tailor our programming to the needs of those involved and have worked with community groups, schools, afterschool groups, care homes, and members of our community. Our program has included historical, musical, garden, art, craft and other recreational projects.

The Tea @ 3 Community connects older adults age 55+ with college students 1:1 based on common interests for weekly phone calls for 12 weeks during the college semester. Community members receive a welcome kit that includes free tea, a handmade mug cozy, and welcome brochure. For All Ages facilitates the growth of intergenerational friendships via weekly emails, periodic check-ins, and two live Zoom events that unite Community members. This free program runs Sep-Nov and Feb-April each year. While the focus is on Connecticut older adults and college students, residents of neighboring states are welcome to apply and participate. Each session is capped at 50 older adults and 50 college students. People who are interested can apply via the form found on the Tea @ 3 webpage. This program reduces loneliness and ageism and improves belongingness and health & well-being for all participants.

Unlock Potential, Spark Change! 🌟 Join our transformative Elementary School Mentoring Program! 🚀 Imagine making a difference once a week during a child's lunch break – just by lending an ear and sharing a conversation! Be the mentor who shapes futures! 🚀 For more details on how you can be a part of this incredible journey, contact us below. Let's create a brighter tomorrow together! 🌟✨

The High-Country Caregivers (HCC) Kinship Navigation program offers comprehensive whole-family care to empower caregivers. who take on the responsibility of caring for a relative or friend's child. Through a variety of programs and services HCC works alongside kinship caregivers to help improve the lives of children and create permanency. Our mission is empowering caregivers and strengthening communities.

BAGS provides information, resources, education, support and advocacy for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren, grandparents estranged from their grandchildren and grandparents who are or want to be entrepreneurs, Information and resources available on Mental Health, Legal, Youth, Relationships, Food Insecurity and More. "When the BAGS of life get too heavy, we are here." 501c3

Kendal Early Learning Center (KELC) is a leader in person-centered intergenerational programming in Ohio for the children of Kendal at Oberlin staff members and families from the surrounding community. KELC will unite generations with relationships that have lasting positive effects on the lives of their children and residents. This will be accomplished using an educational curriculum focusing on the needs and interests of each child and on the interests and talents of each resident according to Kendal’s person-centered philosophy. KELC will maintain an environment that is aligned to NAEYC’s quality benchmarks and adheres to our mission to develop fiscal viability through community and philanthropic resources.

A Intergenerational alignment approach for economic and intellectual development to decrease the population of people living below the poverty level, and pool the assets of our youth and longevous adults. There is a hole in our society called “Human Science .” We advocate clear purposes and directives in life will help alleviate and enhance these challenges by learning new strategies. In addition, the team advances the views on social, cultural, economic, and political development: Intergenerationalism*.Multiculturalism,and Social Justice. The main objective for our participants is to become more well rounded, effective, and productive human beings; who recognize that there are tools, skills and resources necessary for contributions to the community for safe, healthy, and economic growth. We will help to reduce the poverty level and Make Philadelphia Smarter. And not be a mirror of society,however, a ‘Maker’ of society. How! Turn the challenge into an opportunity.*coined word

Writers Room is Drexel's university-community literary arts program. We are a diverse, intergenerational collective of student, alumni, faculty, staff, and neighborhood residents whose work demonstrates a desire for collaborative opportunities in our joint communities. Everything we do is free and open to all.