Intergenerational Program Database

Dance Generators West is a part of the University of San Francisco's Department of Performing Arts and Social Justice. Company members range in age from their teens through their eighties. The Company believes that the combinations of physical and creative energies found in dance succeeds in motivating and inspiring activity and interaction between people of all ages who are at times, isolated from one another.

This facility is part of Celebration Christian Schools. It will be comprised of a preschool, an after school program and a senior day care. It seeks to meet the needs of children and adults while encouraging people of different ages to interact.

Founded in 1984, Hearts & Minds Activity Center emerged as the first large capacity dementia-specific adult day program in the country. Since its inception, Hearts & Minds has provided services to over 6,000 individuals living with dementia and their families. As a licensed 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Hearts & Minds Activity Center operates an additional program on site: a childcare center that collaborates with its counterpart for daily intergenerational activities. Keyword: Shared Site

To combat the loneliness felt by individuals with Alzheimer’s, the Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s at UCLA launched the TimeOut Program in January 2016. In this program, each UCLA student is paired with a senior who has Alzheimer’s and spends time with them three hours every week at the OPICA Adult day Care and Caregiver Support Center. Together, they participate in various activities to enjoy themselves and build strong, lasting relationships.

Workforce Academy for Youth's (WAY) mission is to give foster youth the opportunity to learn and gain work experience to better prepare for a county position (or equivalent job) and/or to encourage him or her to continue his or her education. The County of San Diego implements WAY in September 2006 to provide workforce experience to you who are "aging out" of the foster care system and transitioning to self-sufficiency. WAY is a six-month paid internship program that provides employment, training, and mentorship to emancipating foster youth age 17-21. The program unites youth with older adult Life Skill Coaches to support the development of work and life skills.

Eskaton’s Intergenerational Initiative — with the theme “One Nation, Under Age” — encourages positive intergenerational relations by connecting the organization’s community living residents and homebased support participants with local schoolchildren and young adults. The Initiative features a wide array of mutually beneficial learning opportunities, as well as social, cultural and entertainment components. The Initiative’s premier program, Eskaton Kids Connection, partners a number of Eskaton communities with local elementary schools to create intergenerational friendships. Students and their older adult “buddies” meet regularly to read, write and share with one another. Eskaton also collaborates with California State University, Sacramento to offer gerontology, nursing and social work students the opportunity to earn credits and first-hand experience while living with older adults in an Eskaton community. Eskaton communities also sponsor “Senior Ball” events with local high schools; provide student internships; host art shows and student performances; plan and maintain gardens; and support local scout troops.