Intergenerational Program Database

Grandpas United is a nationally recognized, intergenerational mentoring program in its fourth year of operation under the White Plains Youth Bureau. The program provides a range of services and opportunities to youth including mentoring, college, and career readiness, vocational and employment, recreation, workshops, leadership development, academic assistance, and youth diversion. The program has a diverse population of 100+ Grandpas in White Plains. The program has been featured on radio, television, newspapers and magazines. We have also received several national awards for our work. With the support of state and local government, the program has expanded to five locations in Westchester. The mission is to utilize the talents, skills and experiences of our grandpas to improve the community; provide boys and young men with mentoring and intergenerational activities that support their positive development in school and in the community through one-on- one and group relationships. Activities include: Activities include: Youth Court, Department of Social Services Residential Counseling, Grandpas Go to School, Half Time with Grandpas/High Five, Civic Engagement, Coffee With Grandpas, Grandpas Got, YPI (Youth Police Initiative), and Co-Sponsor of the Annual New York State Fatherhood Conference addressing the needs of fathers. Keyword: Program of Distinction

The mission of United HomeCare (UHC) AVUS Connect is to engage our community’s future leaders in advocacy for older adult causes through Intergenerational volunteerism. Friendships are nurtured through the sharing of life experiences, making AVUS Connect an integral part of UHC’s mission to “make a difference in the lives of individuals by offering community-based health care solutions that promote independence and wellness.” Founded in 1973 by United Way of Miami, UHC is an independent 501 (C)(3) non-profit, charitable organization serving 3000 of Miami-Dade’s most frail citizens. United HomeCare’s AVUS Connect is an Intergenerational, youth-led, volunteer program dedicated to fostering friendships between homebound older adults ages 60+ and youth ages 15+ to help alleviate loneliness and social isolation. AVUS means grandfather in Latin. This hybrid Tech Model 4-friendly senior assurance is offered virtually, by phone, in-person and includes Tech Education. Volunteers are high school, college, and older adults working together to make a positive impact in the lives of 150 homebound older adults receiving senior reassurance service, and 1,600+ community seniors receiving hurricane meals in underserved neighborhoods of Miami-Dade, and free computer tablets for connectivity. Keyword: Program of Distinction

The mission of CitySites is to build connections across the generations through regular and ongoing social engagement between older and younger program participants. CitySites offers weekly intergenerational events in senior housing and senior centers throughout Boston. Service-learning and community-engagement college students are matched with sites where they organize and host activities, which are directed by older and younger participants. CitySites activities include language exchanges/ESL assistance, Tech Cafes, creative writing, story shares, games, adult coloring, and arts and crafts. Our intergenerational programs are multicultural and frequently multilingual. In bringing older and younger people together, we strengthen the social connections of program participants as well as the larger community by building bridges across generational, educational, cultural, economic, and linguistic differences. Keyword: Program of Distinction

Senior Services is in Winston- Salem, North Carolina and sponsors an award-winning program, Bridges, in collaboration with Kindermusik International. Participants at the Williams Adult Day Center and toddlers ages 3-4 meet for intergenerational movement through music sessions and arts such as visuals, theater, music, storytelling, and oral history. Senior Services, Inc., is also in the process of developing an Intergenerational Center for Arts and Wellness, a future shared site.

Purpose Pals program in Hawaii provides meaningful, virtual intergenerational contact between older and younger generations to provide social support, career mentoring, and life advice.

DOROT mobilizes volunteers of all ages to improve the lives of the elderly. Our intergenerational programs engage youth in volunteer activities within an educational framework, increase their sensitivity to the needs of the elderly, and further their commitment to service. The Academic Year Teen Internship incorporates weekly workshops engaging teens and seniors around topics like art, music and discussions of current events. The Summer Teen Internship is a 4- week program for teens to connect with seniors through different programming.

The Center for Health and Aging Innovation (CHAI) at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work was launched in January of 2021 and has a specific goal of maximizing the promise of intergenerational cohesion and relationships. Our programmatic offerings span three “play and learn zones”: Zone 1 includes intergenerational art interventions and discussions on aging and life; Zone 2 includes academic and professional courses; and Zone 3 includes intergenerational home sharing.

A unique approach to childcare. Building relationships between children and seniors. Our program visits local senior communities to engage and enrich the minds of multigenerational learning.

A Little Help is a Colorado nonprofit that connects neighbors of all ages to empower older adults to thrive in their homes and communities. Using the evidence-based national Village Movement model, A Little Help mobilizes community volunteers provide non-medical services to neighbors while forging meaningful connections. Older adults receive help with a variety of services, including transportation, housework, and friendly visits, and are invited to engage in regularly scheduled local and intergenerational events and programming. Intergenerational connection is at the heart of each service and event provided by A Little Help, and we also create intentional intergenerational programming. Programs like Teen Team, which pairs middle/high school students with older mentors, highlight the reciprocity of intergenerational relationships. Both older and younger neighbors are providing value and support to one another, with students helping around the home and yard and older members sharing stories and providing mentorship, and both feel that they are the volunteer. A Little Help strives to break down the siloes that segment our society and strengthen community for people of all ages. Reciprocity exemplified when our older neighbors provide presence, rootedness, mentorship, and wisdom to younger members of A Little Help. Intergenerational interdependence creates a beautiful community.

The Intergenerational Connections program at Wofford provides opportunities for college students to interact with local older adults. Each semester we have opportunities for one-time or weekly interactions.