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Volume 10, Issue 41
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October 14, 2015
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Grandparents Who Are Raising Children Need More Support
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Now Available: Peer Kinship Network Webinar
During this September webinar, kinship caregivers and representatives from Generations United and
Casey Family Programs shared info about the Grandfamilies Advocacy Network Demonstration (GrAND), a new initiative designed to ensure that kinship caregivers are involved in shaping state programs, policies and strategies related to vulnerable children and families.
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Building Wellbeing: Unveiling a New Narrative on Human Services
Join the National Human Services Assembly on Tues., Nov. 10, 1:30 - 2:45 pm EST for a webinar on understanding the urgent need for a new narrative about the contributions human services make to a thriving society. Learn more
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Families in Child Welfare Affected by Substance Use
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Impact Giving to Support Women and Girls of Color
Join the
Chronicle of Social Change for a webinar on
Weds., Nov. 4, 1-2:30 pm EST to learn
which funders are coming forward to do more for women and girls of color, receive data to use for grant proposals, and strategies for maximizing impact.
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Nominations Now Open for the 2015 Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence!
The Eisner Foundation is accepting nominations for an individual or a nonprofit organization that is uniting multiple generations, especially seniors and youth, to bring about positive and lasting changes in their community. This year also marks 5th anniversary of the Eisner Prize. The Foundation will select two
winners and award each $100,000!
Nominations must be received on or before Oct. 31, 2015.
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October Deadline for Workshop Proposals
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A Huge Thanks to Our Members and Supporters
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Help Us Promote the Best Intergenerational Communities Awards
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Generations United's 2017 International Conference: Request for Partners
Want to bring the Generations United Conference to your own backyard? We are looking for potential partners to co-convene the
19th Biennial International Intergenerational Conference in 2017. Work with our team to create an interactive, informative, and cultural learning experience for the growing intergenerational network. Letters of Interest should be submitted by
Oct. 30, 2015.
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Culture United
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
In honor of
National Hispanic Heritage Month, we highlight
Yuyi Morales
'
Just a Minute!
In this trickster tale, Senor Calavera arrives unexpectedly at Grandma Beetle's door. He request that she leave with him right away. "Just a minute," Grandma Beetle tells him. She still has one house to sweep, two pots of tea to boil, three pounds of corn to make into tortillas - and that's just the start. Using both Spanish and English words to tally the party preparations, Grandma Beetle cleverly delays her trip and spends her birthday with a table full of grandchildren and her surprise guest.
Do you know of any films, books, music and TV shows with an intergenerational theme?
Share them with us
and we'll share in the weeks and months to come. See disclaimer.
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Cool Ideas
The Villa Maria Childcare Center
This week's cool idea is the Villa Maria Childcare Center, an intergenerational shared site in Fargo, North Dakota, where children and older adults connect. Got something cool you tried that was successful? Why not tweet your cool intergenerational ideas to
#cooligideas
? You can also post them to our
Intergenerational
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Think Intergenerational - Funding Opportunities
Benefits Enrollment Centers Grant. The National Council on Aging
invites qualified state agencies and community-based organizations to apply to become Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs). Funding is available for up to eight organizations to receive grants of $100,000 to enroll low-income Medicare beneficiaries into all of the benefits for which they are eligible.
Notice of Intent Deadline: Oct. 15, 2015 | Application Deadline: Nov. 13, 2015.
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Photo Essay Contest. Generation No Kid Hungry is mobilizing 7th-12th grade students to engage in a "real-world" photography and writing assignment to address the problem of childhood hunger in the United States. One winner will be chosen in each of three grade ranges (7-8, 9-10, 11-12). Each grand-prize winner will receive a $500 Visa gift card and a $200 donation to his or her school. Deadline: Oct. 25, 2015. Learn more
Social Innovation Fund Grant. AARP Foundation - which received
$3 million in investments over three years from the Corporation for National and Community Service's (CNCS) Social Innovation Fund (SIF) to help grow Experience Corps - will use a competitive grant program to identify seven sites with high proportions of students who are struggling to read, representing 28 schools and 4,000 children.
Notice of Intent to Apply Deadline: Oct. 21, 2015 | Application Deadline: Nov. 17, 2015.
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Isolation Impact Area Grants.
AARP Foundation is seeking innovative and evidence- or outcomes-based solutions at the community or societal level that catalyze meaningful connections and interventions to reduce negative health outcomes among all ages. Required Letter of Inquiry Deadline: Oct. 26, 2015. Learn more
If you have - or know of - any intergenerational funding opportunities, please send them to Alan King at aking@gu.org
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Great Resources
Research
Placement Patterns for American Indian Children Involved with Child Welfare. The research brief by
Casey Family Programs, the
Oregon Social Learning Center and the
Rady Children's Hospital examines the extent to which placement patterns of American Indian children are aligned with the placement preference provisions outlined in the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which better ensures American Indian children involved with the child welfare system are placed with relatives.
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The Value of Vaccines in Disease Prevention. This collection of fact sheets and infographics by
Pfizer highlight the societal health and economic impacts of vaccines. Learn more
The Resounding Resiliency of Grandfamilies: Financial Stories from Older Relatives Caring for Children in Lower-Income Communities. This report by Generations United and
CFED, supported by
Citi, highlights opportunities to support grandparents raising grandchildren in low-income communities.
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Events
Conferences
Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support. California Network of Family Strengthening.
San Francisco. October 19-20, 2015.
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2015 GIA Annual Conference. Grantmakers in Aging. Washington, DC.
October 28-30, 2015.
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LeadingAge HackFest. LeadingAge. Boston, MA. Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2015. Learn more
LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo. LeadingAge. Boston, MA. Nov. 1-4, 2015. Learn more
International Youth Earth Summit. Montessori Model United Nations. New York, NY. Nov. 11-14, 2015. Learn more
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"...The growth and development of children no longer will depend solely upon the status of their parents. Once again, the community as the extended family will rekindle its caring and nurturing. ..."
~Dorothy Height, a civil rights and women's rights activist
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Your Feedback Invited! We want Generations This Week to be a real resource for you. Please send us any national news on intergenerational issues in addition to upcoming conferences, funding opportunities, reports and webinars. Local and state events can be shared in our Facebook group. Please also let us know how we can improve! My email is aking@gu.org. I'd love to hear from you! Best, Alan King Communications Specialist Generations United |
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