Intergenerational Action on a Global Scale

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Register today! Don't miss Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell's welcome address during the Opening Plenary on Thurs., July 23. Mayor Caldwell launched and has been a big supporter of Age-Friendly Honolulu initiatives. 

All conference registrants are invited to a special screening and intergenerational discussion of ALIVE INSIDE on Weds., July 22 after the opening reception/poster session. This stirring documentary follows social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, as he fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music's ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it. Learn more about the film.  Check the conference website for additional details.

The Butterfly

Legendary actor Michel Serrault stars as Julien, an ornery butterfly collector, whose new neighbors, 8-year-old Elsa (Claire Bouanich) and her mother, Isabelle (Nade Dieu), move into the apartment next to his. Due to Isabelle's work schedule, Elsa is often left alone. However, the persistent and curious girl adopts a reluctant Julien as her surrogate grandpa. Intent on finding a particularly short-lived butterfly, Julien and Elsa form an unlikely friendship on their rural trek. 

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. Disclaimer: Inclusion in this section is not an endorsement from Generations United. Rather, it is a way of showing the multiplying impact when the arts and pop culture are age-advantaged.

National Child Awareness Month (NCAM) Youth Ambassador Program. Fifty-one NCAM Youth Ambassadors, one per state and D.C., will receive $1,000-grant, an all-expense paid, three-day leadership training during Sept. 2015 in D.C., and ongoing training and networking opportunities. Deadline: June 10, 2015. Learn more

Generations United encourages you to submit intergenerational projects. If you have - or know of - any intergenerational funding opportunities, please send them to Alan King at [email protected]

The Fostering Connection to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 extablished grants to fund kinship navigator programs. Kinship Navigators highlights the work of the seven kinship navigator Family Connection Grant projects, providing a closer view of the programs and services and the children and families that they serve. Learn more

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in Young Families: Two-Generation Policy Recommendations. The report identifies what needles need to be moved on federal, state, and local levels to help communities and families rebound from the recent economic downturn. Learn more

The Honorable Mark Doms, under secretary for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Department of Commerce, tasked the Office of the Chief Economist staff, with cooperation from the Census Bureau, to examine the uses of the survey to develop a better understanding of its value to American communities. The result is this report. Learn more

Using Technology to Connect Generations: Some Considerations of Form and Function. In this paper, Dr. Matthew Kaplan, Dr. Mariano Sanchez and Leah Bradley explore the growing emphasis on expanding the role of technology in intergenerational programs. The article includes survey information from 46 intergenerational programs from 11 countries. Learn more