GENERATIONS REMIXED CONFERENCE A SUCCESS!
After years of planning, registering and sweet anticipation, the 19
th
Global Intergenerational Conference came - and went - too soon. Our special thanks to our conference partners, St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care
, our leadership team
Larry Cooper
(Children's Home Network),
Shannon Jarrott
(The Ohio State University),
Stephanie Sue Stein
(public policy and aging consultant and advocate) and
Robin Tillotson
(Chicago Department of Family & Support Services); and all the members of the conference planning committee. To our attendees, awardees, sponsors, speakers, board members, and volunteers, we thank you for your enthusiasm and support. For those who could not attend, we missed you and want to share some of our favorite moments with you. Check out the recaps for
Tuesday
,
Wednesday,
Thursday
and
Friday
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Once again, thank you for making the 19th Global Intergenerational Conference the best ever!
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 CONF
ERENCE REQUEST FOR PARTNERS
Want to bring the intergenerational field to your backyard?
Generations United is looking for potential partner(s) to co-convene the 20th Global Intergenerational Conference in 2019. Letters of Interest should be submitted by September 15, 2017.
Learn more
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POLICY UPDATE
Relative Foster Parent Bill Passes House
L
ast night the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Reducing Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act (H.R. 2866) in a landslide victory 382 to 19. The legislation will require action next on the Senate. Read the bill
and be sure to thank your members of Congress for their support!
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APPLY TODAY!
Be Recognized as a Program of Distinction
Does your intergenerational program meet critical needs in your community? Does it provide clear, meaningful roles for participants of all ages and abilities? Do you go above and beyond to train staff and participants? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you may have what it takes to be named an intergenerational Program of Distinction! Each year, we recognize outstanding programs across the country that reflect the rich diversity among programs that involve older and younger generations.
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 SPECIAL OFFER
20% off printed or eBook version of Intergenerational Pathways to a Sustainable Society
T
he new book by Matthew Kaplan, Mariano Sanchez and Jacobus Hoffman highlights potential contributions of intergenerational practice to health and well-being, education, work policies, and family; presents major intergenerational theories and research studies from a wide range of settings and objectives; shares basic themes that are seemingly "universal" across geographic regions and cultural contexts; and includes regional case studies, applications, models and approaches.
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THANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS
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COOL IDEAS 
Stage Right - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Stage Right
in Milwaukee (featured during the closing session of the Global Intergenerational Conference and during a pre-conference site visit) strives to improve the quality of life for older adults by giving voice to people with memory loss through partnering with youth performers to create original musicals. Stage Right is made up of local performers and artists who wish to share the joy of collaborative, intergenerational art-making in their community.
The program strives to highlight the wonderful benefits behind creative engagement in senior care. Stage Right hosts interactive workshops with seniors of all abilities, in which participants work together to create short original musicals. Over the course of three visits, older adults become the playwrights, lyricists, choreographers, and performers. The workshops use techniques that are safe for all abilities and focus on the present moment, allowing older adults with memory loss to contribute equally to those without.
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CULTURE UNITED
Legacy
The Academy Award nominated documentary film,
Legacy features the Collins family, who for four generations were trapped in urban poverty, depending upon welfare and living in one of the oldest and most dangerous public housing projects in America-Chicago's Henry Horner Homes. Yet, unlike tens of thousands in their situation, they found the community support structures-and internal spirit-to strengthen their family and transcend the economic and social conditions of their lives. The filmmaker, Tod Lending talked about the making of the film and the Collins family during the opening session of the recent Global Intergenerational Conference.
Order a copy of Legacy
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THINK INTERGENERATIONAL - FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Annie E. Casey Foundation invites proposals from localities interested in becoming new Evidence2Success communities. The Foundation plans to select one to three new communities that will implement the Evidence2Success framework, beginning in spring 2018.
Applications are due
August 4, 2017, by 5 p.m. EDT.
Learn more
The Administration for Community Living expects to make 10-15 three-year awards to States who previously have received grants under this program. Grantee will be asked to carefully examine the extent to which their state has a Lifespan Respite System and propose approaches that enable greater realization of such a system.
Deadline: July 18, 2017
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Learn more
If you have - or know of - any intergenerational funding opportunities, please send them to [email protected]
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THINK INTERGENERATIONAL - GREAT RESOURCES
Research and Resources
I Need You, You Need Me: The Young, the Old, and What We Can Achieve Together.
The new report from Generations United and The Eisner Foundation highlights national examples of pioneers reuniting the generations and making their communities better places to live.
2017 GrandFacts Sheets.
This resource from Generations United and our national advocacy partners is an important starting place for grandparents and other relatives raising children. The GrandFacts Sheets provide state-specific information on local program resources, benefits and data for grandfamilies.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
National Foster Parent Association 2017 Education Conference. NFPA.
The International Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology (IAGG) 2017 World Congress. IAGG and The Gerontological Society of America.
Take Off with Respite! 2017 National Lifespan Respite Conference. ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center.
Huntsville, AL. Oct. 11-13, 2017.
Learn more
2017 Young Adult Services Symposium. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).
International Federation on Ageing 14th Global Conference on Ageing.
International Federation on Ageing.
Toronto, ON, Canada. Aug. 8-10, 2018.
Learn more
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generations, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself."
-Charles M. Schulz
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