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Volume 11, Issue 48
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November 30, 2016
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 Generations United in the News
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 Family First Prevention Services Act Update Yesterday, in response to objections from a few senators, the Family First Prevention Services Act was removed from the 21st Century Cures Act, the vehicle that bipartisan leaders hoped would move the Family First Act forward. The future of the legislation is uncertain. Generations United thanks the many friends of grandfamilies who made calls in support of the legislation to policymakers on such short notice. Please continue to contact your legislators to voice your support for the Family First Act. If you would like to receive timely updates about grandfamilies legislation, please email Adam Otto. |
Award-winning Filmmaker Tod Lending to Keynote Generations Remixed Conference
Generations United and St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care are thrilled to announce Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning producer and director Tod Lending as the keynote speaker for our 2017 Global Intergenerational Conference. Lending, whose projects were screened theatrically and given awards at national and international festivals, is the president and founder of Nomadic Pictures. Learn more
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Now Accepting Applications! 2017 Best Intergenerational Communities Awards
Does your community go above and beyond when it comes to recognizing, engaging, and supporting all ages? Apply today for the 2017 Generations United/MetLife Foundation Best Intergenerational Communities Awards. Applications due Feb. 24, 2017. Learn more |
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A Huge Thanks to Our Members and Supporters
We thank our renewing members - Kind Kids, Inc., Many Lights Foundation and Under One Roof, Inc. -
for their contributions. Together, we are building a world that values all generations! You can contribute and/or honor a friend or loved one with a Tribute Gift to Generations United.
Donate to help us unleash the potential of an "age-amped" society.
If you're an organization, Join us!
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Memes Show the Importance of Vaccinations Across the Lifespan
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 Culture United
Fried Green Tomatoes
On one of her Wednesday nursing home visits, Evelyn Couch, a young housewife, encounters Ninny Threadgoode, a colorful old woman who brightens Evelyn's outlook by sharing tales from her past. As Ninny recounts the exploits of her free-spirited sister-in-law Idgie, owner of a small Alabama café in the 1920s, and the bond Idgie shared with her friend Ruth, Evelyn gains the confidence to change her own life for the better. Watch the trailer.
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
Lifesongs
This week's cool idea is Lifesongs, an intergenerational arts project in New Mexico that promotes social inclusion and dignity for elders and people in hospice care. Learn more
Got something cool you tried that was successful? Why not tweet your cool intergenerational ideas to
#cooligideas
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Intergenerational Connections
Facebook Group. We want to highlight innovative age-optimized programs and practices through our blog, social media and weekly e-newsletter!
Share the inspiration
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Think Intergenerational - Funding Opportunities
2017 AmeriCorps Funding. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has funding available for programs that engage participants 55 or older in service that makes a significant impact in their communities.
Notification of Intent Deadline: Dec. 7, 2016 | Application Deadline: Jan. 18, 2017. Learn more
 Nominations Now Open for the 2017 Outstanding Young Leader Award. FosterClub is looking for young people (16-24 year-olds who experienced foster care in the U.S.) who are engaged in local, state or national community service or advocacy and activities.
Deadline: Dec. 7, 2016.
See flyer for more info, then
use this form to nominate a youth.
Systems of Care Grants. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for Systems of Care grants to support mental health services and systems for children, youth, and families in tribal communities. Deadline:
Jan. 3, 2017.
Learn more
2017 Youth Garden Grants. KidsGardening is offering $750 in supplies to 20 winners - school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life for students and their communities. Deadline: Dec. 15, 2016. 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
Social Security: One System, Two Funds, Three Insurance Protections.
This new brief from the National Academy of Social Insurance, which includes
an infographic
, explains how Social Security protects all ages through its disability, retirement and survivors protections.
Learn more
A Prescription for Action. This report from the National Association of Counties and the National League of Cities is a tool to help counties and cities
assess the way they respond to addiction and to formulate lasting and equitable responses that promote health, safety, and opportunity for all members of our communities. Learn more
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Events
Aging in America.
American Society on Aging.
Chicago, IL. March 20-24, 2017.
Learn more
Proposal Deadline Extended (Dec. 9th) for the CWLA 2017 National Conference, Advancing Excellence in Practice and Policy:
Highlighting successful Strategies to Address the Needs of Children, Youth & Families.
Child Welfare League of America. March 29 - 31, 2017. Washington, DC.
Learn more
Call for Presenters for National Indian Child Welfare Association's 35th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. NICWA. April 2-5, 2017. San Diego, CA. Learn more
Generations Remixed. Generations United and St. Ann Center for
Intergenerational Care. Milwaukee, WI. June 13-16, 2017.
Learn more
Call for Presenters for National Foster Parent Association 2017 Education Conference. NFPA.
June 21-24, 2017. Houston, TX.
Learn more
Call for Proposals for 2017 Young Adult Services Symposium. Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).
Louisville, KY. Nov. 3 -5, 2017.
Learn more
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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"...the relationships you have with your family and your friends and the people that you know are much more important than a lot of the other things that you've always concerned yourself with.... And then when you have a grandbaby, that takes it probably to another level."
~Nick Saban, head football coach at the University of Alabama
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