Volume 20 | Issue 2 | January 22, 2025 | |
Join Us for the Upcoming Intergenerational Housing Learning Network Meeting!
We’re excited to announce our upcoming session on January 30, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET, focused on Policy and Intergenerational Housing. We’ll be joined by Linda Couch, Senior Vice President for Public Policy at LeadingAge, who will share insights on policy and intergenerational housing-related questions and topics from the new Intergenerational Housing Blueprint. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to hear from an expert in the field. Register today!
| |
Global Conference Updates - Now Accepting Award Nominations!
Know a person, program, or organization doing outstanding work? Nominate them for a Generations United Award! We're celebrating outstanding leadership and innovation at the 23rd Global Intergenerational Conference. Submit your nomination today! Nominations are due by March 7, 2025, at 11:45 p.m. ET.
Registration is also open for the conference, which will be held June 25-27, 2025 in Louisville, KY! Take advantage of the lowest possible rate by registering today.
| |
Image by Kea Taylor/Imagine Photography, taken at the 22nd Global Intergenerational Conference in Washington, DC. | |
Join us in Celebrating Global Intergenerational Week 2025!
It’s official! Global Intergenerational Week is returning for 2025 and we can’t wait to share our plans with you. Sign up as a supporter now and join us for the upcoming launch of Global Intergenerational Week 2025 on February 4.
| |
|
Upcoming Webinar - Five Actions for Supporting Students and Caregivers in Kinship/Grandfamilies: A Toolkit for K-12 School Professionals and Kinship Service Providers | |
|
Thursday, January 30, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET
Join us for the rollout of a new practical toolkit designed to help K-12 education professionals and kinship service providers around the country. The toolkit shares five concrete sets of actions that you can take to more meaningfully and inclusively reach and serve grandparents and other kin caregivers and the students they are raising in your community. During this webinar, access tools, learn tips, and hear from education professionals who helped create this practical resource, which complements the Generations United 2024 State of Grandfamilies & Kinship Care Report, Pathways to Success: K-12 Education Support for Kinship and Grandfamilies. Log off with actionable tips that you can implement in your community to help students and their kin caregivers.
Learn More and Register
| |
Accepting Requests for Assistance | |
As always, the Network is accepting individual requests for assistance from professionals who work in systems or organizations that serve kinship/grandfamilies. Fill out the request assistance form to receive support from our team. Learn more and sign up four our monthly newsletter! | |
The Network is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $9,950,000 with 95 percentage funded by ACL/HHS and $523,684 and 5 percentage funded by non-government sources. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
| |
Intergenerational Spotlight | |
In the wake of the recent fires, our thoughts are with everyone who was profoundly affected in the Los Angeles area. We stand with them and the many communities impacted by the fires as they begin the long road to recovery ahead. This week, we are focusing on a program from one of the impacted communities that is helping to foster intergenerational connection and community. | |
The Constellations Project
The Constellations Project, created by Kate Muehlemann Cataldo, uses art and storytelling to foster connections between LGBTQIA+ elders and youth. In the first year of the project, Kate interviewed LGBTQIA+ elders who shared their experiences, reflections, and advice for queer youth. Kate painted their portraits and then guided youth in producing artwork that reflected the elders’ stories. The portraits, artworks, and stories were exhibited at the Altadena Pride Festival, which was a chance for all participants to meet and see their work and stories exhibited. Learn more about The Constellations Project here.
| |
Each issue, Generations United is spotlighting a recipient of our Intergenerational Program Certification or a program highlighted in our Shared Site Learning Network newsletter. The certification is an annual recognition of outstanding programs bringing older and younger participants together and is based on rigorous standards of program effectiveness and sustainability. Learn more about the Intergenerational Program Certification here. | |
Exciting Policy News: Supporting America’s Children and Families Act is Now Law!
On January 4th, the Supporting America’s Children and Families Act was signed into law, reauthorizing and updating Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, a critical child welfare law that supports kinship families outside of child welfare as well. It includes the following key provisions that go into effect starting October 1, 2025: $10 million per year for five years of funding for Kinship Navigator Programs through a competitive grant program; a clarification that Title IV-B funds can be used for kinship families and peer-to-peer support programs; a requirement for states to consult with people with lived experience, including kin caregivers and youth, in developing their plans; and increases to Title IV-B funding, of $75 million annually. Read the full act here.
| |
|
Invitation to Inform Prevention Services Clearinghouse Spanish-language Study Pilot
The Prevention Services Clearinghouse is conducting a pilot to understand the feasibility of identifying and reviewing studies only published in Spanish. They are inviting submissions of studies of any program or service that have been published only in Spanish and do not have current English translations. They are also inviting suggestions for websites, bibliographic databases, or other places the Clearinghouse may consider looking for Spanish-language studies. The deadline for submissions is February 5, 2025.
El Centro de Información de Servicios de Prevención está llevando a cabo un proyecto piloto para evaluar la viabilidad de identificar y revisar estudios publicados únicamente en español. Invitan al público a enviar estudios de cualquier programa o servicio que hayan sido publicados únicamente en español y que no tengan una traducción actual al inglés. También invitan a sugerir sitios web, bases de datos bibliográficas u otras fuentes donde el Centro de Información pueda buscar estudios en español.
Learn more / Obtener más información
| |
|
Apply for AARP Purpose Prize Award Today
The AARP Purpose Prize award supports AARP's mission by honoring extraordinary nonprofit founders 50 and older who tap into the power of life experience to build a better future for us all.
Up to five winners will receive $75,000 for their organizations and a year of supports and resources to help broaden their impact. Applications are due February 28, 2025, by 5 p.m. ET. Learn more.
| |
|
Applications Open for the 2025 Springboard Prize for Child Welfare
The Springboard Prize for Child Welfare invests in new, exciting ideas focused on preventing child neglect and abuse, lifting up children and families within the child welfare system, and assuring their well-being beyond. The Aviv Foundation is sponsoring the Springboard Prize for the second time as part of its goal to invest in solutions with the potential to create systemic change. In 2025, four awards of $400,000 each will be given to launch new, or expand existing, early-stage innovative projects with the potential to improve the lives of children and families. Applications for Round 1 opened on January 6 and will close on February 17. Learn more.
| |
|
Thank You to Our Members and Supporters! | Thank you to Mary Ann Casey for her donation to Generations United. Thank you to all our members and supporters! Help us build a society that values all generations by making a donation today. If you're an organization, join us! | | | |
|
"We’re reducing isolation. There’s just so much joy. On Friday, we walked in the door, and there’s this whole waiting committee. We were met with cheers. They kind of wait for us to come — it’s very exciting. There’s an amazing sense of belonging and purpose."
—Tara Requa, Head of School at Bezos Academy Des Moines, a preschool attended by children ages 3-5 who visit the residents living in Wesley Homes, an assisted living facility.
| |
We want Generations This Week to be a resource for you. Please send us any national news on intergenerational issues, in addition to upcoming conferences, funding opportunities, research, reports, and webinars. You can connect with other intergenerational enthusiasts through our Facebook group. Please also let us know how we can improve! Email us at gu@gu.org. We'd love to hear from you! | |
|
|
Treat Yourself GRAND!
As a reader of Generations This Week, you are eligible to receive a complimentary subscription to GRAND - The Lifestyle Magazine for Awesome Grandparents.
That's a $26 value for 12 issues delivered right to your inbox. Get valuable offers and inspirational articles, like our column on GRAND Families, and more.
| |
| | | | | |
