Volume 18 | Issue 39 | October 4th, 2023 | |
News for Advocates of Children, Youth, and Older Adults from Generations United | |
Upcoming Webinar on Strengthening Cultural Responsiveness in Intergenerational Programs
Join Generations United and RRF Foundation for Aging tomorrow, Thursday, October 5 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET for the online release of the new report Strengthening Cultural Responsiveness in Intergenerational Programs. This event will highlight the recommendations in the report and explore the challenges and successes of organizations that are embarking on a diversity journey and those that have already prioritized cultural responsiveness. We will hear from a panel of intergenerational program practitioners whose work focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Learn more about the speakers.
Register Today!
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Ageism Awareness Day is October 7
Ageism Awareness Day, on Saturday, October 7, 2023, is an opportunity to draw attention to the existence and impact of ageism in our society and how we can reframe aging in our communities.
Check out the American Society on Aging's toolkit with a variety of resources, including social media posts you can use to disrupt ageism on social media here.
Check out Generations United's Making the Case for Intergenerational Programs report, which highlights how intergenerational programs intentionally unite the generations in ways that enrich participants’ lives and help address vital social and community issues while building on the positive resources that young and old have to offer each other and to their communities.
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Generation’s United’s 2025 Global Intergenerational Conference: Request for Partners
Are you committed to growing and strengthening the intergenerational community of practice? Want to bring the best of the intergenerational field to your backyard? Generations United seeks potential partner(s) to co-convene the 23rd Global Intergenerational Conference in Summer 2025.
Letters of interest should be submitted by October 27, 2023. Learn more.
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ACL/CDC Webinar: Fall Vaccination Guidance and the Bridge Access Program
Join the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a webinar on CDC’s fall vaccination guidance and the Bridge Access Program. This webinar is for aging and disability network stakeholders who are providing services to support vaccinations for older adults and people with disabilities in their local communities.
Register for the webinar here.
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Program Spotlight - Sharing Time with Elders Project (STEP) | |
Sharing Time with Elders Project (STEP) is a volunteer program inspiring people to bridge the generations through powerful conversations. The mission of STEP, a Generations United Program of Distinction, is to change the social norm of aging and to understand the value of every person at any age. Youth are involved by listening, talking, and being heard by meeting with people from other generations. Participants can earn volunteer hours and job/school references. Overall, young people and older adults at Sharing Time with Elders Project have fun together changing the social norm of aging. Learn more. | |
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Each week, Generations United is spotlighting a recipient of our Intergenerational Program Certification. 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. | |
Resource: Identifying and Engaging Untapped Partners to Support Kinship/Grandfamilies | |
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This tip sheet provides strategies for building a repertoire of community resources and identifying, engaging, navigating, and maintaining new community connections that will sustain kinship/grandfamilies over time. Use this as a reference tool to identify additional community partners that may not immediately come to mind when providing services to kinship families. Access the toolkit here.
Upcoming Webinar: Kin-Specific Foster Home Licensure: Overview of New Federal Rule & Release of Recommended Standards
Join us on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. ET as a coalition of national nonprofit organizations explains the new federal rule on kin-specific foster home licensing and unveils a first draft of model kin-specific approval standards. Everyone who registers will receive a link to the recording after the event. Learn more and register here.
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Accepting Technical Assistance Requests | |
As always, the Network is accepting individual technical assistance (TA) requests from professionals who work in systems or organizations that serve kinship/grandfamilies. Fill out the TA request form to receive support from our team. Learn more and sign up to access our resources! | |
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.
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Thank You to Our Members and Supporters | Thank you to all our members and supporters! Consider making a donation today to help unleash the potential of a society that values all generations. If you're an organization, join us! | | | |
Think Intergenerational - Funding Opportunities | |
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Life Comes From It is a grantmaking and movement-building circle that supports grassroots work led by people of color in the United States. Funding is provided for projects and collaborations led by people of color that focus on restorative justice, transformative justice, Indigenous peacemaking, and land-based projects. The aim is to support work committed to replacing criminalization and incarceration with alternative approaches to address violence and repair harm, and prioritizing peacemaking development and Indigenous initiatives led by Native people. Grants are typically unrestricted and for general operating costs. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or organizations with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor are eligible to apply. Application deadline: None for introductions. Learn more.
America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI), a program administered by Reinvestment Fund on behalf of USDA Rural Development, works to improve access to fresh, healthy foods in underserved rural and urban areas. HFFI’s new Local and Regional Healthy Food Financing Partnerships Program will support public-private partnerships to establish and grow local, regional, or state food financing programs that provide financial and technical assistance to healthy food retailers (grocery and other markets) and food enterprises (food retail supply chain businesses). A total of up to $30,000,000 is available. Grants to applicants will range from $200,000 to $3,000,000 depending on the type of activities proposed. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. ET on November 3, 2023. Learn more.
If you have—or know of—any intergenerational funding opportunities, please send them to gu@gu.org.
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Think Intergenerational - Great Resources | |
Generations United Resources | |
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Strengthening Cultural Responsiveness In Intergenerational Programs is a new report from Generations United that highlights the intentional and creative ways that organizations combat systemic racism by prioritizing the voices and lived experiences of diverse staff and participants in their practices. Available in English and Spanish. Learn more.
Generations United has updated our Children Thrive in Grandfamilies Fact Sheet, a resource that provides key facts about how children do in the care of relatives and a list of research articles to support the facts. Learn more.
17 New State-Specific Adoption & Guardianship Comparison Charts Are Now Available! These comparison charts help grandfamilies understand the difference between adoption and guardianship for children leaving foster care to permanency with relatives, made possible with support from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Learn more.
Sharing Our Space: A Toolkit for Developing and Enhancing Intergenerational Shared Sites is designed for individuals and organizations interested in creating an intergenerational shared site or enhancing services at their current site. Divided into 10 sections, the toolkit details every step of the development and operation process, from initial planning to sustaining long-term shared site programs. Learn more.
Making the Case for Intergenerational Programs provides rationale and facts to help make the case for intergenerational programs. It is based on a comprehensive review of the literature on intergenerational programs and highlights evidence-based findings on how intergenerational programs benefit everyone. There is also an accompanying fact sheet available in English and Spanish. Learn more.
Staying Healthy Across Generations: Vaccines are Essential for All Ages is an infographic that illustrates that vaccines aren't just for kids - they protect all generations, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Staying up to date on vaccines for the flu, pneumonia, and whooping cough is important to protect both older adults and children. Learn more.
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"We want to inspire and create that intergenerational cooking experience, whether that's children with parents or grandparents. We want to get everyone excited to be back in the kitchen together and cook some of these delicious foods."
Britney Zwergel, the vice president of nutrition & education programs at Adagio Health
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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! | |
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