This first progress report from the Administration for Community Living highlights the activities of its Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. Five of Generations United's GRAND Voice Members serve on this council, which is co-chaired by our Deputy Executive Director Jaia Peterson Lent. Since its first meeting in August 2019, the council identified key recommendations to include in its report to Congress. They also created a COVID-19 Resource Guide for Kinship Families and Grandfamilies. Learn more.

The intergenerational Wisdom Exchange Project, initiated by a team of graduate students from McGill University, Ryerson University, and the University of Waterloo, seeks to foster friendships between two demographics especially vulnerable to social isolation: Older adults and graduate students in Quebec and Ontario. Learn more.

NEW! The Pandemics Perfect Storm: Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Gen Z and Millennials. This new report resulted from a partnership that the AgingWell Hub at Georgetown Business for Impact started with Bank of America and Transamerica to capture how the pandemic is impacting young adults who were already saddled with student loan and credit card debt. Both companies are committed to offering this group financial guidance and support. Learn more.

NEW! The Creative Aging Resource Website—by Lifetime Arts—is the first dedicated place on the web to offer artists, community educators, program administrators, senior service professionals, and funders a browsable directory of hundreds of hand-curated creative aging research, media, case studies, along with expert and organizational profiles. Taught by professional teaching artists, creative aging programs inspire older adults from all walks of life to tap into their inner artists through instructional workshops in all art forms and in socially-supportive environments. Learn more.

Fact sheet: Intergenerational Shared Sites includes updated information about these important program models and what we know about their impact. Learn more.

Federal Funding Opportunities for Intergenerational Shared Sites Chart is designed to share some federal funding sources that include—or could include—support for intergenerational shared sites. Learn more.

Generations United's 2020 State of Grandfamilies Report—Facing a Pandemic: Grandfamilies Living Together During COVID-19 and Thriving Beyond. Grandfamily caregivers are the first line of defense for children during the pandemic, having stepped in when parents cannot raise them for many reasons, including cases where children's parents have died from the COVID-19 virus. Download the full report, watch Senator Sherrod Brown's acceptance speech, and listen to stories of grandfamilies impacted by COVID-19. Learn more.

Staying Healthy Across Generations: Vaccines are Essential for All Ages. Generations United's new infographic 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 are important to protect both older adults and children. Soon a vaccine for COVID-19 will also be critical for both age groups. Check it out.

Intergenerational Programs and Physical Distancing. This guide by Generations United includes ideas and solutions on how intergenerational professionals can adapt programs and activities and create new intergenerational connections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more.

Grandfamilies COVID-19 Fact Sheets in English and Spanish. These fact sheets from Generations United provide information for grandfamilies to stay healthy, informed and connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more.

Interactive Toolkit: Connecting Generations in Senior Housing. This toolkit, developed by Generations United and the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston with funding from RRF Foundation for Aging, is now a website with downloadable resources. It was designed specifically to help senior housing organizations plan and implement high-quality intergenerational programs that will benefit residents and young people in their communities. Visit the site.