Volume 20 | Issue 6 | March 19, 2025 | |
Global Conference Updates - Announcing Our Opening Plenary Session:
Compassion Across Generations
Join us for an engaging, lively, and inspiring conversation about compassion and what you, as an intergenerational champion, can do to up the compassion score in your neighborhood, community, and country. The session will feature the new Muhammad Ali Index and the uplifting music of Bill Withers woven together with an intergenerational solutions lens.
Speakers:
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Trent Stamp, CEO of The Eisner Foundation, (Moderator)
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DeVone Holt, CEO of the Muhammad Ali Center
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Marcia Withers, Wife of the Late Music Icon, Singer-Songwriter Bill Withers, and Head of Mattie Music Group
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Kori Withers, Singer-Songwriter and Daughter of Bill Withers
This opening plenary session will launch the Global Intergenerational Conference, June 25-27, 2025, in Louisville, KY. Secure your spot today and be part of this transformative event!
Presenters have been notified about their sessions. For any questions or if you have not received an email, please contact Generations United at conference@gu.org.
A limited number of discounted rooms are available at the conference hotel, Louisville Marriott Downtown (280 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY 40202, US). Attendees are encouraged to book as soon as possible to ensure space and receive the lowest possible rate. Book your hotel rooms today!
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Generations United will be Attending the American Society on Aging's Conference!
Generations United will be well-represented at the On Aging Conference in Orlando April 21-24. Please join us and say hello! Hear our team, along with other experts in the field, speak at the following sessions:
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Sick of Old vs. Young Framing? Join YODA: Youngers and Olders Dismantling Ageism, on Tuesday, April 22, at 1:30 PM ET, with Generations United Executive Director Donna Butts and Intergenerational Coordinator Ilonka Walker
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Healthier Lives Across Generations Through Intergenerational Living, on Wednesday, April 23, at 11 AM ET, with Donna and Ilonka.
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Beyond Generations Summit: BIPOC Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, on Wednesday, April 23, at 1:30 PM ET, with GRAND Voices Support Coordinator Robyn Wind
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Family Caregiver Services and Supports: Resources and Program Highlights on Wednesday, April 23, at 5 PM ET, with Kylee Kern, Technical Assistance Specialist for our Grandfamiles & Kinship Support Network.
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Join us in Celebrating Global Intergenerational Week 2025!
Join Generations United, The Eisner Foundation and organizations around the world to celebrate Global Intergenerational Week (April 24-30)! Sign up as a supporter to show your intention to celebrate all things intergenerational, and to learn more about this year's Global Intergenerational Week!
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Webinar Recording and Materials Available
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, Children's Trust Fund Alliance, FosterClub, and Generations United hosted a webinar on March 3 on how Medicaid supports parents in crisis, children in or youth aging out of foster care, relative caregivers, and adoptive families. Watch the webinar and hear individuals with personal experience, including Generations United's GRAND Voice Beth Patton, and experts in the field discuss Medicaid’s positive impact for families in crisis, and what you need to know about how current Congressional deliberations could impact this critical program.
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Generations United at the United Nations
Earlier this month, Generations United Executive Director Donna Butts had the honor of connecting with incredible leaders at the United Nations. Together, we’re committed to advancing intergenerational collaboration around the globe!
Pictured left to right: Renata Kaczmarska (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - DESA), Susan Miller, José Alejandro Vázquez (IFFD - International Federation for Family Development), and Donna.
| | | Leveraging Family Resource Centers to Support Kinship Families | | |
We partnered with the National Family Support Network to host learning collaboratives that sought to enhance the connection between Family Resource Centers and kinship navigators. The idea was to identify and address challenges in three selected states that provide services in urban, rural, and underserved communities: Alabama, Minnesota, and Ohio. This tip sheet presents key takeaways from those learning collaboratives.
Access the Tip Sheet
| | 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 | |
All Seasons Preschool
The ARISE Program (ARts through Intergenerational Social Engagement), a newly designated Generation United Program of Distinction, is a five-week intergenerational program focused on storytelling through the fine arts. The mission of ARISE is to use storytelling though the fine arts to help reduce communication barriers and bias between different generations. Throughout the program, participants explore how theatre, music, dance, and the visual arts can help share personal stories to connect with others. Participants in the program include teens from central Ohio, undergraduate volunteers from various Ohio Universities, and the residents living at a retirement community and those served through At Home by High, one of the villages within Central Ohio. Learn more about the ARISE Program 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. | |
Nominations Sought: Children’s Book Award for Best Portrayal of Aging
Nominations are being accepted through March 31, 2025 by the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) for the Krout & Elmore Children’s Book Award for Best Portrayal of Aging. The Award, conferred each year to recognize realistic portrayals of older adults in picture books, was recently renamed to honor John Krout, professor emeritus from Ithaca College and the late professor Elizabeth (Betty) Elmore from Stockton University. Learn more and submit a nomination here.
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Celebrate Global Youth Service Day (April 25-27, 2025)
Celebrating 37 years of youth changing the world, Global Youth Service Day (April 25-27, 2025) is the longest-running annual youth participation event in the world and the only one that asks all youth ages 5-25 to work together for the common good while also recognizing the impact youth make on their communities every day of the year. Learn more about Youth Service Day here.
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