Global Conference Updates - Register by May 15th for the Lowest Possible Rate!

The Global Intergenerational Conference will be held June 25-27, 2025 in Louisville, KY! Register by May 15th to secure the lowest possible rate. Register Today!

Get a first look at the dynamic sessions, keynote speakers, and networking opportunities planned for this year’s conference. Explore the Preliminary Agenda!

Already registered for the conference or still considering it? Enhance your experience by attending our pre-conference sessions on Wednesday, June 25th! Additional registration is required. Learn more about our pre-conference activities.

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!

Now Streaming on Netflix: Nonnas

Based on a true story and streaming now on Netflix — Nonnas is a celebration of food, family, and all the ingredients of life. We're excited to be part of Stories From the Table, a campaign inspired by Nonnas that's bringing together a national network of partners to reshape narratives and spark conversations around aging, immigration, and intergenerational connection. Host a watch party and dive deeper with our free discussion guide here.

We’re also thrilled to feature Nonnas at the 2025 Global Intergenerational Conference in Louisville! Join us for a special screening and a meaningful closing session with representatives from the film. Register for the conference today!

Join Us for the Upcoming GRAND Voices Bi-Monthly Caregiver Meeting

You're invited to the GRAND Voices Bi-Monthly Caregiver Meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 1:00–2:00 PM EST, with an optional Q&A from 2:00–2:30 PM EST. This special virtual gathering, hosted by Generations United’s National Center on Grandfamilies, is open to all caregivers—grandparents, relatives, and close family friends raising children. Join us to connect with others, hear from fellow caregivers, stay informed on key policy updates, explore helpful resources, and learn how to get involved in our GRAND Voices network. Registration is required.

Generations United's Intergenerational Policy Update

Thanks to your advocacy, proposed cuts to TANF and the elimination of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) have been excluded from the latest House tax bill. This is a meaningful step—but threats to vital programs like Medicaid and SNAP remain as Congress continues work on the FY2026 budget. Learn more in our latest Policy Update.

Want timely updates on key policy issues affecting youth, older adults, and kinship/grandfamilies? Sign up for our policy alerts.

As part of our effort to encourage all government systems and nonprofits that interact with kinship/grandfamilies to coordinate with each other to better serve families, we have been creating system-specific outreach brochures. Each brochure briefly introduces kinship/grandfamilies, explains how the families interact with the named system, and describes why cross-system collaboration would be beneficial. The idea is to raise awareness and educate individuals who are new to this topic. You can share these pieces with colleagues and potential partners in the named system to help make the case for targeted support and collaboration for kinship/grandfamilies. Our newest brochures are for education and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). We already have brochures for aging, nutrition, and Family Resource Centers, and more are on the way. To access the brochures on our website, go to the “Who We Serve” tab and select the “We Serve Government Agencies and Nonprofits” page. Then, scroll down to the list of systems and click the link associated with system of interest.

Please reach out to us at info@gksnetwork.org if you would like printed copies of the existing brochures or access to the professional printing files.

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 for our monthly newsletter!

Westminster Canterbury Richmond

The mission of Westminster Canterbury Richmond, a newly designated Generations United Program of Distinction, is to provide services in a compassionate, professional, holistic manner through an inspiring environment and dynamic leadership for residents, employees, and others they serve. Westminster Canterbury Richmond is a faith based Continuing Care Retirement Community serving children from 6 weeks through 12 years of age, and is home to nearly 900 residents in independent, assisted, memory support, and healthcare living. Within this shared site community, intergenerational interactions are not a separate program but are infused into the lives of all those living, working, and participating in the regular events of each day. Many residents have expressed that the presence of the children within the community is one of the main reasons they chose to live here. Learn more about Westminster Canterbury Richmond here.

Don't Miss the Deadline—Apply to the Eisner Prize Fellowship by May 16

Calling all intergenerational innovators! Apply now to The Eisner Foundation's Eisner Prize Fellowship – a yearlong opportunity for US-based leaders with new intergenerational projects. The Fellowship seeks to uplift the next leaders in the intergenerational space by providing financial resources, networking opportunities, and the prestige of the Eisner Prize to individuals with new ideas and perspectives that will propel the field forward. Learn more.

Upcoming CoGenerate Webinar on May 28

Art has the power to bring people together. In the Chicago area, Innovation 80’s CoGen initiative encourages and funds programs that forge meaningful relationships between younger and older generations as they create art together. What can programs like this one teach us about connection, creativity, and combating ageism?

Join CoGenerate for the upcoming webinar, Art Across Ages: How Creativity Can Bridge the Generational Divide, on May 28 to learn how the arts can spark cogenerational connection — and why that matters now more than ever. Register here.

New Survey Tool For Intergenerational Connection Published

Congratulations to Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker, Shannon Jarrott, and G. John Geldhoff on the publication of their groundbreaking work developing and validating a new measure for intergenerational contact! Their research offers a much-needed tool for better understanding and improving relationships across generations and is a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and community programs. The development of this instrument was generously supported by the RRF Foundation for Aging. The Intergenerational Contact Survey is now freely available through Oregon State University and can be accessed here.