Save the Date!

Join us at Generations United’s 23rd Global Intergenerational Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, June 25-27, 2025! Co-hosted by Harbor House, the conference will connect attendees from around the world and explore a range of intergenerational topics, including kinship/grandfamilies. Visit www.guconf.org for more details as they become available. If you’re interested in sharing your time and talents to support the conference, please complete the Volunteer Interest Form by July 15th.

Farewell Adam

Thank you to our Finance & Operations Director Adam Hlava - whose last day with Generations United was last month - for his 12 years of support, service, and dedication. We are sad to see him go and will miss his joyful presence. Please join us in wishing Adam all the best in his future endeavors!

It's BIPOC Mental Health Month! Generations United's National Center on Grandfamilies Assistant Director Jamarl Clark shared powerful insights in their blog post with Mental Health America, highlighting the mental health needs of grandfamilies/kinship families in diverse communities. Read the blog post here.

Generations United Featured in The Imprint Weekly Podcast

Check out The Imprint Weekly Podcast episode featuring Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network Director Ana Beltran! This episode highlights the new federal rules around approving (and financially supporting) relatives and other loved ones to care for youth in the foster care system. Listen to it here.

Join us for Grandparents Day!

#DoSomethingGrand and celebrate Grandparents Day (Sunday, September 8) throughout the month of September! Learn more about the #DoSomethingGrand activities you can do with your grandparents, grandfriends, grandchildren, or other loved ones here.

This resource, prepared by our partners at the National Indian Child Welfare Association, is for professionals to give to a Native parent or relative caregiver (whether grandparent, other extended family member, or family friend) of a child who was removed from their parents by a state child welfare system. It offers clear guidance to help families find a legal advocate to help them through the child welfare case. 

Access the resource.

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 to access our resources!

Heart of Los Angeles’ Eisner Intergenerational Music Programs

The Heart of Los Angeles’ (HOLA) Eisner Intergenerational Music Programs include three components – the Intergenerational Orchestra, Big Band, and Choir. Every week, singers and musicians of all ages across intermediate and advanced skill levels come together to share the joy of music-making. Performers benefit from interactions with each other while progressing toward a common goal of artistic excellence across a diverse musical repertoire. Heart of LA Intergenerational music performances are designed to share the joy of music-making with performers and audience members through free community concerts at landmark venues. Read more about Heart of Los Angeles' Eisner Intergenerational Music Programs here.

Congratulations to the Eisner Prize Fellows

Congratulations to the 2024-25 cohort of Eisner Prize Fellows! 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. Read more about the fellows here.