Join us for our Upcoming Virtual Event for Global Intergenerational Week!

Join Generations United in celebration of Global Intergenerational Week with the Intergenerational Housing Learning Network webinar on Wednesday, April 30 at 3:30 PM ET. This webinar will feature Savannah Fishel, who will discuss her Churchill Fellowship research on intergenerational co-housing in the United States and Australia. Those who register will receive a recording of the webinar. 

Register today!

Now in its fifth year, Global Intergenerational Week is a growing international celebration of intergenerational connections and programs. Join Generations United, The Eisner Foundation, and organizations around the world to celebrate Global Intergenerational Week! Our goal is to inspire others to join us in this movement by sharing and amplifying personal stories, the benefits of intergenerational connections and programs, or your organization's impact. 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! Check out everything going on in the U.S. here, and around the world here.

Generations United's Latest Intergenerational Policy Update + Call to Action

Contact your members of Congress today! Threats to supports for children, families, and older adults continue:

• The Trump Administration is enacting a series of cuts following the Department of Health and Human Services announcement for a "dramatic restructuring" and significant cuts to HHS staff. This includes the dismantling of the Administration for Community Living (ACL). See Generations United's Intergenerational Policy Update here.
• "Menu" of cuts being considered and circulated by House Budget Committee includes significant cuts to programs that people of all ages rely on, including TANF, Medicaid, Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) and more. Learn more in this recent Generations United Policy Update.

Sign Up for Generations United's Intergenerational Policy Updates here.

Generations United Attends the 43rd Annual Protecting Our Children Conference

This week, Generations United's Deputy Executive Director Jaia Lent and Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network Assistant Director Melissa Devlin are at the 43rd Annual Protecting Our Children Conference hosted by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA). On Monday, April 2, Jaia delivered a workshop on relative foster care licensing with David Simmons of NICWA. She will also be in the closing plenary panel happening today, April 2!

Generations United Featured in the Latest Issue of GRAND Magazine

Generations United Deputy Executive Director Jaia Lent and GRAND Voice Charlotte Stephenson wrote the article, "Where to begin when your grandchildren are suddenly in your care full time," which was featured in the latest issue of GRAND Magazine. Read the article here. Access the full issue here.

Does your agency or organization have a practice that supports kinship families? Would you like your work to be recognized nationally as "Exemplary" and elevated and shared with others who can use it to help kinship families in their communities?

We're casting a wide net in our search for "practices." A practice may be kin-specific or more general and implemented in a way that helps kinship families. It might be anything from a form a school district provides to allow kin to enroll the children they are raising in school to an online, searchable database of services for kin. This opportunity complements our previous Exemplary Program initiative.

Learn more and Apply

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!

Juntos: Sharing Our Stories

El Buen Samaritano's Juntos: Sharing Our Stories program, a newly designated Generation United Program of Distinction, is a photovoice intergenerational program that takes place during our 8-week summer programming in June and July. The heart of the program is twofold: equipping middle school aged students with valuable interpersonal skills while providing older adults (55+) with a platform to combat loneliness through digital literacy and digital photography. Both groups participate in leadership development training, digital literacy, and digital photography courses enabling them to explore the world of photography through hands-on sessions. Through the lens of a camera, participants share a common language that transcends age. Learn more about Juntos: Sharing Our Stories here.

Grandpas United highlighted on NPR

Check out this NPR story titled "Grandpas United creates volunteer opportunities for the benefit of young and old," which highlights Grandpas United at White Plains Youth Bureau, a Generations United Program of Distinction. Learn more about Grandpas United here.

The Legacy Project highlighted in McKnight’s Senior Living

Check out this McKnight's Senior Living story titled "Intergenerational storytelling program a 'passion project’ to share residents’ life stories," which highlights The Legacy Project, a newly designated Generations United Program of Distinction. Learn more about The Legacy Project here.