Host a Watch Party for Nonnas, A Netflix Film About the Recipes & People That Keep Us Close

Generations United is proud to partner with 1Community on Stories from the Table, a campaign inspired by Nonnas. A joyful new comedy premiering May 9 on Netflix, the film is a celebration of food, family, and the wisdom passed down through generations.

Alongside The Grandmother Collective and Cogenerate, we're inviting individuals, families, and communities everywhere to host Nonnas watch parties and have meaningful conversations about aging and intergenerational connection. 

Whether you're gathering in a living room, community center, or virtually, your watch party can be part of a bigger movement to bring people together, one story and one shared meal at a time.

Visit https://nonnas.1community.com to register to host your Nonnas watch party and download the discussion guide, and text NONNAS to 99234 for more updates.

We’re also pleased to announce a special viewing of Nonnas at our 2025 Global Intergenerational Conference in Louisville, Kentucky! Join us for this heartwarming celebration of family, food, and connection—plus, don’t miss our closing session featuring representatives from the film. Learn more about the conference.

Don't Miss our Virtual Event for Global Intergenerational Week Happening Today!

Join Generations United in celebration of Global Intergenerational Week (April 24-30) with the Intergenerational Housing Learning Network webinar happening today at 3:30 PM ET. We’ll hear from Savannah Fishel, who will share findings from her Churchill Fellowship research on intergenerational co-housing in the United States and Australia. Having visited over 50 intergenerational communal housing models—including ecovillages, tiny home villages, and cohousing communities—she’ll share powerful case studies, key insights into the lived experiences of communal living, and practical takeaways on what makes these models work. Register today!

Generations United at ASA's On Aging Conference

Generations United was proud to be well-represented at the American Society on Aging’s On Aging Conference in Orlando last week. Executive Director Donna Butts, Intergenerational Specialist Ilonka Walker, GRAND Voices Support Coordinator Robyn Wind, and Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network Technical Assistance Specialist Kylee Kern shared their expertise across several sessions. Highlights included Ilonka co-presenting with renowned ageism activist Ashton Applewhite, Robyn being featured as an invited speaker, and Kylee showcasing Generations United’s work to provide comprehensive support to grandfamilies and other relative caregivers. We’re proud of our team for elevating intergenerational work on a national stage!

Generations United's Intergenerational Policy Update

Threats to critical supports for children, families, and older adults continue as Congress considers the FY2026 budget and the Trump Administration enacts a "dramatic restructuring" at the Department of Health and Human Services. Learn more in last week's Generations United Policy Update

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

There are many helpful models of providing legal assistance to kin caregivers around the country. This resource, prepared in collaboration with our subject matter experts at the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, summarizes those models and provides profiles of organizations doing good work. The goal of this piece, and our May 14 webinar on this topic, is to share replicable ideas with others who want to provide supportive legal assistance to kinship families in their communities.

Access the resource here and register for our May 14 webinar on this topic here.

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!

SilverKite® Intergenerational Programs

SilverKite® is a Seattle-based organization of arts engagement specialists who design and facilitate a variety of creative aging and intergenerational programs. SilverKite’s intergenerational programming, a newly designated Generations United Program of Distinction, is designed to help create connections and build bridges across generations. They have been designing customized intergenerational programs for over 11 years, eliminating loneliness and sparking joy, one connection at a time. SilverKite’s innovative intergenerational programs partner older adults with youth to work together on interest-based projects and interdisciplinary arts activities. Their connective, heart-warming approach welcomes all skill levels and combines creative play and evidence-based practices which help build empathy, strengthen relationships, and uplift communities. Learn more about SilverKite’s intergenerational programs here.

Celebrate Older Americans Month

Every year, Older Americans Month celebrates the contributions of older adults and reaffirms our commitment to serving them. The 2025 theme, "Flip the Script on Aging,” encourages us to challenge outdated stereotypes and embrace the many opportunities that come with aging. Access materials to help you celebrate, including this year's logo, poster, social media graphics, and activity ideas. Use #OlderAmericansMonth on social media to share your thoughts and activities and see what others are doing!

New Tool Available! WHO Ageism Scale: A New Way to Measure Ageism

Check out the newly released WHO Ageism Scale: an extensively tested tool designed to help you evaluate the impact of interventions aimed at reducing ageism. The WHO Ageism Scale was developed to measure the ageism experiences of individuals (in the WHO Ageism Experiences Scale) as well as people’s ageism towards older persons (in the WHO Ageism Towards Older Persons Scale). By encompassing the cognitive (stereotypes), affective (prejudice), and behavioral (discrimination) components of ageism, the scale serves as a robust tool for researchers, policymakers, clinicians, educators, and community members

seeking to assess age-based biases within and across diverse contexts. Access the WHO Ageism Scale.