Latest "Ideas for Intergenerational Living" Newsletter
This issue of Penn State’s Ideas for Intergenerational Living newsletter covers a wide range of intergenerational programs, studies, events, and online resources and reports. Highlights include: high school students and senior volunteers discussing the Holocaust, second graders visiting residents of an assisted living facility during the holidays, a new study on “sustainable aging in place,” the birth of a new university-based intergenerational center (hint: It’s in Hawaii), and efforts to map intergenerational programs and practices across Europe and celebrate the “European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity.”
On March 12, 2013, at the State College Area High School in Central Pennsylvania, all of the ingredients were in place for a memorable intergenerational dialogue about war, conflict, reconciliation and peace. The impetus for the meeting was Hitler’s Daughter. This is the title of a novel written by Jackie French and a play adapted from the novel and performed by the Monkey Baa Theatre Company (from Australia) at Penn State University's Eisenhower Auditorium.
[Linda Carlson, CEO/Administrator] During the holiday season, the Lutheran Home at Kane is very fortunate to have a special program “Presents for Patients.” The Kane Area School District, clubs, organizations, businesses and others visit our residents with a special visit. Our Day Care Learning Center and After School Program participate by entertaining and enjoying visits from Santa with the residents.
Aging in place has the potential to benefit not only older adults, but also their families, their communities, and their governments. A new report from MetLife Mature Market Institute, the Stanford Center on Longevity, and the University of Michigan School of Social Work identifies an initial list of indicators that local governments can measure using information that is readily available to them. The report offers a low-cost way for cities and towns to begin to examine the needs of their aging population.
Established in 1974, the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) is a membership organization of colleges and universities that offer education, training, and research programs in the field of aging. AGHE currently has more than 280 institutional members throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad. The purpose of AGHE is to foster the commitment of higher education to the field of aging through education, research, and public service.
About EMIL: The European Map of Intergenerational Learning (EMIL) is a collaborative network of members working together to support intergenerational learning taking place across Europe. Established in 2009, the network uses the existing expertise of organizations already working in the field to provide a learning network for others involved in intergenerational programs across Europe. Since its launch in 2009, EMIL has made significant progress in mapping intergenerational practice, highlighting intergenerational learning already taking place throughout Europe, developing its virtual learning model and engaging a growing active membership.
[From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Aging and Sustainability Monthly E-Newsletter – March/April 2013] Aging in place: it's what most people say they want to do. Unfortunately, many live in communities that are not prepared for an aging population. That's why GIA is pleased to be partnering with the Pfizer Foundation on a new initiative called Community AGEnda: Improving America for All Ages. Its goal: to help America's communities become more "age-friendly," meaning, great places to grow up and to grow old.
Established in 1974, the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) is a membership organization of colleges and universities that offer education, training, and research programs in the field of aging. AGHE currently has more than 280 institutional members throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad. The purpose of AGHE is to foster the commitment of higher education to the field of aging through education, research, and public service.
The Beth Johnson Foundation with partners from Bulgaria, Sweden, Spain and Slovenia has gained two year funding to develop a distance learning course that will enable people across Europe to develop their skills and expertise in organizing projects between the generations.
Generations United’s 17th International Conference, Intergenerational Pathways for Strengthening Communities, will take place July 30 – August 2, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Generations United's Public Policy Agenda for the 113th Congress is now available.
Stay on the cutting edge of intergenerational research, practice methods, and policies with a subscription to The Journal of Intergenerational Relationships (JIR). It's the only journal focusing on the intergenerational field that integrates practical, theoretical, empirical, familial, and policy perspectives. Generations United members receive a discount on their subscriptions.
A new University-based intergenerational center is born: The Intergenerational Center at Chaminade University in Honolulu, Hawaii.
This issue of the Ideas for Intergenerational Living newsletter is the first with our new format. We have moved away from creating newsletters as large pdf file attachments and depositing them to a web-based archive of old newsletters.
Pennsylvania 4-H, the youth-development program administered by Penn State Extension, has been cultivating versatile children for a century. During the last 100 years, it has evolved from its agricultural roots into a globally competitive program offering educational opportunities on everything from government to robotics.
Written materials and videotape accounts of intergenerational programs tend to emphasize the positive and downplay the difficulties. This makes it difficult for people who are new to the field to gain a realistic sense of the challenges of intergenerational work.
The “Center in the Park” on Germantown Avenue was brimming with questions and answers on a recent evening on October 18th, as panelists from the Education Law Center, Parent Power, and the Philadelphia School District addressed the ABC’s of “Standing Up for Your Child in School for Kinship Caregivers in Philadelphia”.
July 30 - Aug. 2, 2013 in Washington, DC. This conference will highlight novel intergenerational approaches for strengthening 7 pathways: our bonds with our environments; civic engagement; the intergenerational workplace; the intergenerational compact; cultural identities; family support systems; and individual wellbeing.
Generations United will be presenting the Brabazon Award for Evaluation Research for the fourth time during the Generations United 17th International Conference.
A new report from Generations United, Dec 2012. To heighten awareness of the importance intergenerational solidarity plays in building strong, supportive communities, Generations United and MetLife Foundation teamed up to create the Best Intergenerational Communities Awards program.
