Intergenerational Service
When connections are made between generations it can help combat the segregation and isolation that can occur within any one of them. Intergenerational service projects can respond to critical social needs in the areas of youth development, family support, literacy, elder care, arts education, and community development, among others. Listed below are some of our most relevant resources for this topic.
- Collaborating with Schools: A Guide for Community-Based Organizations
- Hot Topic: Intergenerational & Seniors
- Intergenerational Service-Learning: Useful Resources
Online Course
Effective Practices
- Designing volunteer literacy programs for successful intergenerational tutoring
- Connecting baby boomer volunteers with K-12 service-learning schools
- Dispelling age stereotypes with a senior-senior prom
Online Library Items
- Youth-Adult Partnerships: A Training Manual
- Let Us Serve Them All Their Days: Younger Volunteers Serving Homebound Elderly Persons
- Inspiring Volunteer Development: A Resource Book for Training Senior Volunteers in Intergenerational Programs
Related Websites
- Generations United - Check out their Intergenerational Program Directory for real examples from the field of young serving older, older serving young, and young and old serving together
- Elders Share the Arts - Linking generations through creativity
- Generations Together
Additional Related Topics: Baby Boomer Volunteers, Senior Corps Resources
