Implementing Intergenerational Programming in Your Area
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Implementing Intergenerational Programming in Your Area
Intergenerational Programming involves older adults providing service to children, youth, and families in the community. Listed below are ways to get intergenerational activities implemented in your area which has been compiled by my wife, Dana Bing.
1) Contact and network with other organizations providing intergenerational programming to gain knowledge and ideas.
The Official Site of Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care provides both a listing of organizations and ideas for intergenerational activities under the section on "Intergenerational Programming"
The Official Site of Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care
103 Valley View Trail
Sparta, N.J. 07871
973.729.6601 (phone)
activitytherapy@aol.com (email)
http://www.activitytherapy.com/intergen.htm
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The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provides a list of summer intergenerational activities on their website.
The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
1801 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1801 USA
(919) 733-3388 (phone)
http://www.ncdjjdp.org/community_programs/gsm/community/activitysuggestions.html
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Deer Path Montessori has incorporated integenerational activities into their school's cirriculum which has afforded the students an opportunity to bond with senior citizens.
http://www.deerpathmontessori.com/programs.html
Deer Path Montessori School
Paragon Village
429 Route 46 East
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Phone: 908-498-0500
Fax: 908-498-0505
Website: www.deerpathmontessori.com
Maryann Pascarella, Administrator
office@deerpathmontessori.com (email)
2) Resource information (ie. articles and printed material) on "intergenerational activities".
"Intergenerational Programs: HPERD's Role in Fostering the Mental and Physical Health of Older Adults" Journal article by David E. Corbin; JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Vol. 69, 1998
http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=LDTYsm5gZCrbMGvfq1Y0cZ9bHyQ6klWmrQDfQ1bZHRDQDwHfn1SS!-2079044069?docId=5002298148
"Intergenerational Activities Sourcebook" by the Pennsylvania State University, College of Agricultural Sciences.
This eBook was put together by the Pennsylvania State University, College of Agricultural Sciences. It is available online for FREE at http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/agrs91.pdf. It provides rich, concrete exercises designed to break the ice and begin bringing the generations together. It's practical and as accessible to first timers as it is to seasoned pros. The book is a welcome addition to the growing body of work available for intergenerational professionals. Finally, the book provides additional resources for developing intergenerational programs.
"Intergenerational Programming - Program Models"
http://family.jrank.org/pages/903/Intergenerational-Programming-Program-Models.html
Resources for Intergenerational Activities
"Intergenerational activities bridges the gap between the elderly, youth, kids, families, and communities.
- The Official Site of Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care
- The Official Site of Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care provides both a listing of organizations and ideas for intergenerational activities under the section on "Intergenerational Programming".
- The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provides a list of summer intergenerational activities on their website.
- State of Wisconsin - "South side neighbors want a better Penn Park"
- With summer approaching, residents of south Madison are working to get good things going at Penn Park, a neighborhood park off South Park Street that gets heavy use from both local kids at play and others up to no good...Droessler said she received a $2,000 grant from the town of Madison for a program involving intergenerational activities among the senior citizen residents of Quaker Housing, located across the street from the park, and kids from the nearby Boys and Girls Club. She also is working on a junior "crime scene investigation" program.
- State of California - "Intergenerational Games Aim to Bring Young and Old Together"
- A couple of times a year, San Diego County stages what are called the Intergenerational Games. The idea is to stimulate interactions between the generations. Seniors and teenagers pair up in a series of simple contests. It's a friendly competition with a public health theme, and the organizers of the games say everybody wins. KPBS health reporter Kenny Goldberg has the story.
- PACE 2000
- PACE 2000 International Foundation is a registered Canadian charitable organization (Reg.# 892857962 RR 0001). The name PACE is an acronym for Programs for Autonomy and Communication for the Elderly. The overall objectives of the PACE 2000 Foundation are to foster on-going communication between seniors and students, to create opportunities for both generations to share knowledge and experience and to provide mutual support. The interaction allows seniors to live longer in their own homes and provides support for their autonomy.
- State of Illinois - Chicago's Hyde Park-Kenwood Neighborhood Club programs
- The Hyde Park - Kenwood Community Conference is a community organization dedicated to maintaining and enhancing an attractive, secure, diverse, and caring community. It promotes participation of its residents, businesses, institutions, and organizations in programs and activities that advance the interests and concerns of the community.
The Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference (a 501(c)3) publishes a quarterly Reporter for members and friends, and maintains hydepark.org. Its board meets monthly and busy committees meet regularly.
Contact them at hpkcc@aol.com or (773) 288-8343.
(Note: the office is staffed only part time- for messages use 773-955-4455).
Books at Amazon on Intergenerational Programming
Intergenerational Programs: Understanding What We Have Created
Excerpt - page 7: "... researchers are encouraged to integrate this perspective into studies of intergenerational programming. ..."
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Intergenerational Relationships: Conversations On Practices And Research Across Cultures
Excerpt - page 8: "... Programming efforts have been more prominent than the articulation of theory or research (VanderVen, 1999). What, then, is intergenerational programming? Intergenerational programming has been defined as the ". . ..."
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Understand how multigenerational family relationships can benefit all generations!
Intergenerational Relationships: Conversations on Practice and Research Across Cultures focuses on how family and community relationships are affected by pressing social problems. Respected international authorities reveal how cultures from Africa, Asia, the US, and Europe value connections among people of different ages and how these relationships are used to address crucial social problems. Insightful research bridges multiple disciplines to provide a unique perspective demonstrating the benefits of intergenerational relationships.
Intergenerational Relationships: Conversations on Practice and Research Across Cultures presents a variety of approaches to social and intergenerational issues from international authors. The book discusses issues in two intergenerational categories: relationships in families and relationships in communities. The diverse range of content presents an enlightened view of the transformation of societies by modern technologies and illustrates the importance of maintaining a firm cultural identity through the relationships of different age groups. The view that the interdependence of multiple generations and society's common goals are inseparable is discussed in papers that explore rites of passage, language transfer, art and literature, community events, and research.
Intergenerational Relationships: Conversations on Practice and Research Across Cultures explores:
the devastation of intergenerational relationships in Nigeria because of AIDS
intergenerational cultural transmission among the Akan of Ghana
African views of elders in folklore and literature
transitional changes in contemporary intergenerational relationships in India
the construction of future theories of intergenerational relationships
intergenerational initiatives in Sweden
faith-based health and wellness programs in the US
intergenerational relationships in US communities
relationships between differing age groups among the Tumbuka of northern Malawi
transformations over time in generational relationships in Africa
intergenerational developments in England Intergenerational Relationships: Conversations on Practice and Research Across Cultures is an important text for educators and students in intergenerational studies; researchers delving into intergenerational relationships, cultural transfer, and social change; international policymakers; and interdisciplinary scholars in developmental psychology, education, gerontology, sociology, and political science.
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Intergenerational Programs: Imperatives, Strategies, Impacts, Trends (Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, Vol 20)
Excerpt - page 19: "... historical appropriateness for intergenerational programs at this time. In the Developmental Imperative, Marsha Crites examines "Child Devel- opment and Intergenerational Programming, ..."
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: They highlight successful intergenerational programs and discuss the historical, developmental, cultural, societal, and political perspectives that must be considered if more productive exchanges are to take place in the future. This empowering book will be particularly valuable to professionals and advocates who work with children and the aged, the systems and agencies that represent these two generations, public and private funding sources, and legislators and other public policymakers.
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Intergenerational Programs: Past,Present And Future
Excerpt - page 4: "... premises, they can understand the reasons for the successes of intergenerational programming and will be equipped to make a more compelling case ..."
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This work describes the relationship between intergenerational practice and theory by combining details about current programmes with developmental and societal information. It presents the components for intergenerational programs that impact on the field's history, current status, and future, the book introduces the basic theoretical information for this human service initiative.
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Mentoring Across Generations: Partnerships for Positive Youth Development (Prevention in Practice Library)
Excerpt - page 33: "... commitment of all of the participants to the value of intergenerational programming. ..."
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Currently, blame for the difficulties facing youth is too often laid on one particular segment of the community - whether parents, school personnel or the children themselves. However, the problems of today's young people are problems for all generations. In response, the past decade has seen unparalleled proliferation of planned mentoring initiatives. Across Ages, the multi-faceted and multigenerational intervention described in this volume, uses older adult volunteers as mentors for young people. By acting as advocates, challengers, nurturers, role models and friends, older mentors help children develop the awareness, self-confidence, and skills they need to overcome overwhelming obstacles. Across Ages is cost-effective and feasible even where resources are fairly limited. Although designed as a school-based model, this program can easily be adopted to other settings. Each of the four major program components - mentoring, community service, `life skills' instruction, and family support - is described in step-by-step detail.
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More Books at Amazon on Intergenerational Programming
Intergenerational Approaches in Aging: Implications for Education, Policy and Practice (Journal of Gerontological Social Work Series.)
Excerpt - page 3: "... involved with intergenerational programming, education, and issues constitute a "movement," a "field," a "trend," ..."
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: In Intergenerational Approaches in Aging: Implications for Education, Policy, and Practice, leading practitioners and academics from a variety of disciplines come together to discuss theoretical issues, current practice, and future directions for this rapidly developing field. The authors address key topics such as defining the intergenerational field, the effects of the segregation of groups by age on social function and organization in our communities, and designing, implementing, and assessing programs that create cross-generational connections.
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Generations in Touch: Linking the Old and Young in a Tokyo Neighborhood (Anthropology of Contemporary Issues)
Excerpt - page 18: "... intergenerational programming in Japan. The macro level of analysis situates Kotoen as ..."
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Bridging Divided Worlds: Generational Cultures in Congregations
Excerpt - page 87: "... interfaith and intergenerational programming; and a general religious style that sits loosely to their ..."
REVIEW:
"Ecumenically sensitive . . . here is a study that all pastoral ministers need on their reading list today. . . . By looking closely at significant historical events, sociological data, and anecdotes, the authors help us understand how we have come to the present generational diversity that is affecting our congregations today."
- Rev. Robert J. Silva, president, National Federation of Priests' Councils
"This is the first book to address the important intersection between congregational structure and generational conflict. Jackson W. Carroll and Wade Clark Roof provide insights that should guide the strategic planning of every church, temple, and synagogue in America."
- Donald E. Miller, professor of religion and executive director, the Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California, and author, Reinventing American Protestantism: Christianity in the New Millennium
"A collaborative book by two of the nation's most distinguished scholars of religion. Through a cleverly designed combination of personal interviews, case studies, and survey data, Carroll and Roof show us the huge impact of generational differences on the ministries of local churches."
- Robert Wuthnow, author, After Heaven: Spirituality in America Since the 1950s
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Bridging Divided Worlds by Jackson W. Carroll and Wade Clark Roof-- two experts in the field of contemporary religion-- presents a comprehensive study of generational dynamics within congregations. Their groundbreaking work analyzes the crucial role the generations play in reshaping the American religious landscape. Throughout the book the authors examine current religious and spiritual trends and reveal how these changes can offer opportunities for enriching a congregation's faith and spiritual life.
Bridging Divided Worlds offers an insightful analysis of how congregations have historically adapted to change and reveals how various contemporary groups of congregants have dealt with change in recent years. For example, the authors profile three types of congregations: inherited congregations (practices are guided by the past); blended congregations (practices honor inherited tradition and are attentive to generational diversity); and generation-specific congregations (practices are tailored to the needs of a particular generation). With these profiles the authors provide commentary on the strengths and weaknesses of each. In addition to its wealth of information and commentary, this indispensable resource shows how congregations are discovering ways to bridge the gaps and connect the different worlds the generations inhabit to create stronger, richer, and more vibrant religious communities.
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