I am so excited to introduce you to Dr. Melita Belgrave! Dr. Belgrave is a music therapist, an author, a professor, a researcher, and an all—around bubbly and inspiring person to be around. She is an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social connectedness, avoiding social isolation, living life intentionally and maintaining a sense of meaning and purpose − ...

Intergenerational programmes bring together individuals from non-adjacent age cohorts—typically young people and older adults—in structured activities designed to foster social connection, mutual ...

What do a college campus and a retirement community have in common? More than you might think, and gathering members of both communities together through intergenerational programming brings about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Perley Health is becoming one of the first places in Canada with a purpose-built intergenerational care program. Laura Dale ...

Building and maintaining relationships is essential for living a healthy and fulfilling life. Intergenerational connections, in particular, can enhance mental health, reduce feelings of isolation and ...

When Gabrielle Clutter was a senior at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, she would return home from classes, knock on her neighbor's door, sit on the couch, and talk about her day. She and her ...

It’s easy to understand how aging adults, many of whom are retired and live alone, can become isolated and disconnected. But we forget that living alone is not the only factor that can lead to social ...

Louis S. Smith, Jr. brought together about 25 people at Journey's Way in Roxborough. "We're going to be doing an intergenerational program to celebrate Black History Month," says Smith, Jr., Center ...

“A very interesting thing happened today,” my girlfriend told me in a conversation a few years ago. Her son Max had come home from school excitedly and exclaimed, “Ma, I had a fun time today. We went ...