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Creating Com m unities for All Ages Through I ntergenerational Program s A Hidden Asset: the Grow ing Num ber of Seniors Com ing of Age in an Aging Am erica (4 minute video) http: / / theagingamericaproject.com/ about.php W hat is an


  1. Creating Com m unities for All Ages Through I ntergenerational Program s

  2. A Hidden Asset: the Grow ing Num ber of Seniors “Com ing of Age in an Aging Am erica” (4 minute video) http: / / theagingamericaproject.com/ about.php

  3. W hat is an intergenerational com m unity? Not just one where multiple generations • reside , but One where individuals of all ages are an • integral and valued part of the setting Partnerships and collaborations are • essential in intergenerational communities

  4. DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS FRAMEW ORK

  5. I ntergenerational Developm ental Assets Elem entary Middle High Developm ental Asset # 3 : Other Adult Relationships 53% 46% 46% # 4 : Caring Neighborhood 52% 43% 33% # 7 : Com m unity Values Youth 33% 29% 19% # 9 : Service to Others 32% 46% 48% # 1 3 : Neighborhood Boundaries 49% 54% 39% # 1 9 : Religious Com m unity 50% 51% 41%

  6. Som e exciting intergenerational program s  Support program for grandparents raising grandchildren (Washington, DC)  Co-locating teen center and senior center (Morgan Hill, CA)  Seniors4Kids—older adults advocating for children’s programs (Nebraska)  Youth-led intergenerational dialogues (Bowie, MD)  Annual I ntergenerational Gam es (San Diego County)

  7. • Shared site facilities with preschool children and adult care center participants Respite and Research for Alzheim er's Disease (San Jose, CA) • Intergenerational com m unity gardens (Itta Bena, MS) • Music, tutoring, education ( New Jersey I ntergenerational Orchestra ) • County/ city plan for intergenerational programs; County-supported I nterages Center (Montgomery County, MD) • School breakfast including elders (San Diego County)

  8. A Focused Conversation What can older adults contribute to increasing the developmental assets of youth? How can we create an intergenerational community in Mountain View/ Los Altos/ Los Altos Hills?

  9. Presenters Diana Miller, Project Manager, Seniors’ Agenda of Santa Clara County diana.miller@ssa.sccgov.org Marsha Adler, Former Fellow, Generations United marshaadler@aol.com

  10. Resources Project Cornerstone www.projectcornerstone.org Seniors’ Agenda of Santa Clara County www.sccgov.org/ daas Generations United www.gu.org World Health Organization - Age Friendly Communities www.who.int/ ageing/ age_friendly_cities_network/ en/

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