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Volume 11, Issue 14
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April 6, 2016
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Grand Partners in Education Family Engagement Toolkit
Learn how to tap the time and talent of grandparents to jumpstart or enhance family engagement in schools. This week Generations United, in partnership with the Center for Law and Education and Grandfamilies PTSA, released the Grand Partners in Education toolkit featuring tips, tools and learning from a two-year intergenerational family engagement pilot project.
Learn more here.
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Celebrate with us on April 19th!
Join us on April 19, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. in Washington, DC as we celebrate our 30th anniversary. The event, which will honor this year's MetLife Foundation/Generations United Best Intergenerational Communities, will feature remarks from Dennis White (MetLife Foundation), Marian Wright Edelman (Children's Defense Fund), and Jim Firman (National Council on Aging). We're grateful for the support of MetLife Foundation, PhRMA and AARP to help us celebrate this important milestone. Learn more, then register today!
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Celebrate National
my Social Security Week
As part of Financial Literacy Month, National my Social Security Week is April 4-13. It is designed to encourage workers to open a my Social Security account, which provides estimates of future benefits to help with financial planning. The Social Security Administration is distributing a toolkit with ready-to-use content to help raise awareness about the accounts.
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A Huge Thanks to Our Members and Supporters
We thank renewing member
Leading Age for its contribution. Together, we are building a world that values all generations! You can also contribute and/or honor a friend or loved one with a Tribute Gift to Generations United.
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NIH Report Shows Spike in Aging Population
A new National Institutes of Health report, "An Aging World: 2015," places the world's population of people age 65 and older at 8.5 percent, or 617 million. That percentage is expected to increase to nearly 17 percent by 2050. The report also examines the demographic, health and socioeconomic trends accompanying the growth of the aging population.
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Culture United
Becoming Grandma
In her
new
book
,
Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparent
i
ng
,
60 Minutes
reporter Lesley Stahl dives into the experience of being a
grandparent. Stahl shares
stories about her and her husband's adventures as g
randparents and those of celebrity colleag
ues and friends. S
he also explores the science behind grandparenting: the therapeutic effects it has on grandparents, the anthropological roots of grandparenting, and the physiological changes that occur when one becomes a grandparent. Lesley also reaches out to prominent intergenerational programs, including
Hope Meadows
and the GrandParent Family Apartments.
Stahl was recently in a news segment on CBS News promoting her book, where she spoke about, among other things, the increasing role that grandparents are playing in caring for their grandchildren while their parents work.
Do you know of any films, books, music and TV shows with an intergenerational theme?
Share them with us
and we'll share in the weeks and months to come. See disclaimer.
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Valuing Vaccines Across Generations
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Youth Pays Off the Mortgage of Grandparents Who Raised Him
A 24-year-old college student raised by his grandparents saved $15,000 over the past six years to pay off his grandparents' mortgage and show his gratitude to them for caring for him. Read more of this inspiring story
here
. For more inspiring stories of grandfamilies striving for the best despite financial hardships, take a look at our
Resounding Resiliency of Grandfamilies report
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NHSA Appoints New President
The National Human Services Assembly (NHSA), a Generations United member, has named Lee Sherman as its new president and CEO. Read more about the announcement here.
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CARE Special Delivery
CARE, a nonprofit founded in 1945 that provides disaster relief around the world, has sought to provide support to Syrian refugee children through its Special Delivery program. Special Delivery has former World War II refugees write letters to connect with Syrian refugee children. Learn more.
"It is never easy to have to leave one's homeland! Always remember the good times and look forward to what the future may bring. It is always difficult to adjust to living in a different country - I know!" wrote WWII refugee Helga to 16-year-old Sajeda.
Got something cool you tried that was successful? Why not tweet your cool intergenerational ideas to
#cooligideas
? You can also post them to our
Intergenerational
Connections
Facebook Group. We want to highlight innovative age-optimized programs and practices through our blog, social media and weekly e-newsletter!
Share the inspiration
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Think Intergenerational - Funding Opportunities
Youth Opportunity Fund Grants
Citi Foundation and America's Promise Alliance are awarding one-year grants of up to $250,000 in 10 major cities that will launch or expand innovative programs that prepare low-income young adults, 16 to 24, for continuing education, careers and lifelong success. Deadline: May 2, 2016. Learn more
The Community-Police Partnership Awards, sponsored by the MetLife Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), recognize, sustain, and share the work of innovative partnerships between community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization. Awards ranging from $15,000 to $20,000 are provided in 9 different categories, including Blight Reduction; Civic Engagement; School-Based Programs; and Gang Prevention and Youth Safety. Deadline: April 17, 2016
Learn more
Capital Grants for Education and Healthcare in Seventeen States
The Gladys Brooks Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations located in the seventeen states.The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on libraries, educational institutions, and hospitals and clinics in the targeted states. Grant applications will be considered only for major expenditures, generally between $50,000 and $100,000. Funds are intended to be used for capital projects, including equipment and endowments. Deadline: May 31, 2016. Learn more
EPA Environmental Education Grants.
The EPA will
give
grants nationwide to
projects that promote environmental awareness and stewardship. Each of the 30 grants has a maximum award of $91,000. Deadline: April 8, 2016.
Learn more
Innovations in American Government Awards.
Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation is offering the $100,000
Roy and Lila Ash Innovations Award for Public Engagement in Government
, a special Innovations Award that will recognize government-led programs that demonstrate novel and effective approaches to increasing public engagement and participation in the governance of towns, cities, states, and the nation.
Deadline: April 15, 2016.
Learn more
If you have - or know of - any intergenerational funding opportunities, please send them to [email protected]
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Think Intergenerational - Great Resources
Research & Resources
Grand Partners in Education Family Engagement Toolkit. This Generations United guide is intended to help educational stakeholders jumpstart or enhance family engagement in schools. Learn more
RWJF Culture of Health Leadership Development Programs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is looking for clinicians, researchers, doctoral students, community leaders and professionals to apply for one of four new, funded leadership opportunities to build a Culture of Health in America. Deadline: April 19, 2016. Learn More
New Nonprofit Leader Course sponsored by the Allstate Foundation.
To strengthen leadership in the nonprofit sector, The Allstate Foundation partnered with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management's Center for Nonprofit Management in 2014 to launch the Greater Good Nonprofit Leaders Program
Learn more
The Red Book - A Guide to Work Incentives.
The Social Security Administration outlines employment supports for older and younger workers. The guide explains how working can affect benefits. It also shows where workers can find local services and more.
Learn more
Creating an Age-Advantaged Community: A Toolkit for Building Intergenerational Communities that Recognize, Engage and Support All Ages.
This resource from Generations United helps communities make intentional efforts to build connections between the generations.
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Events
Coming Together: Building the Path, Shining the Light.
Lutheran Services in America.
Minneapolis, MN. Apr. 25-28, 2016.
Learn more
The 8th Eden Alternative International Conference.
The Eden Alternative.
Little Rock, AK. May 3-5, 2016.
Learn more
In
ternational Positive Aging Conference.
Society of Certified Senior Advisors.
Washington, DC. Aug. 25-27, 2016.
Learn more
The Creative Age Global Perspectives on Creativity and Aging 2016 NCCA Leadership Exchange and Conference.
National Center for Creative Aging.
Washington, DC. Sept. 24-28, 2016.
Learn more
Global Intergenerational Conference. Generations United. Milwaukee, WI. June 13-17, 2017.
Learn more
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Today, people are so disconnected that they feel they are blades of grass, but when they know who their grandparents and great-grandparents were, they become trees, they have roots, they can no longer be mowed down.
Maya Angelou
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