It Takes a Multigenerational Village to Raise Foster Kids
Planned, intergenerational communities can help support families raising foster children, as well as youth and elders seeking low-income housing and community.
Health - Articles
Innovations in health care policies and programs (more)
The Two-Way Benefits of Local, Intergenerational Classroom Support
Four ways classroom tutoring support can improve education while increasing the well-being of young and older populations in underserved communities.
Podcast
The Videos Saving Lives in the Developing World
Developing countries face a quality crisis in the delivery of frontline health care. The nonprofit Global Health Media marries modern video technology with compassionate instruction to fill the gap. This is the first episode of a two-part series about raising the quality of health care in the developing world. Listen to the second episode here: The Healing Force of Family.
SSIR Guide to COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
A collection of SSIR articles on civil society's insights into the logistics behind a global vaccination campaign, including ideas for winning over the hearts and minds of people who aren’t yet convinced they should get the shot.
The Power of Proximity: Co-Locating Childcare and Eldercare Programs
Intergenerational shared sites that bring childcare and eldercare under the same roof help both generations thrive, and we need to build more of them.
Lessons on Effective Collaboration From the California Health Workforce Project
The experience of the California Future Health Workforce Commission to improve the state's supply of health professionals revealed the importance of upfront planning, clear partnering agreements, and graceful ways to pause when things don’t go as planned with highly collaborative efforts to solve complex social problems.
Solving the Loneliness Epidemic, Two Generations at a Time
Four ways technology can help organizations working to fight loneliness, while transforming eldercare and the lives of older and younger adults.
How COVID-19 Is Shifting the North-South Philanthropic Power Dynamic
Amid a global pandemic, philanthropic organizations in emerging markets are finding their voice and challenging historical constructs.
There’s No Formula for Taking Sensitive Trainings Remote
While the pandemic has clarified some best practices for online trainings, centering participants requires a creative approach, a deep understanding of participants’ needs, and thoughtful work to be responsive and flexible.
Tackling the Housing Crisis and Bridging Generational Divides Through Home-Sharing
Intergenerational home-sharing provides younger adults with affordable housing and older adults with needed income and a way to age in place.