Nancy Lanning (left) and Julie Kelnar (right) met through the Intergenerational ConnectionsProgram, a partnership between Coe College and UnityPoint Health, that connects seniorsand college students. ...
A few months ago, my daughter and son-in-law had a leak in their apartment and, along with their newborn son, moved in with me — “temporarily.” If you told me years ago that I’d be living in a ...
As a 21-year-old college student, one of my closest friends is not another 20-something-year-old student from campus but rather a 75-year-old woman living with dementia, whom I met while volunteering ...
'It's pure joy at this point. I think these kids will be in my life forever.' Dana Griffin was raised by her grandparents in the Transylvania region of Romania, and she continued to gravitate towards ...
Around the world, many people face a difficult reality: one in four elderly people live in isolation, according to the French Red Cross. The feeling of loneliness also affects a younger population: at ...
By Madeline de Figueiredo for The Daily Yonder. Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Wisconsin News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collaboration In Walworth County, ...
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — A new program at Muskogee Public Schools is allowing dozens of pre-K students to experience intergenerational learning alongside seniors at The Springs Skilled Nursing and Therapy.