When intergenerational connection is intentional and sustained, it can transform individual lives and entire communities.
Connecting Generations: Lessons from Six Decades of Intergenerational Practice
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An Intergenerational Life
Early glimpses of what’s possible when generations connect left this leader wanting—and pushing—for more.
The Life-changing Effects of Connection, Creativity and Community
‘Intergenerational connection is not just a program model. It’s a way of living with purpose, presence and generosity.’
The Back-and-Forth Benefits from Intergenerational Chatting
Lessons from Link Generations’ programming that connects teens with older adults.
Relationships Are the Heart of All Seasons Preschool
All Seasons Preschool in Minnesota hosts a thriving intergenerational relationship-building program where students form bonds with older adults.
Listening as the Foundation of Care
A soon-to-be med student on what she learned about active conversations with elders.
Grandpas United: Purpose, Servant Leadership, and the Power of Intergenerational Connection
Older men want to matter. They want to serve. They want to lead with humility, wisdom and compassion.
Japan Changed How I Think About Aging in America
A journey through sample long-term care options pointed to some great solutions.
The Torque Wrench Gang
Or how to tighten relationships between generations and gain employable skills at the same time.
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Generations Today A bimonthly digital publication covering current trends and people impacting the field of aging through OpEds, feature articles, profiles, and first-person pieces.
Inside This IssueIntergenerational Stories
Generations Today, vol. 47, no. 2 (March–April 2026)
Connecting Generations: Lessons from Six Decades of Intergenerational Practice
Historically, families and extended networks played a significant role in nurturing, educating, and supporting individuals across all stages of life. For decades, Generations United has championed the opportunity to intentionally reconnect generations by reimagining...
An Intergenerational Life
I’ve been immersed in intergenerational living since birth. I grew up in a tightknit Chinese immigrant family in Missouri, where my grandparents were my afterschool program, my connection to cultural heritage, and my spiritual anchors. I was their bridge to English,...
The Life-changing Effects of Connection, Creativity and Community
There’s a rhythm that runs through my life, an instinctive pulse toward human connection. One of my earliest memories of feeling its pull was at age 10. My mother was recovering from surgery, so our family went to a local diner for Thanksgiving. As I looked around, I...
The Back-and-Forth Benefits from Intergenerational Chatting
Link Generations is a nonprofit organization that educates middle and high school students about aging by connecting them with older adults in interactive conversations that benefit both age groups. Over the past 10 years, the organization has reached more than 2,000...
Relationships Are the Heart of All Seasons Preschool
All Seasons Preschool serves children ages 2, 3, 4, and 5, offering a developmentally appropriate, nature-based early childhood program to meet their learning needs. But we also intentionally connect the children on a daily basis with the older adults who live in the...
Listening as the Foundation of Care
It was the first few weeks of my freshman year at Tufts University, and my mind was racing with the usual anxieties that consume a first-year student: Whether I could succeed in my classes, whether I had passed my wind ensemble audition, and most importantly, whether...
Grandpas United: Purpose, Servant Leadership, and the Power of Intergenerational Connection
Across the country, communities are searching for innovative ways to address social isolation among older adults, while strengthening outcomes for children, youth, and families. Grandpas United, an intergenerational, volunteer initiative based in Westchester County,...
Japan Changed How I Think About Aging in America
As a 23-year-old who dreams of a better system for aging in America, I was eager to spend several weeks in Japan last summer, garnering a first-hand view of aging innovation in action. On the last day of my trip, I stepped into Junseien, a nursing home care center in...
The Torque Wrench Gang
The first image that might pop into many heads upon hearing car buff or mechanic is that of a rather old-school male, possibly macho. But there’s a crew in Long Beach, Calif., who defy this description and then some. The people behind DSF Werks, an intergenerational...