They may be hard to come by, but there are proven benefits of interacting with and developing relationships with people much older or younger. In fact, intergenerational friendships open us up to all ...

K4Connect supports intergenerational connection, reduces isolation for residents and students, and helps Vincentian ...

Building and maintaining relationships is essential for living a healthy and fulfilling life. Intergenerational connections, in particular, can enhance mental health, reduce feelings of isolation and ...

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 ...

The landscape of friendship continues to evolve, with intergenerational connections emerging as powerful catalysts for personal development and social understanding. These relationships, spanning ...

One source of community support that many of us are all too lacking in is that of an intergenerational community. I was recently struck by an unattributed statement that “individuals are trying to do ...

Meaningful intergenerational relationships — relationships between young and old — are a powerful, prevalent, but overlooked resource in the United States. Purposeful interactions across generations ...

Examine the role of intergenerational relationships in healthy aging, including Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD), with a particular focus on place-based risk and resilience resources ...

In Walworth County, Wisconsin, a grassroots effort is reimagining what care can look like across generations. A local ...

"Grandparents are not a back-up team," psychologist and author Terri Apter insists in an interview about her new book Grandparenting: On Love and Relationships Across Generations. "They are a team in ...