Volunteers Sharing in Education A Canadian program that brings retirees, seniors, university students, and others as volunteers to schools. An Intergenerational Studies institute with services and resources of interest to professionals exploring the interaction between children, youth, and older adults. Training older adults for work in child care. Intergenerational early childhood volunteering in classrooms, and to support goals such as family literacy. This program trains senior volunteers to give emotional support to child victims of abuse and neglect, to tutor children who lag behind in reading, to mentor troubled teenagers and young mothers, and to care for premature infants and children with physical disabilities and severe illnesses.
College students help elders enhance their reading and writing skills.
Students provide language, literacy and citizenship tutoring for elderly immigrants and refugees. A nonprofit organization committed to intergenerational programming. Oasis Provides information about intergenerational tutoring, with senior volunteers tutoring young children who need help developing reading and language skills. AgeLink Offers classroom-based recreation and education programs to bring together seniors and children in the San Diego area to help build self esteem and increase communication skills for all participants. Bringing together seniors and children to share stories, perform skits, do crafts etc.