Space is limited. Grandparents and other members of one's extended family often live far away, and opportunities for inter-generational contact are frequently limited. Today's hectic pace forced on adult children mean searching for modern day avenues to care for aging parents, minding small children and teaching cultural history. Children spend their days with other children near their own age. Adults spend their days in the workforce with others having like interests.
Mature adults seek out special seniors-only communities and social centers to complete the circle.
This lack of inter-generational contact allows each generation to see itself as a separate community rather than an integral part of one larger community. The media focuses on images of young people as violent criminals and predators of the elderly. Stereotypical images of mature adults lend support to the image of a vulnerable defenseless generation. This is what our Inter-generational program was designed to do. The program uses the talents, skill, life experiences and knowledge of mature adults in the training and confidence building of school age youth.