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FEATURED RESOURCES

Two women dance at a block party in Washington DC

How a Party in the Streets Can Create a Community

Neighbors of all ages who didn’t know one another met for a “plaza party” and left with lots of new friends and plans for the future.

Providence Mount St Vincent Assisted Living, Seattle, Elderly Woman Shakes Hands And Talks To Two Young Children, Indoors, Room, Livable Communities, Build Bonds Across Generations

7 Ways to Build Bonds Across Generations

Children and older adults — and the communities they live in — benefit from shared activities and time spent together.

ACTIVE ACTIVITIES

'Kids and Kubs' Play Ball (2018)

The OPC (Older Persons Commission) is the Place To Be (2018)

Slideshow: Let’s Have Some Fun (2017)

Shuffleboard Is So Yesterday (Pickleball is Today) (2016)

Why People of All Ages Need to Play (2016)

How to Get People Dancing in Public Places (2015)

INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

How a Party in the Streets Can Create a Community (2018)

Teens are Teaching Tech to Older Adults (2018)

Teaching Teens to Sew (2018)

A Grand Program Creates Grand Pals (2018)

Bringing Sparkle to People in Need of Joy (2018)

Playful Places for People of All Ages (2017)

7 Ways to Build Bonds Across Generations (2016)

How to Create, Maintain and Manage an Intergenerational Community Garden (2015)

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

American Men are Gathering in Aussie-style ‘Sheds’ (2019)

How Chess Can Reconnect a Community (2018)

Lunching and Learning in Florida (2018)

Hosting a Dinner for LGBT Older Adults (2018)

Bringing Sparkle to People in Need of Joy (2018)

Lead By Example: Reverse the Trend (2018)

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