Generation Link-Age, Final Report, 1992

摘要

The purpose of the grant was to provide intergenerational volunteer opportunities for older adults in a program setting which links organizations affiliated with the elderly and Head Start and to bring pre-school age children and older adults together in mutually rewarding activities. The goals were: (1) Senior citizens will be provided an access to new sources of socialization. Allowing for interaction with young children and the opportunity to foster a relationship with children will help soften the absence of their grandchildren or families. (2) At-risk Head Start children will receive more individual contact hours and volunteerism within Head Start will increase. (3) Both groups will grow in self-esteem and self-worth, compliment each others emotional needs, and develop a caring intergenerational bond.