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Peer reviewedFreedman, Marc – Children Today, 1989
Discusses results of a study of five initiatives which promote intergenerational relationships for at-risk youth. Discusses factors involved in the success of the initiatives, the relation between elder mentors and youths, and implications for policy. (RJC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Programs, High Risk Persons, Intergenerational Programs
Peer reviewedVentura-Merkel, Catherine; Freedman, Marc – Children Today, 1988
Discusses and reviews intergenerational programs designed to help some of society's most at-risk young citizens and simultaneously enrich the lives of the older adults involved. (BB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Community Programs, Helping Relationship, High Risk Persons
Peer reviewedFreedman, Marc; Jaffe, Natalie – NASSP Bulletin, 1993
Discusses a specific type of mentoring: matching retired, older persons with young people enduring a crisis period in their lives. Programs such as the Teaching Learning Communities (T-LC) Mentoring Program in Ann Arbor, Michigan, assign elders as mentors and tutors to junior high school students in danger of dropping out. Strong elder-youth bonds…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Dropout Prevention, High Risk Students, Intergenerational Programs
