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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
Download full textGulf Coast Jewish Family Services, Inc., Clearwater, FL. – 1991
Developed by the Gulf Coast Jewish Family Service, this handbook describes the Adopt-a-Grandchild Program, which matches older volunteers with children in need of adult guidance. The handbook is divided into the following sections: (1) program description; (2) guidelines for professional volunteers; (3) a job description for volunteers; (4)…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, At Risk Persons, Child Welfare, Children
Hancock, Karen – Education Canada, 2003
In a Canadian program, adult volunteer mentors meet with elementary student mentees for an hour each week during school. An evaluation of five such school-based mentoring programs found that mentored students developed a more positive attitude towards school, achieved higher grades, and improved relationships with adults and peers. Mentors report…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
National Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
Family Friends is an intergenerational program that brings senior volunteers into the lives of children with disabilities or chronic illnesses. JobStart is a training program in which volunteers help children with disabilities who are 10 years of age or older prepare to enter the world of work. A JobStart team is formed for each child in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Child Relationship, Career Planning, Check Lists
National Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
Family Friends is a nationwide outreach program that enlists the support of senior volunteers in providing nurturing help to children and their parents. Homeless Children is a branch of the program in which volunteers are matched to homeless families with young children, and, during biweekly visits to homeless shelters, become surrogate…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Child Advocacy, Family Problems, Family Programs
National Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
In 1986, the National Council on Aging developed the Family Friends program, which brings older people into the homes of children with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Charter programs were implemented in eight cities. These programs are still operating, and programs in other cities are in various stages of development. Since 1989, Family…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Chronic Illness, Disabilities, Family Problems
Pillemer, Karl; And Others – 1993
This handbook details how group leaders can adopt Project EASE (Exploring Aging through Shared Experiences), a program designed to provide opportunities for older adults and young people to interact in ongoing activities. Although the handbook is geared for children ages 9 through 13, it is adaptable for other ages and can be used in the…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, After School Programs, Age Discrimination, Age Groups
