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Strom, Robert D.; Strom, Paris S. – Educational Gerontology, 2017
The assisted living population is forecast to increase at a rapid rate. Quality of life for residents should be improved by giving greater attention to their cognitive, emotional, and social needs. A university lifespan development team provided a grandparent education course at a large assisted living facility with the assistance of 20 resident…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Residential Care, Quality of Life, Older Adults
Chapman, Madie; Ferris, Angie – 1988
The Parents and Children Enjoy Reading project in the East End of London is an adult literacy and numeracy program based on the principle that one of the strongest motivations for adults entering a basic education program is the desire to be able to help their own children learn. Volunteers work in one-on-one or group tutoring settings to offer…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Family Programs, Foreign Countries
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Goins, Brad – Childhood Education, 1992
Summarizes eight documents recently placed in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database. They cover women and literacy, reading to children, multilingual families, curriculum development, English as a Second Language, volunteers in adult education, reading professionals, and Barbara Bush's efforts to promote national literacy.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingualism, Curriculum Development
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
National Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1991
Family Friends is a program that matches senior volunteers with families of chronically ill or disabled children. Rural Family Friends, which is an outgrowth of Family Friends, focuses on rural families in distress. Rural Family Friends has established pilot programs in Arkansas, Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and West Virginia. The…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Family Programs, Helping Relationship, Home Visits