Photo credit: Judy Griesdieck 1We all need others in our lives who care about us, and care deeply, yet too many people are leading isolated and lonely lives. In a GHC, all adults strive to provide for each other and for the children consistent, predictable, nurturing relationships that foster well-being even in times of change, …
NPR Senior Correspondent Ina Jaffee recently researched and reported a story focusing on the origin of the intentional neighboring model at Hope Meadows and its most recent adaptation at Genesis in Washington, DC. Jaffee interviewed GHDC Founder Brenda Krause Eheart and residents of Hope Meadows, and undertook a hard-hat construction tour of Genesis. You can …
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GHDC’s efforts to support development of a community based on our intergenerational model in Washington, DC, continue to advance. With the support of a planning grant from DC Child and Family Services Agency, GHDC is working with a range of expert partners to plan and launch Genesis, which is being developed by Mi Casa, Inc. …
All my life I have been surrounded by family and friends who have provided a web of respect, trust, belonging, and encouragement. They have listened to me, believed in me — they have cared about me. I have taken all of this for granted; it has been a normal part of my everyday life. Now, …
Imagine living in a community where: caring neighbors come together to address some of our nation’s most complex social challenges, those who are vulnerable are also valued community members who participate and contribute, and older adults find meaning and purpose in their daily lives, even at the end of life, through caring relationships and continuing …
The Eisner Foundation will honor two exceptional organizations, Bridge Meadows of Portland, Oregon, and the Intergenerational Schools of Cleveland, Ohio, with The Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence, a $100,000 prize that recognizes an individual or a non-profit organization for efforts to unite multiple generations – especially seniors and youth – and bring about positive, lasting …
Abigail Jones recently interviewed people from several initiatives around the country that are all, in one way or another, taking an intergenerational community-based approach to addressing a range of vulnerabilities. Well-researched and broad-ranging, her article includes profiles of projects focusing on foster-adoption, wounded warriors and survivor families, single teen moms, and others, and explores the …
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My entire professional career, spanning four decades, has focused on working to understand and meet the needs of people I perceived to be less fortunate. I asked: What can I do to make a positive difference in their lives? As I reflect back on my career, I have come to understand how limiting this question …
Our society is not physically capable of providing a professional care environment for every future elder, nor would every elder want one. Nevertheless, as a society we have become increasingly reliant upon professional care and services to support us through all aspects of life and death. The result is that as we age many of …
Educator, child psychologist, and writer of numerous books and articles about fathers and families, Ross D. Parke, PhD, in his most recent book, Future families: Diverse forms, rich possibilities, cited Hope Meadows as an example of a co-housing-type community that provides evidence of the positive effects of intergenerational communities organized to address an intractable social …
