Intergenerational News
April 2010
Please see below for the attached April 2010 Newsletter from the Centre for Intergenerational Practice.
January 2010
Please see below for the attached January 2010 Newsletter from the Centre for Intergenerational Practice.
October 2009
Launch of new publications to support the development of intergenerational work
The Beth Johnson Foundation today launches a new guide and a new book relating to intergenerational practice.
Intergenerational Practice, Policy and Performance: A Framework for Local Authorities provides a detailed analysis of how intergenerational projects can be used to meet national indicators. The guide brings together an on-library of case studies, resources and contacts that will be of particular importance to all authorities that submitted bids for the Generations Together Programme. The guide has been funded by the DCSF. In her foreword Anne Weinstock, Director of the Youth Task Force writes:
‘Increasing intergenerational activity, and developing innovative ways for younger and older people to interact and come to better understand each other, will help reverse this apparent breakdown in social cohesion. But no local area is the same, and each community will have different strengths and different challenges to overcome. That is why we are so pleased that the Centre for Intergenerational Practice, based at the Beth Johnson Foundation, has set out how intergenerational approaches can be used by local areas to address a range of local priorities, clearly linked to public service agreements and the National Indicator set. Local areas can then decide which approaches and types of projects are right for them and their communities.’
One of the issues that increasingly concern those interested in or working in the field of intergenerational work is developing and understanding the evidence for the impact it has on all those involved. IMSERSO (The Spanish National Institute for Older People and Social Services) has funded the production of a book to draw together our knowledge on evaluating intergenerational projects and how we could undertake this. We are therefore delighted that they have given the Beth Johnson Foundation permission to translate this publication and make it available for free as a download. Intergenerational Programmes Evaluation comes at a particularly important time in the development of intergenerational practice and we hope it will help us all become more skilled at demonstrating the impact of intergenerational work on people’s lives.
Generations Together has created a growing interest in intergenerational work in Local Authorities and PCTs across England. To help support Authorities we are establishing a small development team at the Beth Johnson Foundation to work alongside Authorities to help them develop their plans. To find out more about this contact Patrick Hanfling, Intergenerational Strategy Coordinator at Patrick@bjf.org.uk
For general information on Intergenerational Practice go to www.centreforip.org.uk or contact us at generations@bjf.org.uk
Centre for Intergenerational Practice UK Older People's Day Issue
The Centre for Intergenerational Practice UK Older People's Day Issue is now available to download from the website here.
In this issue you will find information on:
- CIP 2009 conference, 28 October
- RSVP and Beth Johnson Foundation forge new partnership to promote intergenerational work across Wales
- Free Intergenerational Project Photography Shoot Offer
- Plus Events, Resources, Funding and Projects
Generations Together Holiday Initiative Funding
Please see here for full details
Free Intergenerational Project Photography Shoot
Pieces of Sky undertake community and people focused photography projects, social documentary and thematic commissions, Pieces of Sky Photography is offering the chance for one Intergenerational Project to be documented free of charge. Pieces of Sky will follow the project over a period of time to produce a suite of images which will be supplied to the lucky project for their own use in promoting and celebrating their work.
The project must be based in the North West, East Midlands, West Midlands or Wales, closing date for expressions of interest is 16th October. For details on how to apply visit the Centre for Intergenerational Practice news page
Please see press release here and expression of interest form here
September 2009
WAVOCC Work Hard for ‘Generations Together’
WAVOCC have recently paid a large part in the successful ‘Generations Together’ intergenerational bid. Our Chair, Sally Ellison, lead a Worcestershire Partnership intergenerational steering group and attended a pivotal meeting with a central government team; the result over £400, 000 being allotted for intergenerational work in Worcestershire! We are one of only twelve counties to receive the funds, and at least 50% of this funding must be allocated to the VCS. Both Sally and Jim became two of the four signatories on the final application (along with Worcestershire County Council’s Director of Children’s Services and the Director of Adult Social Services).
Pre-application, WAVOCC Officer Jim Smith created an ‘Intergenerational Strategy for Worcestershire’ and two pilots ‘Your Right to Write’ and ‘Tales From the Credit Crunch’ which became a integral part of the application. ‘Your Right to Write’ aims to link young graffiti artists and writers with volunteer older artists and writers; producing co-work on themes of worklessness and the effect of the Credit Crunch to the deprived communities of Worcestershire. While ‘Tales from the Credit Crunch’ aims to give a cinematic forum for Worcestershire’s older and younger people discussing the impact of an economic downturn within and to their community. WAVOCC member WAB (Worcestershire Association for the Blind) also wrote a pilot on the theme of supporting Independent Living - where young volunteers train to visit the older partially sighted and blind to read and assist with daily tasks; and also young blind volunteers visiting those loosing sight to help the come to terms with sight loss.