Videos

A comprehensive, 13 Chapter Handbook providing information on: assessing community needs and resources: developing community partnerships: program planning: nurturing intergenerational relationships: running group activities: evaluating your program and raising funds and sustaining your program. The Handbook emphasizes work with volunteers: recruitment, training, retention and supervision. A CD-ROM Toolbox that includes planning and evaluation tools, sample training curricula, group activities, and blank forms for you to download and use for your own program. A 15-minute DVD or Video (VHS) highlighting five diverse,, exciting intergenerational programs and illustrate the varied ways that bringing together young and old can improve lives and address community concerns. (232 pages of text: downloadable resources: 15 minute video or DVD) $100, postage paid

A video that documents a national program in which college students help elderly immigrants and refugees learn English and gain U.S. citizenship. Students, faculty, and community members share their experiences working together.
(11:00 minutes)$50, postage paid

This video profiles Family Friends, a unique family support program that can be adapted for vulnerable families of any kind. The older adult volunteers and families describe their experiences and what the program has meant to them.
(9:00 minutes) $50, postage paid

Four unique intergenerational arts programs are highlighted. Youth and elders engage in theatre, folk dancing, quilt making, and cross-cultural exchange programs.
(9:00 minutes) $50, postage paid

The excitement and special moments of the Center for Intergenerational Learning’s annual residential cross-age learning retreat are reflected in this documentary.
(15:00 minutes)$50, postage paid

(includes Facilitator’s Guide)
Typical mentor scenarios are presented through short dramatic skits in this video. Each vignette can be used separately in mentor training. The Guide presents process questions and activities related to the issues presented in each skit.
(10:00 minutes)$65, postage paid

Mentor/youth pairs from several Linking Lifetimes sites share their mentoring experiences in a video narrated by film star Ossie Davis. The video has been used successfully to promote intergenerational mentoring in communities across the country.
(12:20 minutes)$50, postage paid

This video profiles five diverse intergenerational programs and illustrates the varied ways that bringing together young and old can improve lives and address communities concerns.
(15:55 minutes – available in VHS or DVD) $25, postage paid

This video describes a support program for kinship care families. Children being raised by grandparents share their feelings and experiences.
(9:00 minutes) $50, postage paid

Highlighting the activities and interaction among participants for each project component, this video provides a clear picture of Across Ages “in action” and promotes the benefits of intergenerational initiatives.
(14:00 minutes) $25, postage paid