Gen2Gen Archives

Will housing continue to divide us or lead the way to age integration?

By Marc Freedman | Sep 15, 2021

Retirement communities like The Villages are growing fast, but so, too, is multigenerational living. Encore.org’s CEO spots the dueling trends. More than 60 years ago, the introduction of residential communities for people over 60 served to redefine aging in America,...

“Empowering a community to make each generation better than the previous one”

By Isabel Gonzalez Whitaker | Sep 10, 2021

Celebrating literacy and Hispanic Heritage Month in a park designed for all generations On September 15, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month (runs to October 15), there will be a gathering in a small urban park in Atlanta, led by a young community advocate, Sofia...

A tearful Mandy Patinkin consoles a young woman after her father dies

By Sarah McKinney Gibson | Sep 10, 2021

Millions of hearts warmed by this tech-enabled intergenerational moment This is the story of a young woman grieving her father’s death, the older actor who responds to her, and a recommendation made to millions to learn more about the work of one of our Gen2Gen...

How can we bridge age divides among those working for social change?

By Gara LaMarche | Aug 20, 2021

Like many people, the way I look at the world has been greatly influenced in recent years by Kimberle Crenshaw’s framework of intersectionality: that we need to take into account multiple forms of identity and oppression and how they interlace and reinforce one...

Co-generate! Livestream unlocks potential of intergenerational collaboration

By Sarah McKinney Gibson | Jul 14, 2021

On June 23, more than 4,000 people tuned in to watch the Co-generate! Livestream, a 2-hour virtual event for younger and older changemakers eager to bust out of our respective age silos and work together for a better future. You can watch it below, and click “SHOW...

Watch this: 15 innovative organizations that tap the power of intergenerational connection

By Janet Oh | Jun 22, 2021

The first 15 Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows are practical visionaries with ambitious initiatives to bridge generational divides. Over the course of the nine-month fellowship, each created a three-minute video that explains how they’re bringing younger and older people...