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These five Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows connect adults over 50 and kids under 5

By Sarah McKinney Gibson | Dec 3, 2019

A retired chef, the president of the Los Angeles Council of Black Professional Engineers, an AmeriCorps VISTA member, a former White House Fellow, and a Montessori educator. Meet the five new Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows / Early Childhood, all with big ideas for...

Experienced talent transforms early childhood care at Family Resource Centers in Santa Clara County

By Sandy Fernandez | Sep 9, 2019

Before 3-year-old Fernanda was old enough to go to a local Head Start program, she and Amelia Morales Vargas, 64, used to spend a lot of time together. They sang about the wheels on the bus. They made crafts using popsicle sticks and glue. They explored local...

Can older tutors complement a near-peer model? A national nonprofit says yes

By Sarah McKinney Gibson and Corita Brown, Ph.D. | Jul 31, 2019

Many nonprofits have long relied on “near-peer” tutors and mentors — youth and young adults who provide support to others relatively close in age, think college students as tutors for high school ones. They’re often plentiful, able to connect to the young people...

Homesharing across generations creates an unlikely friendship and lifelong gift

By Sarah McKinney Gibson | Jul 29, 2019

Amy was 53 years old. Her oldest daughter was away at college, and she and her husband had just begun paying for her to rent an apartment off-campus with some friends. And a room in their home in Piedmont, California was sitting vacant.“Maybe we could find a college...

Apply now for the Gen2Gen Innovation Fellowship / Early Childhood

By Janet Oh | Mar 4, 2019

Encore.org seeks five creative practitioners leveraging the talents of adults, age 50 and older, to improve the care and education of children, ages 0 to 5. Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows / Early Childhood will receive national attention from the media and VIPs in the...

Over 50? Plan Your Volunteer Activity Now to Help Kids This Fall

By Aileen Ichikawa and Sarah McKinney | Jul 16, 2018

If you’ve put volunteering with kids on your post-Labor Day list, hooray! Lots of youth-serving organizations need new volunteers starting in the fall. Now’s the time to start searching for the right opportunity for you. Here’s a list of 15 Gen2Gen partners, organized...