QUALITY CARE CONNECTIONS

Johnson & Johnson/RCI Program Awards

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Grantees.

2004 Grantees

Family & Children's Services
650 S. Peoria
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918)437-0596
The principal purpose of their program is to address the needs of low-income and at-risk intergenerational caregiving families by developing a curriculum designed to specifically target the concerns of these second generational parents. This curriculum will assist these grandparents and other relative caregivers in their struggles with school relationships, parenting expectations, additional financial burdens, and the loss of their own life plans.

Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey
395 Rt. 70, Suite 210
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732)730-0700
Their "CaregiverKids Project" helps bridge the generations by providing meaningful opportunities for mutual understanding and caring between youth and the elderly. One of the goals of the replication project planned under this grant was to develop and produce a training video for instructors in schools and congregational settings to introduce and educate youth to the realities of the aging process.

Gainesville-Hall County Community Service Center
430 Prior Street, S.E.
Gainesville, GA 30501
(770)535-5445
Their "Roots & Shoots" literacy program combines the wisdom, patience and grace of seniors with the openness, excitement and hunger for learning that is present in children. Under this grant, the Roots & Shoots program began the process of expanding from a two person volunteer project to a county-wide project that targets schools whose students are at the greatest risk of being left behind.

Marilyn & Gordon Macklin Intergenerational Institute
15100 Birchaven Lane
Findlay, OH 45840
(419)425-3043
Their project's principal goal is to refine an existing co-located intergenerational environment of children and senior adults into an innovative "Family Room Approach." This interactive and relational milieu will heighten the social, physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual development of all participants, and will result in the developement of a "How To" training for others to replicate the approach.

Petal Association for Families
P.O. Box 1247
Petal, MS 39465
(601)582-0909
Their "Project Grandfamiles Health Watchers" program is an intergenerational approach to improving the physical and mental health of caregiving grandparents and their grandchildren. Grandparents and grandchildren participated in weekly exercise and information sessions and followed an idividualized plan for the remainder of the week.

LEADERSHIP AWARD:
Generations United
GENERATIONS UNITED (GU) is the only national membership organization focused soley on promoting intergenerational strategies, programs, and public policies. GU represents more than 100 national, state, and local organizations representing more than 70 million Americans and is the only national organization advocating for the mutual well-being of children, youth, and older adults. GU serves as a resource for educating policymakers and the public about the economic, social, and personal imperatives of intergenerational cooperation. GU provides a forum for those working with children, youth, and the elderly to explore areas of common ground while celebrating the richness of each generation.