Staying Connected while Staying Apart: Intergenerational Programs and the COVID-19 Pandemic
In early 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic found people of all ages across the world facing lockdown orders, physical distancing requirements, the closure of gathering places and public spaces, and other precautions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. People were making masks and practicing the proper way to wash hands.
Since then, the global pandemic has taken millions of lives and left others with lingering conditions; strained health care systems and disrupted economies; focused public attention on longstanding racial, gender, and economic inequalities; and fueled the loneliness epidemic affecting both younger and older generations - the negative impacts of which are well documented.
Intergenerational spaces closed their doors, programs stopped in-person activities, and many older adults and younger people around the world lost meaningful intergenerational connections.
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May 11, 2021
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Subject Area
- Mental Health and Wellness
- Social Connectedness / Social Isolation
- Education, Recreation, & Arts
- Information, Referral, & Advocacy
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Audience
- Service Providers (Non-profits, Community Organizations, Local government)
- Caregivers, Seniors & Volunteers
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