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NEW Global Intergenerational Week 24-30 April #GIW24 - United for All Ages e-newsletter special on some of the highlights - and win an award for the best #GIW24 activity

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April for all ages! April promises intergenerational action galore with Global Intergenerational Week and April for All Ages. See March/April news from United for All Ages and let us know what you are doing in April

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Older and young people together - a brilliant article about the care-home nursery run by Ready Generations at Belong Chester in The Guardian

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Tackling ageism, celebrating intergenerational action, building communities for all ages - see February 2024 news from United for All Ages

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Bring on 2024 for all ages - January 2024 news from United for All Ages - news, views, events and resources on all things intergenerational here

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Fernbees intergenerational video - a great demonstration of the power of intergenerational interaction at a care-home nursery in Stockport run by Olea Care   https://youtu.be/eYKrppYQBtc  

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November 2023 news from United for All Ages - connecting a world for all ages, our latest newsletter reflects the the growth in bringing generations together with news, views and resources

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September 2023 news from United for All Ages - the rise and rise of intergenerational action plus news, views and resources in our latest e-news

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July/August news from United for All Ages - importance of 'mixing matters' drives intergenerational growth, plus lots of news, views, activities and resources in our latest e-news

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April/May news from United for All Ages - looking forward to Global Intergenerational Week and other events, activities and resources to bring generations together in our latest e-news

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February news from United for All Ages - all the latest on intergenerational living, learning, care, housing and communities in our e-news

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Shared sites - care homes and nurseries - Denise Burke will be speaking at the Nursery World Business Summit on 7 March 2023

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January news from United for All Ages - 2023, the year of living intergenerationally. Our latest news, resources and events here

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September/October news from United for All Ages - a new era for Britain? Our latest news, resources and events here   

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July/August news from United for All Ages - a fresh start for a summer for all ages, with lots of news, resources and events here

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April/May news from United for All Ages - bringing Britain together - the power of intergenerational interaction and a ten week challenge, plus lots of news, resources and events here

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March/April news from United for All Ages - sharing homes and bills: intergenerational living is the future, plus lots of news, resources and events here

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February/March news from United for All Ages - intergenerational news, resources and events here

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Opportunities for intergenerational living? A discussion on how the new government taskforce on housing options for older people could also promote intergenerational living. A special zoom meeting of the Intergenerational Housing Network on Tuesday 22 February. See our March/April newsletter above for a report.

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Creating high streets for all ages - the meeting of the Intergenerational Housing Network on Tuesday 1 February heard from Caroline Hargreaves who is managing Gateshead council's high street regeneration plans. See Caroline's slides

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January 2022 news from United for All Ages - get planning for 2022, find out more about the Intergenerational Housing Network, and see updates on lots of events and resources to support more mixing here 

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November/December 2021 news from United for All Ages - will 2022 be a year for all ages, where next for intergenerational living/housing plus resources and events galore in our latest newsletter 

The 30 November meeting of the Intergenerational Housing Network featured great presentations by Clarion Housing Group and InCommon. See a recording of the meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/afqJgkr4tCCUS-VLeA-JDZ5mcZjfUkeEkgcfjeiCuOkmanFoJrzGkJc2Hesi4cDc.8p2idFXpoA1p_pm3 Passcode: dnM+eT02 

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NEW Models of intergenerational care - see a presentation by Stephen Burke to a national conference on relational care this autumn

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August meeting of Intergenerational Housing Network - the network's meeting on 19 August featured two presentations: by Makespace Oxford on how they are transforming high streets across Oxfordshire and by the School of International Futures on their new tools for assessing intergenerational fairness in public policies. To see a recording, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/0aS1ftU_ZsWbobggSUlgPN7SnVdaORRcWUdSIjAqBdfrcJ94CblUptdg2pSyE-Zm.qteerurYV4fw5Gqm Passcode: U3Fe!e2#

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The latest news from United for All Ages - green shoots this autumn, plus resources and events galore in our Sept/Oct 2021 newsletter. Please see our July 2021 newsletter on new projects, the Intergenerational Housing Network plus news and views, resources and events. Also our June 2021 newsletter

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Where next for intergenerational living? The 29 April meeting of the Intergenerational Housing network featured great presentations about health and well-being at Ebbsfleet Garden City and about moving beyond age segmentation.

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Intergenerational Living - see Deb Wyatt's dissertation on intergenerational housing, packed full of resources and examples,

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Intergenerational Housing Network - the network's zoom meeting on 23 February featured a presentation by Nigel Saunders of Pozzoni about developments in Greater Manchester and discussion and updates on key issues. 

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Designing to meet needs - Zoe Phillips' dissertation focuses on thinking beyond generations to design more inclusively.

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Intergenerational care and dementia - see the Housing and Dementia Research Consortium's annual webinar with guest speakers held on 26 January on YouTube.  

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Inauguration hope for the UK? Time to create a Britain that works for all ages and future generations - article by Stephen Burke

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Together for Tomorrow - ILC-UK's Future of Ageing conference on 3 December 2020 focused on the impact of increasing longevity for all generations and why we must plan now to make the most of ageing for future generations. Great speakers helped deliver the best intergenerational event of the year. To view the conference on catch up, see here

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Changing high streets, creating inclusive intergenerational living and shared spaces - help deliver our vision for creating high streets of the future as retail and office spaces empty. See the Intergenerational Housing Network's vision paper.

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Intergenerational Housing Network  -the November 2020 meeting featured presentations by the winning and shortlisted entries in Enfield council's competition for an intergenerational housing development. Plus lots of other ideas, news and plans. See this note for key links and a recording of the meeting with full presentations.

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Intergenerational Linking between young people and older people living in care homes - view a recent webinar hosted by Care Home Friends and Neighbours: Intergenerational Linking Project. Hear about the project and help to make intergenerational linking happen. Grants are also available in England from The Dunhill Medical Trust.

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Autumn for All Ages - after months of lockdown, it's time for intergenerational action this autumn from September to November. See the flier for more information and below are ideas galore for Autumn for All Ages in socially distanced times. See how Torbay council is taking part this autumn 

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Sustaining intergenerational connections at a time of crisis - a new report by InCommon and Clarion Futures on keeping connected during the coronavirus crisis is here

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Intergenerational Housing Network - the most recent meeting of the network was a virtual discussion on 28 July about opportunities from changing high streets and influencing for intergenerational housing. Notes from the meeting are here. Leave comments on our Forum on this site about these issues.

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Intergenerational housing resources can also be found at Housing Learning and Improvement Network

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Connecting isolated groups during COVID-19 - please see our evidence to the APPG on Social Integration's inquiry about the impact of coronavirus on social connection for isolated groups

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Coronavirus - intergenerational projects should follow the latest government guidance re COVID-19. Umbrella organisations like Early Years Alliance and National Care Forum have also issued advice.

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Intergenerational programmes: exploring the potential benefits for pre-school children - executive summary of research in Bristol by Lois Peach

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National Intergenerational Week - local and national activities were held during 23-29 March 2020 coordinated by St Monica Trust  Our blog on issues and activities for the week. 

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Growing Together - fifty inspiring ideas for intergenerational learning by Lorraine George published by Yellow Door. Special 10% discount for United for All Ages supporters quoting GT10

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Together in the 2020s - twenty ideas for creating a Britain for all ages by 2030: download United for All Ages' new report and news release, published in January 2020 

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Positive Thinking - All under one roof?: on 1 January 2020, BBC Radio 4 discussed how to scale up schemes like Homeshare and Haringey's pioneering intergenerational housing project for older and younger people. Find out more about the programme here  More tips on intergenerational housing here

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Seeing is believing - the Intergenerational Housing Network visited Hull in February 2020 to see an extra care scheme for adults of all ages and hear from the recent winner of The Guardian public servant of the year award for a pioneering intergenerational project supporting young entrepreneurs. Notes and links from the visit are here 

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Football can bring young and old together - the power of football clubs to lead intergenerational projects was demonstrated when United for All Ages sponsored Brentford's match vs Fulham in December 2019

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Intergenerational Learning in Practice - a wide-ranging book with chapters on innovative projects from the UK and elsewhere in Europe, USA and Australia for practitioners, professionals and academics can be purchased here

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The Intergenerational Evaluation Toolkit - developed over 15 years by Generations United and Dr Shannon Jarrott in the USA, this is a crucial tool for measuring impact

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Rethinking intergenerational housing - Matter Architecture has researched how people of all ages and backgrounds can live independent lives in housing that enables them to share knowledge, skills and experience. See the online resource 

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Third meeting of Intergenerational Housing Network - see the minutes from 17 October 2019 meeting in Westminster and the presentations by Roland Karthaus of Matter Architecture and Alan Marples of Riverside

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Submissions to the APPG on Social Integration inquiry into intergenerational connection - see United for All Ages' evidence on co-location and the Intergenerational Housing Network's evidence on intergenerational housing

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#AllAgesAugust - what are you doing in August? Share fun, activities and experiences with other generations - flyer here and news release here

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Intergenerational Housing Network - its second meeting on 2 July 2019 in Leeds featured presentations by Beryl Gillespie of CHS Group, Jennifer Challinor of Crichton Trust and Deborah Fox of Homeshare UK, plus minutes here. Please contact Stephen Burke if you want to join the network - the next meeting is in London on 17 October

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The Best of Both Worlds - the new report by Generations United and the Eisner Foundation sets out how to create more intergenerational shared sites bringing older and younger people together across the USA. Report and news release here

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Healing the Generational Divide - we have warmly welcomed the new report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration on creating communities for all ages, bringing older and younger people together, tackling division and ageism, and building trust and understanding between generations

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The next generation: how intergenerational  interaction improves life chances for children and young people - see United for All Ages' 2019 report and news release on how mixing with  older people  boosts children's skills, confidence and opportunities while tackling ageism and loneliness #thenextgeneration

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Intergenerational Housing Network - following the first meeting of the network on 21 March 2019, download presentations by Emma Garland and by Gill Taylor and Yasmin Drakes plus the minutes. Please contact Stephen Burke if you want to join the network

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Are you a nursery practitioner or nanny looking to link with an older people's care home or housing scheme? Then see our new guides to getting started, created with Tinies Childcare, the UK's largest network of childcare agencies supporting childcare professionals in permanent or temporary employment

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Help create 500 centres for all ages across the UK by 2023 – in spring 2019 we ran a series of free regional workshops to help make it happen - in Leeds (27 Feb), Manchester (28 Feb), Peterborough (5 Mar), London (6 Mar) and Bristol (7 Mar). Watch this space for further events.

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BBC consultation on free TV licences for people aged over 75 - intergenerational fairness needs a proper review of taxation, not tinkering with TV licences. Read United for All Ages' response

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How nurseries can share sites with care homes – co-location of care was featured at the Nursery World Business Summit in November 2018 with a presentation by United for All Ages

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Getting involved – many local groups are contacting us about building links between care homes and informal childcare. Here are some Tips for parent and toddler groups planning activities with a local care home. Five social and economic reasons why care homes should adopt an intergenerational approach here.

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Early Years TV interview on intergenerational care – Denise Burke gives practical advice and support to early years professionals looking to set up co-located care with nurseries and care homes here

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Making co-location of care happen – United for All Ages is working with providers of older people’s housing and care and providers of childcare to create shared sites bringing old and young together. For more on the ‘how to’, please contact us

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Parliamentary inquiries tackle intergenerational issues – read our responses to inquiries by the Lords economic affairs select committee on care funding, the social integration APPG on intergenerational connection, and the Lords select committee on intergenerational fairness

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A Life Less Lonely by Nick Duerden – great new book on tackling loneliness features centres for all ages like care-home nurseries. United for All Ages supporters can get 30% off the RRP using code KINDER30 at the checkout at www.bloomsbury.com

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#mixingmatters – United for All Ages’ 2018 report on how shared sites can bring older and younger people together to promote intergenerational care and learning, housing and communities. See Mixing Matters

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Learning from Intergenerational Housing Projects in the USA – this new report by Emma Garland following her Winston Churchill Fellowship in the USA has essential lessons for developing new housing schemes in the UK

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Mixing and mending – a BBC video about the UK’s first intergenerational café in Liverpool where people of all ages mix and sew, bake and mend all sorts of things

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All in Together – a report from Generations United and the Eisner Foundation on shared sites in the USA, creating places where older and younger can people thrive – full report here

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Ofsted gives the green light for co-located care – Ofsted has issued guidance to its inspectors on registering and inspecting shared sites with childcare and eldercare services for younger and older people. The guidance covers scenarios involving nurseries and childminders based at care home sites and can be seen here

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Starting Young: lifelong lessons from the USA – see Lorraine George’s report on intergenerational care and learning following her Winston Churchill Fellowship in the USA with recommendations for the UK

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First primary school to host a day centre for older people with dementia – launched in Redbridge, the day centre at Downshall primary school brings together older people and children to learn and grow together. Featured on BBC Breakfast TV and in The Guardian

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Ending age apartheid – how the ‘care-home nursery’ can bring old and young together – our lecture to the Royal Society of Medicine’s Innovations Summit

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The first ‘care-home nursery’ in this country – Apples & Honey nursery opened at Nightingale House, a care home, bringing older and young people together with their families. Lovely BBC news film here. It’s the first example in the UK of a shared site with integrated activities, following the USA, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Canada and elsewhere in Europe. See more here and here

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Making bridges with music –Evaluation Report by Plymouth University of Torbay council’s music project bringing older and young people together with childminders and care homes

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How downsizing home can help all generations – see United for All Ages’ submission to the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee inquiry into housing for older people

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Families get tougher on quality of care – the latest analysis of reviews left on Good Care Guide. See news release

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A Country for All Ages: ending age apartheid in Brexit Britain: United for All Ages’ 2017 report on how different generations can be brought together – see report

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Creating age-friendly cities – a Parliamentary briefing for national and local politicians, planners, housing and transport providers

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Fairness for all ages United for All Ages’ report Fairness for all ages – twenty radical ways to promote intergenerational equity features contributions from twenty national organisations on tackling inequality between generations

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Downsizing home – United for All Ages’ latest website, www.downsizingdirect.com, encourages and supports older people and their families to downsize home. Providing free advice and practical support, the site aims to help older people to move to ‘the right place at the right time’ – a win-win for all generations

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Building a Britain for All Ages – this United for All Ages report calls for a new contract between the generations, with ten ways to build a Britain where people of all ages can prosper. Read the report here

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Commission on the Voluntary Sector and Ageing – looking at the implications for all voluntary organisations of our ageing society. See the Commission’s website for its reports and get future-proofing!

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Social Integration Commission – looking at how we mix across age, income and race. Three reports have been published by The Challenge together with the British Integration Survey 2016.

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Good Care Guide hosts millions of visits – the only website where families using childcare and eldercare can rate and review their care providers. See Channel 4 News about reviews on Good Care Guide, which was developed by United for All Ages and My Family Care to help families choose care and improve the quality of care. See Good Care Guide here

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A Future for All Ages - the third report from United for All Ages published in 2013 focuses on how growth starts with homes, care and jobs

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Cross Generational Housing – a report by Michael Keith on designing homes where three or more generations of the same family could live together under one roof, published by United for All Ages here

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Investing in the future - United for All Ages' second report on wealth, work and welfare in a multi-generational society, published in 2011

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Scrap the Cap: ten reasons why the cap on care costs should be replaced (not just postponed) by a fairer way of funding care for older people. A campaign by National Pensioners Convention, Unison and United for All Ages

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United or Divided? - United for All Ages's first report on developing a 'cradle to grave' contract between generations, published in 2011

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Awards for All Ages – the most recent winners were announced here. They show how action by and for all ages can tackle some of the big social issues facing Britain. See film of the presentation and the winners talking about their projects here.