Our story / Why we exist
We believe generations should know one another.
Young people and older adults can live in the same community without many chances to know one another. Generations Together creates those opportunities through shared experiences, practical service, and programs shaped with the people and organizations we serve.
EST. 2025
Youth-led
Community-rooted
Our beginning / 2025
Started by students.
Built with others.
Generations Together began in 2025 with students organizing opportunities to spend time and work alongside older adults. Our first partnerships gave that effort direction: listen to what residents and community organizations needed, then bring students together to help meet those needs.
Early service events grew into letters, technology education, community care, and youth research. The programs have expanded, but collaboration with local partners still shapes what we organize and how we follow through.
The principles behind our programs
How we work.
Every project involves decisions about what people need, who helps shape the response, and what happens after volunteers show up. These are the commitments behind our work.
Ask what’s needed.
We listen to older adults and community partners before planning projects. Their priorities help determine the supplies we collect, the activities we prepare, and the support we provide.
Build it together.
Students bring time and ideas; partner organizations know the people they serve. Planning together helps us create programs that fit real schedules, spaces, and community needs.
Follow through.
A collection needs delivery, a visit needs coordination, and a recurring program depends on people returning. We take responsibility for the details that turn an activity into useful support.
A brief history
From one idea to a growing community.
Where it began.
Generations Together began with one question: how could students build meaningful, lasting connections with older adults through service, conversation, and community care?
Our first community partner.
An early partnership with a senior community turned that idea into action. Through set-up, service, and shared time together, we began building our work alongside older adults and local organizations.
Letters Across Generations launched.
Letters Across Generations created a simple but meaningful way for students and older adults to connect through handwritten notes, encouragement, and shared stories.
Youth voices take shape.
Through our first speaker showcase and student presentations, young people began leading conversations, sharing ideas, and creating new forms of intergenerational connection.
Our work expands.
New partnerships, collection drives, recurring programs, and student-led initiatives broadened what Generations Together could offer and deepened its roots in the community.
A community built to keep growing.
We continue to grow long-term programs that invite students, older adults, and community partners to shape what comes next together.
Our impact / By the numbers
What showing up makes possible.
A few examples of the connections, contributions, and communities reached through our work.
Handmade gifts created for members of our community.
Thoughtful givingOlder adults assisted through a single technology support program.
Digital connectionOlder adults in the audience at one youth-led speaking event.
Shared perspectivesYouth speakers featured through our community programming.
Youth voices
The story continues
Help shape what comes next.
Since our first community event, students and local partners have turned individual efforts into ongoing programs. There's more to do, and more ways to take part, from volunteering at an event to helping lead an initiative.