The highly successful annual Intergeneration Day worldwide, started in the year 2000, is expanding to a month to allow more time to schedule intergeneration events. Intergeneration Month is celebrated every September.

Join in planning an event to intentionally connect generations this September, and every September. Send us your plan, and we'll list it online! email us

The Intergenerational Self  People who know about their family histories have the most self confidence, have a strong sense of control over their lives and believe their families function successfully.

Dr. Duke and Dr. Fivush of Emory University developed the “Do You Know Scale” to predict children’s emotional health and happiness. Leaders in other fields found similar results in studies of adult individuals, families, organizations and the military. Management experts say successful human enterprises of any kind seek to capture a core identity. -answer the questions-

FLASH: Texas proclaims “Intergeneration Month: September In September, 2013, Governor Rick Perry issued a Proclamation on behalf of the State of Texas, recognizing “September” as Intergeneration Month. Texas was the first state to recognize Intergeneration “Month” last year, and again becomes the first State to proclaim “September” as Intergeneration Month. We seek not only proclamations from the seven states yet to do so, but also seek and encourage those States who have recognized “Intergeneration Day/Week” to again issue proclamations recognizing “Intergeneration Month: September”. Let’s make “Intergeneration Month: September” a truly national event. read more...

FLASH: American Library Association  passed a resolution promoting the intergeneration celebration. The ALA endorsement cited factors emphasizing the importance of age-integrated communities where the strengths of one generation meet the needs of another. Many local library associations are participating.

FLASH: American Association of Museums, with 21,000 individual and institutional members, issued a ringing endorsement. Ford W. Bell, AAM President, issued the endorsement, proclaiming Intergeneration Day/Week has done “yeoman work in bridging a nagging rent in our social fabric… the segregation of generations.” Visit www.aam-us.org.

43 States Have Now Proclaimed the Event!

Contact Cydney Campbell, ExecutiveDirector with pictures and stories of your intergeneration celebrations, large or small. We'd love to post them on our website!

Free Online Intergeneration Month Packets: Download your free, printable materials packet -click here-

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