Agenda Overview

July 10, 2024

Registration and Exhibitor Set-up

8:00 AM-4:00 PM

Pre-Conference Symposium: Intergenerational Community Planning and Placemaking

10:00 AM-3:30 PM

Pre-Conference Symposium: Support for Kinship Care Families: Issues and Initiatives

12:00 PM-3:45 PM

Coffee Break

3:45 PM-4:15 PM

An Interactive Mini-Workshop: Creating an Intergenerational Center within a Life Plan Community

4:15 PM-5:30 PM

Opening Banquet and Keynote

5:45 PM-7:30 PM

Cocktail Hour

7:45 PM-9:00 PM

July 11, 2024

Breakfast with Keynote Remarks

7:30 AM-8:45 AM

Workshop Block #1

9:00 AM-10:15 AM

• Embedding Intergenerational Practice as a Core Program Approach in Community Centers
• Family Conversations around Cognitive Health: Identifying Warning Signs and Promoting Healthy Habits While Aging
• The Reimagination of Senior Care: Vincentian Intergenerational Communities

Workshop Block #2

10:30 AM-11:45 AM

• The Pennsylvania Department of Aging's Shared Housing and Resource Exchange Program, Domiciliary Care and Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity
• Lasting Impact through Shared Wisdom - Lessons Learned from Twenty-two Years of Intergenerational Initiatives at Garden Spot Village
• Successful Intergenerational Programs at Penn State Altoona and Harrisburg
• Exploring Kinship Family Dynamics: How Kinship Changes Families and How You Can Help

Lunch with Keynote Remarks

12:00 PM-1:15 PM

Workshop Block #3

1:30 PM-2:45 PM

• Learning from Intergenerational Innovators: A Practical Guide to Inspire Action
• Developing and Launching a Center for Inclusive Intergenerational Environments: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
• How Ageism Holds Us Back From Intergenerational Solidarity, and What We Can Do About It

Poster Session

2:50 PM-4:30 PM

Coffee Break

4:00 PM-4:30 PM

Workshop Block #4

4:45 PM-5:45 PM

• Quick, Effective Tips to Maximize the Value of Intergenerational Programming to Your Community
• Vincentian's Journey to Building Sustainable, Research-based, Intergenerational Initiatives through a Dynamic Local University Partnership
• Strengthening Cultural Responsiveness in Intergenerational Programs
• Visioning Rural Pennsylvania Intergenerational Living: The Ridgway and Freeport Pilot Projects

Dinner on the Town

6:00 PM-7:45 PM

July 12, 2024

Breakfast

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Workshop Block #5

9:00 AM-10:15 AM

• Building a Community of Support for Kinship Caregivers
• Psychological Well-Being Impacts of Food-Based Intergenerational Activities Introduced in a Care Home in Malaysia
• Community Stewardship - Teaching Generations to Take Action and Collaborate

Workshop Block #6

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

• Strategies and Tools for Building Successful Partnerships to Support Grandfamilies, Kinship Families and Professionals
• Exploring the Power of Activity in Accomplishing Intergenerational Program Goals
• Soul-utions: Big Outcomes From a Little Workbook for Caregivers Offers Surprising Soul-utions for Public Health

Lunch (Closing Remarks and Next Steps)

11:45 AM-12:45 PM

Intergenerational Fun Mini-Festival

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

The Intergenerational fun mini-festival event brought together residents and visitors of all ages for art, storytelling, music, dancing, and other activities. The 2-hour long event featured interactive exhibits and events planned by local organizations and Penn State Extension working to expand opportunities for intergenerational communication, learning and living throughout the Lancaster area.