Thanks to the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, Bridges Together has funding available for communities in Massachusetts interested in implementing a Bridges program! Bridges, our off-the-shelf curriculum designed to unite older people with youth (in preschool,…
While the Bridges Program Curricula Suite might be Bridges Together’s most visible output, did you know that we also help others develop their own intergenerational programming using our tried-and-true “recipe”? The past week at BT…
Thanks to funding from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation and the Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging, Bridges: Growing Together kicked off in Amesbury last week! The Program Coordinator at the Amesbury Council on Aging…
The fourth community to receive our Community-Wide Intergenerational Leadership Team Grant was trained last week! (Ashland, South Hadley and West Boylston participated in trainings in December.) Barnstable already has a lot going on, intergenerational-wise, but…
Did you know that the Bridges Program Curricula Suite supports the Common Core Curriculum? In fact, one longstanding Bridges community – Burlington, MA – incorporates Bridges: Growing Together into ELA lessons. (Bridges is run district-wide,…
This holiday season, Bridges Together has a gift for YOU! It’s the gift of connection and relationship, which is what intergenerational work is all about! If you know a teacher in Massachusetts: Give the gift…
Thanks to the Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging, Bridges Together is pleased to be able to offer its services to five communities to create Community-Wide Intergenerational (IG) Leadership Teams. What does Community-Wide Intergenerational Leadership…
As Bridges Together’s Intergenerational Facilitator, Julie Shaw spends a lot of her days training and traveling. Julie is our “go-to” person for all things related to the Bridges Program Curricula Suite, our award-winning, ready-made and…
What do teachers love about the Bridges Program Curricula Suite? From-the-field feedback from teachers shows that students who participate in a Bridges program have: Improved communication skills Increased literacy (especially if participating in Bridges: Our…
Last week was an exciting one at Bridges Together! Here’s a quick recap: Bridges in High School: On Wednesday, Andrea taught a Bridges: Lifelong Journeys session at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. Twenty-five years after the…
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