Derby Intergenerational Linking Project
Global Education Derby acted as local brokers for Care Home Friends and Neighbours project. This innovative national project brought together young people and older people in a mutually beneficial way, sharing experiences and spreading a little joy! The national coordinators were My Home Life and The Linking Network. Funded by Dunhill Medical Trust.
Watch the highlights of our intergenerational journey in the video below, produced by the My Home Life Team.
Watch the highlights of our intergenerational journey in the video below, produced by the My Home Life Team.
Are you interested in setting up your own school and care home linking partnership?
Advice and guidance for school staff or care home activity coordinators to develop their own interactive, intergenerational link are captured in this handbook, developed as a result of the Care Home Friends and Neighbours programme.
A PDF of the handbook can be downloaded here..
What are the benefits to health, wellbeing and education when young people link together with older people living in residential care homes? Watch the webinar below, sharing the stories and impact of this ambitious project, hosted by My Home Life and The Linking Network.
Explore our Derby and Derbyshire project timeline