Generations United’s designation serves as the U.S. benchmark for high-quality intergenerational programs
BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 20, 2025 – LBFE Boston is proud to announce that its CitySites program has met the criteria to maintain its designation as an intergenerational Program of Distinction by Generations United. This recognition serves as the U.S. benchmark for intergenerational programs and is based on the criteria that underpin the effectiveness of high-quality intergenerational programs.
LBFE Boston is unwavering in our commitment to fostering meaningful connections between generations as an essential approach to relieving isolation and loneliness for both older and younger adults. Since 2015, through CitySites’ partnerships with service-learning and community engagement programs at several Boston colleges and universities, LBFE Boston has offered weekly social activities that have connected hundreds of older and younger participants, speaking as many as nine languages/dialects, each year at more than thirty low-income senior housing buildings and senior centers across the city.
“We are so excited and honored to be recognized again for our continued leadership developing inclusive and engaging intergenerational programs around the City of Boston,” said Stephenie Hisman-Hou, Program Director of LBFE Boston. CitySites create safe spaces where older adults and young volunteers can engage in mutually beneficial shared experiences, learning, and companionship. “The renewal of LBFE Boston’s certification as a Program of Distinction is a testament to its success as an asset-based, multilingual, and community-centered approach to intergenerational programs and connections,” concluded Hisman-Hou.
About LBFE Boston: LBFE Boston is a community-based nonprofit that helps prevent social isolation by bringing intergenerational, digital equity, and arts programs to older adults in public/affordable senior housing and community centers. For five decades, LBFE Boston has worked to connect generations, foster diverse friendships, build community, support healthy aging, and help grow a more age-friendly, socially connected Boston. For more information, visit lbfeboston.org.
About Generations United: Generations United’s mission is to improve the lives of children, youth, and older adults through intergenerational collaboration, public policies, and programs for the enduring benefit of all. For three decades, Generations United has been the catalyst for policies and practices stimulating cooperation and collaboration among generations, evoking the vibrancy, energy and sheer productivity that result when people of all ages come together. We believe that we can only be successful in the face of our complex future if generational diversity is regarded as a national asset and fully leveraged. For more information, visit gu.org.
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