Family, Volunteering and Community
Volunteer Development Scotland leads the way in informing and modernising approaches to volunteering policy, enhancing practice and improving the quality of the volunteering experience for the people of Scotland.
Scottish Community Foundation helps communities become stronger, believing that stronger communities are more successful communities, with a better quality of life for everyone. A number of different grants programmes are available.
Bridging Cultures promotes the work of many organisations across the UK which encourage intercultural dialogue.
Senior Corps in the USA connects over 55s with people and organizations to help them become mentors, coaches or companions to people in need, or contribute their job skills and expertise to community projects and organizations.
Grandparents Plus is the national charity which champions the vital role of grandparents and the wider family in children's lives - especially when they take on an caring role in difficult family circumstances.
The Grandparents Association offers help and advice to the 14 million grandparents in the UK.
The Family Rights Group offers help and advice to the relatives and friends who are bringing up an estimated 200,000 children not living with their parents.
‘Peace begins at home' - Somali intergenerational dialogue in London.
Trading Skills between Ages. (8-15 year olds in deprived areas of South Ribble and members of Age Concern). Funded by The Rank Foundation. The aim is to recruit volunteers to work with the pupils to combat obesity, promote the benefits of healthy eating, exercise, citizenship and other relevant skills.
Timescapes Projects
Study funded by the ESRC. They explore how personal and family relationships develop and change over time. The focus is relationships with significant others: parents, grandparents, siblings, children, partners, friends and lovers.
Timescapes - ‘Masculinities, Identities and Risk: Transition in the Lives of Men as Fathers': University of Leeds, 2008. (PDF file)
Resource Pack
If you are interested in setting up an Intergenerational Project of your own, Darlington Council offers you free resources and templates.
Bellingham Intergenerational Project ( matters of personal safety).
Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) women's project (in Glasgow).
Inter-Generational Marketing and Market Research
One of the big advantages of running a family business is having automatic access to people of different generations. It can make it much easier to understand different demographics and establish the best ways to market products or services. Read what practical steps to take to make it work for your business?
