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Intergenerational
EARLY CHILDHOOLD PROGRAM (IECP)
GENERATIONS
TOGETHER
University of Pittsburgh
121 University Place
Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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I like being around lively people -
and the children are lively! - Senior Volunteer
Generations Together's Intergenerational
Early Childhood Program (IECP) addresses the needs of very young
children (birth to 5 years) and older adults for intergenerational
connections. The areas in which IECP programs are building connections
include:
- Older workers in child care
- Older adults as early childhood
volunteers
- joint programming for older adults
(including frail elders) and young children
- Co-located or shared sites
facilities for children and older adults.
To support these enterprises, the IECP
staff
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works directly
with older adults, children and parents to enable their meaningful
participation in intergenerational early childhood programs.
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offers
consultation and technical assistance for professionals, including
direct training for professionals from academic systems and early
childhood and aging services to implement and strengthen
intergenerational programs.
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develops
training curricula and designs training courses to support a
variety of intergenerational programs.
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conducts
research into the impact of older adults on the development of
young children.
Generations Together's technical
assistance also includes the training of trainers to replicate
intergenerational early childhood programs and facilitate the
development of new initiatives.
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