The Knoxville community has identified key problems for its elderly and youth.
Generation 2 Generation provides the how-to for your group to meet those needs
of its members and to attract new members. Together with a shared vision, and a
common goal, needs will be met, lives will be changed.
Join with us! Together, we are Closing The Gap.
What you can expect
- SCHAS staff will help you "customize" Generation 2 Generation
for your organization according to the needs and interests of
your participants.
- Each volunteer, whether young or old, will recieve -- and give --
in the areas he/she prefers. This give and take creates a service
exchange and provides opportunities for relationship building among
individuals.
- You will have the opportunity to participate with your mentor/partner
and your group in an end-of-the-summer celebration for
Generation 2 Generation.
- There are no fees! A need to recieve and a desire to give are the only
"charges" for membership.
A Description of the Project
Who: SCHAS is partnering with local churches, schools,
and civic groups to shed new light on the subject of aging. From
this new focus on aging as an intergenerational issue, the program
Generation 2 Generation was born. The project is composed of regular
people, both young and old, that make up any community in the Knoxville
area.
What: Generation 2 Generation is a volunteer oppurtunity designed
to meet the various and often similar needs of both youth and seniors through
service exchanges and mentoring opportunities. Generation 2 Generation will
provide a format in which those needs can be met.
Where: Usually group activities will be conducted in individual homes
or apartment buildings in the Knoxville area. Clientele will be elderly or disabled
persons with limited resources.