We specialise in supporting organisations to establish intergenerational programs that are tailored to the needs of the people they serve.
We provide an expert matching service that brings organisations who work with older adults and those who work with children and young people together.
We work collaboratively with both organisations to design, plan and deliver evidence-informed programs that bring younger and older people together to engage in fun and meaningful activities.
Our Services
Expert matching:
We specialise in assessing the unique needs of your organisation and expertly pairing you with a partner organisation that serves the opposite generation. We facilitate the partnership to help both organisations develop a shared vision for their intergenerational program.
Program design
Our consultants work with you to create customised intergenerational programs that are evidence-based and tailored to the specific requirements of your organisation and the people you support, whether they are children, young people, or older adults
Program implementation
We provide comprehensive support to implement your program, including resolving scheduling challenges, addressing staffing needs, managing risk and safety concerns, ensuring resource allocation and facilitating stakeholder engagement.
Staff capacity-building
We provide comprehensive training to equip your staff with the skills and knowledge needed to deliver effective, engaging, and meaningful intergenerational programs that cater to the abilities, interests, and needs of both young and older participants.
Evaluation planning
Our consultants support you in conducting a thorough and robust evaluation of your intergenerational program, capturing its positive impacts on both young and older participants while building a strong evidence base to ensure the program’s long-term success.
Overview of key services
Service Packages
We offer a range of consulting packages to suit a variety of intergenerational projects, with options from basic to comprehensive services and support available.
We undertake a thorough needs assessment for your organisation and provide expert matching with another local provider working with the opposite generation. We give you the tools you need to establish your own intergenerational program.
We match you with another local organisation and work with you both to scope and design a tailored intergenerational program based on your shared vision, needs and goals.
We provide comprehensive support to design, implement and evaluate a tailored intergenerational program to fit the needs of your organisation and people, including undertaking capacity-building sessions with your staff.
We offer a completely tailored service based on your needs. Some organisations are already running intergenerational programs and want help to set up a monitoring and evaluation framework to measure and report on the impacts of their program. You might want to run a one-off intergenerational event and are seeking support to plan and execute a successful event that engages both young and old. Or you might just want to learn more about the benefits and opportunities that intergenerational programs can offer before deciding if this is right for your organisation.
Contact us for your free 30-minute consult and we can discuss what you are looking for.
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Reflective Practice
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Contact us for your free 30-minute consult
and we can discuss what you are looking for
We know that educators and teachers working in kindergartens and schools as well as nurses and care staff working in aged care homes already have high workloads and many demands on their time.
We have worked with organisations who have tried setting up intergenerational programs on their own and despite their best efforts have been unsuccessful.
At GenConnect Consulting, we are experienced in helping organisations overcome these obstacles in order to set up successful and impactful intergenerational programs.
Contact us to find out how we can help you!
Can you relate to any of the following barriers?
High staff workloads
Competing demands
Logistical challenges
Lack of confidence and/or knowledge
Navigating safety concerns
Communication barriers
Lack of wider organisational support
intergenerational consultant
Why engage an
We have over 20 years experience working in community services with hundreds of people from diverse backgrounds and ages
Our programs are trauma-aware, culturally-inclusive and informed by the latest local and international research
We provide fully customised services tailored to meet the unique needs of your organisation
We can help you establish an intergenerational program that meets the requirements of the new national Aged Care reforms
Our programs are designed to align with the Australian Early Years Learning Framework as well as primary and secondary school curricula
Why choose us?
ABN 75 709 879 296
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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the East Kulin nation as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we are based. We recognise their continuing connection to and care of Country, Sky and Waterways. We also recognise that these lands have never been ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
