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Linking Generations has once again expanded operations in September 2024, offering our first ever weekly Share and Care Program program to seniors living in long term care at Capital Care Strathcona (Sherwood Park). Many of our seniors in our regular school/senior facility programs are aging out of the junior high/high school programs and need to interact with… Continue reading Welcome Back Seniors and Students !

Good Things Happen When We Get Together  Linking Generations is pleased to collaborate with our local community group, Men's Sheds; facilitating intergenerational  connections with community seniors and youth.  For more information, please contact Linking Generations or Riley Tookey, Chairman of Men's Sheds at mensshedsc@gmail.com

Nonna Teresa says goodbye to her class as our program closes out. Click here to see other pictures !

We cannot begin to Thank You enough for the hours and the unrelenting dedication you have shown to Linking Generations this program year. You may not feel it, or recognize it, but you have shaped many young students' lives. For those, I know they will remember you always. THANK YOU.  Click here to see other pictures !

Our students from Salisbury Composite High School have been visiting their "linked" seniors from Sherwood Care for 10 months, twice monthly. The special friendships and connections that are made are so special to both the seniors and the youth. Until we see you again in September. As our programs close the books on another successful year, saying goodbye to new and old friends is bittersweet. Click here to… Continue reading Linking Generations program year coming to an end – Salisbury Composite High School & Sherwood Care

Gramma Allie says goodbye to her little kindergarten class as our program closes out. Click here to see other pictures !

Homemade birdhouses can provide wild birds with a safe place to build nests and raise their young, and building birdhouses can be an enjoyable craft. Our seniors from Dr. Turner Lodge and our students from St. John Paul II Junior High School had a great afternoon as they prepared for the spring birds to arrive… Continue reading Linking Generations – Painting Birdhouses for Wild Birds

As we approach the end of May 2024, Linking Generations is excited to be celebrating our 20th Aniversary. It's hard to believe that Linking Generations Society of Alberta has been offering intergenerational programming within the County of Strathcona for 20 years and Fort Saskatchewan for the last three years. Looking back over the years, we have touched… Continue reading Happy 20 Year Aniversary Linking Generations

"I'm a volunteer with the Linking Generations group and for the past few years I've had the kids grow tomatoes to share with their community. It teaches kids where food comes from too - it's not just the supermarket. We started these seeds in early April and today we transplanted them into paper cups so… Continue reading Linking Generations Volunteer Grandparent Program – A sharing from a Volunteer

As our programs close the books on another successful year, saying goodbye to new and old friends is bittersweet. Our students from St. Theresa Middle School have been visiting their "linked" seniors for 10 months, twice monthly. The special friendships and connections that are made are so special to both the seniors and the youth. Until we see you again in September...  What our Seniors and Youth have… Continue reading Linking Generations program year coming to an end