On Thursday, March 9, President Biden released his fiscal year 2024 (FY24) budget proposal. While the proposal is simply a request to Congress, who ultimately determines the budget, it is seen as a snapshot of the president’s priorities and where their administration wants to direct their energy. The president’s budget…

Generations United applauds President Biden’s call for unity and bipartisanship in this year’s State of the Union address. At Generations United, we know that we are stronger together. His address highlighted a range of topics with intergenerational implications from infrastructure improvements to Social Security and the Child Tax Credit. Infrastructure …

“Navigating the child welfare system…was really harrowing. I was placed in a position where I didn’t know where my grandchildren were taken, I just knew they were in custody and that was the end of the story…When I arrived, I saw that they cut my grandson’s hair. He’s never had…

Kofi Anan once said, “No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime.” These processes are never more evident than when elections come around. …

Generations United Deputy Executive Director was at the table U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Administration for Community Living (ACL), released the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers today. …

By Humana Generations United, Humana partnership celebrates Grandparents Day, intergenerational connection to improve loneliness and social isolation A recent headline in the New York Times sparked interest “In a Japan Nursing Home, Some Workers Are Babies.” Life in a nursing home can often be dull and lonely without much stimulation…

She — Lucille Mae Denniston Wilson Harrington — was more than the white great-grandmother who raised me. Generations United and the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center finally gave me the words to describe our unique relationship. We were a grandfamily. Navigating life together was difficult…

As a child, I did not know the significance of having my great-grandmother, or as I call her, “Granny,” as such an influential figure in my life. She loved and cared for me and never failed to step up when my parents were unable to care for me. She went…

As the country considers the ramifications of overturning Roe v. Wade, there is one group that is being overlooked — older adults who unexpectedly find themselves caring for babies and children. Grandfamilies, aka kinship families –or those in which children are raised by grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends…