Mission
VISION
We work towards a society that values, supports and welcomes the contributions of all individuals throughout their lives.
For this reason we engage the participation of people of all ages, backgrounds and experiences in a variety of intergenerational activities.
PRINCIPLES
We believe in:
- Respecting and valuing the ways of all ages, backgrounds and experiences
- Respecting and valuing the thinking of all generations
- Eliminating artificial and systemic barriers created by age stereotyping and all other forms of discrimination
- Extending and sharing intergenerational support beyond family and acquaintances
OBJECTIVES
- We promote intergenerational harmony and lifelong learning
- We design and deliver intergenerational support programs in partnership with the community
- We design and deliver programs which encourage participation of individuals of all ages, backgrounds and experiences
- We strive to become a centre of best practices for intergenerational programming
- We promote and incorporate in all our activities access and equity principles
- We select diverse community agencies with whom we can form specific finite renegotiable partnerships. The goal of such partnerships is an intergenerational program under the auspices of the partner’s agency.