Action Center Press Room Press Releases
2009May 21 - Powers Honored, As Seniors Raise Voices for Pre-KMay 21 - Senator Georgia M. Powers Receives Golden Advocate AwardMay 12 - Older Adults Speak Out in Favor of Early Childhood EducationMay 5 - Seniors Are "All Aboard" for Quality Pre-Kindergarten in PennsylvaniaFebruary 11 - Generations United's Seniors4Kids Initiative Organizes Advocacy Day Activities in New York State February 12 - Generations United's Seniors4Kids Initiative Organizes Advocacy Day Activities in KentuckyFebruary 18 - Nation's First Family Joins Trend: Multigenerational Families That Thrive Under One Roof2008December 23 - Generations United Introduces Second Intergenerational Grant ProjectNovember 14 - Generations United's Seniors4Kids Initiative Expands Into PennsylvaniaOctober 8 - President Signs the Fostering Connections and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008September 23 - Congress Passes the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008September 12 - Generations United Announces Second Shared Sites Best Practice AwardsSeptember 8 - Generations United Announces Second Intergenerational Photography Seed Grant ProjectJune 26- Generations United Releases Groundbreaking Report on Seniors' Support of Pre-K in KentuckyJune 19 - Generations United to Release Kentucky ReportJune 5 - Generations United Releases Shared Site Findings and Announces First Shared Site Best Practice Award WinnersJune 2 - Top Child Welfare Organizations Announce New Research: Children Benefit from Kinship Care May 23 - Seniors4Kids in New York State for Event Celebrating Older Americans MonthMay 8 - Third National GrandRally Brings Hundreds of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren to WashingtonMarch 18 - Second Annual Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Intergenerational Poetry, Essay and Photography ContestMarch 11 - Generations United Releases Generations Unite for Quality Pre-KMarch 3 - Generations United Announces New Intergenerational Grant ProjectFebruary 14 - Generations United Announces Intergenerational Photography Contest
2007
December 27 - Generations United Launches Financial Literacy WebsiteDecember 21 - Generations United's Seniors4Kids Campaign Expands, Launches Web SiteDecember 21 - Generations United Receives MetLife Foundation Grant for Childhood Obesity PreventionOctober 8 - GU Announces IG Shared Site Best Practices Recognition ProgramSeptember 20 - Latino Youth in Foster Care - English-language versionSeptember 20 - Latino Youth in Foster Care - Spanish-language versionSeptember 19 - Number of Grandparents Living with Grandchildren is on the IncreaseSeptember 6 - Generations United Announces New Seed Grant ProgramSeptember 4 - Leading Child Welfare, Aging Organizations Ask Nation: Celebrate Grandparents Day by Urging Congress to Support Granparents, Other Relatives Raising ChildrenAugust 15 - Generations United Brings Seniors4Kids to New YorkAugust 15 - Generations United Brings Seniors4Kids to KentuckyAugust 13 - Generations United Receives $225,000 Award from The Pew Charitable TrustsMay 11 - Momentum Builds to Change Federal Foster Care FinancingMarch 15 - Relatives Provide Safe, Stable Foster Care and Permanent FamiliesJanuary 24 - President's Commitment of Conscience
2006
December 7 - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Urge "Fix Foster Care to Help More Children Leave Foster Care for Permanent, Loving Families"