Generations United Seeks Submissions for 2011 Awards
Generations United seeks nominations/ submissions for individuals and organizations that make significant contributions towards rethinking and revitalizing intergenerational connections. Categories include: grandfamilies award, innovation award, leadership for outstanding support of intergenerational programs, outstanding older adult volunteer, outstanding youth volunteer, shared site award, and the Brabazon Award for research evaluation. For guidelines and the application form, visit here. Send submissions to the attention of Anne Tria Wise by email at awise@gu.org or mail at 1331 H Street NW, Suite 900 · Washington, D.C. 20005 by March 31, 2011. Generations United will notify recipients by May 15, 2011.
Generations United will present the awards during the 16th International Conference Award Banquet on Thursday, July 28, 2011. Honorees must be present to accept their awards and provide photographs for display. If needed, travel grants may be available for the Outstanding Youth and Older Adult award recipients.
News
- US: Kinship Caregivers Receive Less Support Than Foster Parents Despite Lower Socioeconomic Status
US News & World Report February 7, 2011
Children placed with a relative after being removed from their home for maltreatment have fewer behavioral and social skills problems than children in foster care, but may have a higher risk for substance use and pregnancy as teenagers, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. These relatives—known as kinship caregivers—appear more likely to be single, unemployed, older, and live in poorer households, yet receive fewer support services than do foster caregivers. Kinship caregivers were four times more likely than foster caregivers not to have graduated from high school and three times more likely to have an annual household income of less than $20,000. But kinship caregivers were less than half as likely as foster caregivers to receive any type of financial support, about four times less likely to receive any form of parent training and seven times less likely to have peer support groups or respite care. (Christina Sakai, MD; Hua Lin, PhD; Glenn Flores, MD (2011). Health Outcomes and Family Services in Kinship Care: Analysis of a National Sample of Children in the Child Welfare System. Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine. 65(2):159-165).