Project Report
| Feb 4, 2021
Pandemic highlights need for intergenerational act
By Helen Vost | Managing Director
Increasing feelings of isolation and loneliness have been reported in young and old people alike as the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic has reached its first year milestone. Schools have been closed again and young people remain cut off from their friends. It is also many months since older people in care homes have been able to receive family visitors although the roll out of a vaccine has thankfully started to provide protection against the virus. The Active Across Ages project remains more relevant than ever and, although challenging, young people have been encouraged to try to connect with older people digitally by setting up zoom meetings and facetime calls.
It has been inspiring to see many examples of older people taking on physical activity challenges to raise funds for a plethora of charities which have all been struggling with financial sustainability during the pandemic and then how young people, many with disabilities, who have been inspired by older people to take on their own physical activity challenges too raise funds.
The fun activity cards which were produced have been a great way to promote all manner of ways in which older people can stay active – be it ten-pin skittles, alphabet challenge, ballet warm-up, sock boccia or dancing days.
Your support has been so important to us and we look forward to face to face connections being re-established hopefully as early as the Spring.
THANK YOU
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Oct 8, 2020
Intergenerational activity to combat loneliness
By Helen Vost | Managing Director
The ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic means that it is more important than ever to find ways of connecting younger people with older people to promote physical activity and reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness. The Active Across Ages project is continuing to do just that.
School closures and restricted access to care homes and other settings has posed many challenges for the project but young people have been maintaining contact by writing letters, making telephone calls and connecting digitally, thereby learning from each other to develop valuable new skills.
A series of fun activity cards have been produced, each highlighting a way in which an older person who is having to self-isolate or a group if they are COVID-19 free can enjoy being active. The cards are designed to help adults aged 65 and over meet the recommended weekly amount and type of physical activity. Ten-pin skittles, alphabet challenge, ballet warm-up, sock boccia and dancing days are some of the activities on offer.
Now we are working with new partners to find ways of connecting digitally so that the project can still flourish while social distancing measures are still in place.
Your support continues to make a huge difference to the lives of younger and older people alike. THANK YOU.
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Jun 13, 2020
Increased need for spotlight on intergenerational activity
By Helen Vost | Project Leader
Hello
Below is the project report for Active Across Ages (37698) from Youth Sport Trust International.
Increased need for spotlight on intergenerational activity
The COVID-19 global pandemic has been a tragedy for care homes – creating increased challenges to keep their residents safe from infection but also providing contact with the outside world to reduce isolation and loneliness. Although severely restricted, the Active Across Ages project has been evolving to find new ways to connect younger people and older people for their mutual benefit.
A series of fun activity cards have been developed for young people to send one a week to their partner care home. Each highlights a way in which an older person who is having to self-isolate or a group if they are COVID-19 free can enjoy being active. The cards are designed to help adults aged 65 and over meet the recommended weekly amount and type of physical activity. Ten-pin skittles, alphabet challenge, ballet warm-up, sock boccia and dancing days are some of the activities on offer.
Young people are also being encouraged to write letters, make phone calls and connect virtually if they can with the older people they have met through the Active Across Ages project. Maintaining human connections in these challenging times are a priority and a lifeline for older people without family and friends.
We are hugely grateful for the support received. THANK YOU
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