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Generations United's Seniors4Kids raises the voices of adults age 50 and older in support of policies affecting children and youth.
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Our Impact

Many adults age 50 and older are concerned about leaving the world a better place for future generations. Older adults possess many qualities that make them ideal advocates for children including:

  • rich professional backgrounds
  • personal experience as parents, aunts/uncles, and grandparents
  • extensive social networks in their communities
  • strong desire to give back
  • vote in greater percentages than any other age group

In a growing number of states, older adults are working to increase the availability and quality of early education through Generations United’s Seniors4Kids.  Some recent highlights of our work include:

  • recruiting over 500 Captains4Kids as grassroots volunteers
  • making over 4,000 direct contacts with state and federal legislators
  • mobilizing high-profile individuals such as Kentucky’s First Lady Jane Beshear and seven former first ladies as state honorary co-chairs
  • convening awareness building events and campaigns
  • publishing opinion editorials, letters to the editor, and articles highlighting older adult support for early education in Aging Today, Albany Times Union, Ashland Daily Independent, The Asbury Park Press, The Christian Science Monitor, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Courier Journal, Lexington Herald-Leader, Long Island Business News, Newsday, The New York Times, Los Nosostros, The Pittsburgh-Post Gazette, Syracuse Post Standard, The Times of Trenton, and others

“AARP’s issue surveys show concern for the quality of education and support for improvements. Older adults care about investments in children and are deeply concerned about the legacy they will leave their children and grandchildren. Generations United’s Seniors4Kids gives older adults a way to demonstrate this commitment.”

-John Rother, Executive Vice President, Policy and Strategy,AARP

Interested in more information about Generations United’s Seniors4Kids? Contact Anne Tria Wise at awise@gu.org or 202-289-3979.
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