Generation to Generation connects senior citizens and high school students for the purpose of forging meaningful connections and ultimately documenting the living history of Ulster County’s senior community. Ulster County’s youth volunteers will work with Project staff to gain competency in interviewing, recording and interpersonal skills. Based on the successful program that took place in 2009 through UlsterCorps entitled Harvesting a Lifetime, seniors will be paired with high school students, develop a comfortable relationship with them, get to know one another and ultimately collect the pertinent stories of the senior’s life.
As a result of the current Covid-19 pandemic facing our community, this project will be conducted remotely. It will be dependent on some technological tools in order to facilitate these meetings and the ultimate capturing of stories.
Timeline: There will be (3) 45-minute training sessions for youth volunteers which will cover all aspects of expectations for the students. This will include an orientation with detailed lessons regarding interviewing skills and quality videotaping instruction. Youth volunteers are expected to contribute approximately 3 hours per week, for seven weeks. The seniors will also have a one-on-one meeting with project coordinators to explain the project and answer any questions or concerns.
Project Schedule for Phase 1: Applications due May 22nd.
First orientation to be held May 27th.
Subsequent orientation to be scheduled according to availability.
Project duration will be seven weeks with culmination scheduled for July 15th.
If you are interested in volunteering for Generation to Generation, Ulster County’s Living History Project, please fill out the application:
https://forms.gle/HAu8WsRaJ7mNNSY47
