Creating connected, inclusive and age-friendly communities
Creating connected, inclusive and age-friendly communities through intergenerational programmes that bring generations together. Helping to improve older people’s wellbeing and connection to their communities
About the project
InCommon is a social enterprise bringing generations together. Our vision is to help create connected, inclusive and age-friendly communities. Over the past 4 years we have developed our Connect programme bringing primary school children together with their older neighbours in retirement homes and local communities.
InCommon will test how we can scale our social impact by supporting more people to run intergenerational programmes that can improve older people’s wellbeing and connection to their communities. In particular, this study addresses the challenge theme of supporting social connection in later life.
Our Connect programme has been shaped by participants of all ages through an iterative, co-design process. We have run this programme with over 1000 people and validated the positive social outcomes it has for older people and children through an independent evaluation from Dr Ali Somers, a leading expert in intergenerational evaluation.