Join colleagues and meet new friends from across the region to share ideas, successes and challenges in creating intergenerational opportunities for all.

The 2026 conference will include workshops, panel discussions, round tables, poster sessions and individual presentations.

We'll also make time for intergenerational fun on the beautiful Stockton University campus in Atlantic City, New Jersey and host site visits to organizations that strengthen intergenerational connections.

Sponsors/ Donations/ Gifts

Platinum Sponsor - $10,000: Includes up to 3 complimentary registrations and full-page recognition in the Conference Booklet

Gold Sponsor - $5,000: Includes up to 2 complimentary registrations and half-page recognition in the Conference Booklet

Silver Sponsor - $2,500: Includes 1 complimentary registration and quarter-page recognition in the Conference Booklet

To make a contribution, click the preferred level above.

For more information on Sponsors/Donations/Gifts, please contact Matt Kaplan, Ph.D. at msk15@psu.edu 

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Scheduled Programs

(watch for updates &

Social Work CEs pending)

Pre-Conference: Intergenerational Community Design Competition, planned with the Penn State Hamer Center for Community Design.

Pre-Conference: Visit to  MudGirls Studios, a nonprofit pottery center that empowers disadvantaged women and fosters intergenerational community engagement.

Opening Celebration Intergenerational Harmony with the New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra has been bridging the generations through music for over 30 years. This session will include a performance with musicians of all ages and discussing the personal impact of intergenerational music-making.

Opening Keynote: Forty Years United: Building Bridges that Last by Generations United's new Executive Director, Kristen Kiefer. For four decades, Generations United has championed the bold idea that we are stronger together across every age and every stage. This keynote celebrates the milestones of the intergenerational movement, honors the partnerships and policies that shaped its success, and explores what comes next. Join us as we look ahead with urgency and optimism, advancing a future where generations are not divided, but connected by purpose, compassion, and shared power.

Lunch Panel For All Ages, With All Ages: Integrating Intergenerational Principles and Practices With Age-Friendly Initiatives facilitated by Cassandra Masters, Associate Director, Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh (PA). Panelists include:     
Cathy Bollinger: Executive Director of Embracing Aging at the York County (PA) Community Foundation
 Christine Happel: Assistant Director at the Age-Friendly Innovation Center at Ohio State University
 Dr. Karen Rose: Age-Friendly University Champion at Stockton University (NJ)

 

New This Year! 

Intergenerational Community Design Competition

This inaugural design competition aims to spark creativity and innovation in designing spaces that foster intergenerational community connection and inclusion. This team competition invites innovative designs for shared spaces that promote intergenerational living, learning, caregiving, wellness, and connection.

Submission deadline extended: February 10, 2026.                 
A pre-conference event will be held to recognize all competition submissions. 

For competition details, click the title above.

 

 

Conference Housing information coming soon!