Advocacy at Light Heart
Light Heart not only designs direct visitation services to
our Elders but also believes in the importance of education
and advocacy on a community level so that the roots of unnatural
age segregation are addressed. We participate in state-wide
and national organizations that assist in developing and promoting
strategies and practices in language, philosophy, and policies
that ensure a more sustainable future where all ages are playing,
working and learning together.
Social Issues we address:
• Asset Based Community
Development and Assessment
• Rural community
empowerment
• Expansion of material
and social resources for seniors
• Age integration
in policies, practices and language
• Collaborative
non-profit partnership
• Person Centered
Care in senior residential facilities
• Activities Director
education and budgetary support
• Positive media
portrayals of all generations
Light Heart would like to acknowledge the following
whose pioneering work and extensive research in intergenerational
strategies and community development has greatly contributed
to the contents of this section:
• Generations United
• Center for Intergenerational Learning, Temple University
• Asset-Based Community Development Institute, Northwestern
University
• Agricultural College Extension Intergenerational Programs,
Penn State
