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According to thechallengernews.com, Read to Succeed Buffalo has received three grants totaling $600,000 over three years from philanthropic organizations based in Western New York. Read to Succeed Buffalo has been a part of the community for a long time. The Foundation has a mission to connect people, ideas, and resources to help improve the lives of people here in Western New York. One of the organizations that helped Reed to Succeed Buffalo is The Cullen Foundation with a $75,000 a year grant...

Share this article LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Parentis Foundations Intergenerational Literacy Intervention Program is having a profound impact for at-risk youth, senior volunteers, and the Orange County community. Since 2017, more than 150 volunteers ages 50+ have delivered over 15,000 one-to-one tutoring sessions to 569 struggling readers at eight sites across Orange County. Empowering Tutors, Inspiring Students Virtual Intervention Program addresses challenges facing...

Eldera: The New Global Intergenerational Mentoring Program Why the pandemic has made it more valuable for older adults and kids By When S. Jay Olshansky, 66, a professor of public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, virtually met math and science whiz Hyunseung Lee, 11, in May, something "sparked," he says. "It was special. He just reminded me of myself at that age," Olshansky adds. Credit: Eldera Olshansky, a renowned authority on gerontology and increasing healthspans, was conne...