Friends Across The Ages

RESOURCES

To help you along your journey

Bridging Generations

Bridging Generations

The Friends Across the Ages book is now available!

Starter Manual

Find out what it's like to run a program like Friends Across the Ages in your own home town.

Communication Skills

Follow this tips and you'll be communicating better with elders in no time.

For Family Members

If you have a family member in a nursing home, these tips will help you support them most effectively.

Orientation Materials

Some material you'll definitely want to read before volunteering at a nursing home.

ABOUT US

To reach out to our brothers and sisters in nursing homes, to enrich their lives and ours

OUR MISSION

Friends Across the Ages traces its roots back to the Nursing Home Volunteer Auxiliary, founded in 1983

OUR HISTORY

Read some of the life changing stories of both volunteers and the nursing home residents they serve

STORIES

Several times a year we publish a old-fashioned snail mail newsletter – read back issues here

NEWSLETTERS

BLOG

The Friends Across the Ages blog is a collaborative project, with contributions from volunteers in our Gainesville, Florida location. The latest blog entry appears below.

Bridging Generations – Worth the Wait!

After years of work and contributions from so many individuals, the Friends Across the Ages book, "Bridging Generations", is finally out!

BRIDGING GENERATIONS WITH AGELESS FRIENDSHIP

We can help you learn more about how to connect with
residents of nursing homes, wherever you are

RESOURCES

Bridging Generations

Bridging Generations

Starter Manual

Communication Skills

For Family Members

Orientation Materials