NEWS

A wide range of events will take place on or around the 1 October throughout the UK, to celebrate Older People’s Day.
 
Beth Johnson Foundation are hosting an event to celebrate the event. Details

What’s happening near you?http://fulloflife.direct.gov.uk/events.html#/?i=1

Beth Johnson Foundation launches new Centre for Intergenerational Practice website

 
The gathering interest in Intergenerational Practice, particularly in the context of the debates about Big Society, Intergenerational Solidarity and the need to promote generational connection has made accessing reliable information, evidence and resources on intergenerational practice essential.
 
The Beth Johnson Foundation is proud to announce the launch of its completely redesigned website today that provides an easy to navigate pathway to intergenerational work.  In addition to core information and resources, news items and events, and training the site links to national and international information in a way never offered before.
 
To experience the new site and find out more for yourself go to www.centreforip.org.uk 
 
We would welcome your comments on the new website and look forward to receiving your feedback to generations@bjf.org.uk


 Positive Ageing Programme:

In Support of 'A new approach to public health' a speech by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley

As part of our Positive Ageing strand, StokeReads has proved a successful and sustainable project and has also earned a place (pages 5 & 6) in the latest AEA (Association for Education and Ageing) Digest 

NESTA launches its Age Unlimited programme
and the Beth Johnson Foundation has successfully secured funding through the programme to develop its' exciting new project 'Peer Coaching for Later Life'

Beth Johnson Foundation working in partnership with North Staffs Chamber of Commerce to deliver a 'Healthy Workplaces' initiative funded through the Health, Work and Well-being Challenge Fund
 
EMIL launches its innovative new website

Over the past few months, the EMIL (the European Map of Intergenerational Learning) programme has been working on the development of a European website to provide a knowledge base to support learning exchange, network development and the promotion of Intergenerational policy initiatives and practice.

Successful conclusion of the Mid-Life Project and launch of External Evaluation   Report

The project came to a very successful conclusion at the end of March and has achieved significant outcomes. As this was the third phase of our health check work it was important to fully evaluate what had been achieved particularly in terms of impact on those individuals who participated in the project. BJF was successful in securing funding from NHS Stoke-on-Trent for an external evaluation which was completed by Staffordshire University.

 
Connecting Communities - A new local project to involve and empower people to change the way their communities function

 Creating Change, Improving Lives - The new report  - Make growing older a better experience by working with the Beth Johnson Foundation.

 
 


 

 


 



 

 



 

 

                                                                                               

 


                                                                                                            
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