Secondary and primary schools, kindergartens and early years services in Mitcham and across the City of Maribyrnong are being invited to apply for intergenerational grants.
The grants provide a maximum of $1,000 to assist in expanding intergenerational activities within the city, or, alternatively, to help with the development of new projects.
According to a council spokesperson, the grants aim to tackle the issue of ageism towards the community's older people, to open the door for more sharing of experiences, skills and knowledge between generations and to provide greater connections between older people and children within the community.
The spokesperson said there were a wide range of projects that could be considered for the grants, and if people were looking for a worthy project, they could gain inspiration from ideas such as letter writing, cultural exchanges, recipe exchanges, gardening, games, storytelling, digital life stories and art activities.
Organisations and groups like senior citizens’ clubs, sporting clubs, service clubs, seniors’ activity groups and residential aged care facilities could also assist in devising a project.
Grant programmes such as this have also assisted organisations with marketing and printing services required to help promote activities within the local community.
The spokesman said the latest grants provide a chance to foster mutual appreciation and respect between generations.
Applications can be submitted for the Whitehorse 2021 Intergenerational Grant Programme until close of business on April 30.
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