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Proposal Summary Thee Bertie County Hive House's Intergenerational Program Bridging the Generation Gap is a group based intervention strategy to reduce the likelihood of child maltreatment increase healthy living for teens and senior citizens by partnering teens and senior citizens to meet the needs by the use of and extended family The Intergenerational Program Bridging the Gap strive to prevent the maltreatment of children by strengthening the family relationships through the use of foster grandparents Educating families that children exposed to strong extended families not only help the children in our community but provide a support system for those senior citizen whose children are no longer in their household Single parents and couples married with no relatives in the immediate area but can't afford after school programs for impressionable teens benefits from a strong and safe extended family member who s support while they are at work gives them the peace of mind to work knowing that their teens are being mentored by responsible older adults who have been screen and are enrolled in the Bridging The Gap Intergenerational program
