Junior high school in Latowicz, with branch office in Wielgolas runs a program of regional education in cooperation with senior citizens. The youth are assigned tasks to research local history and culture. Based on their conversations with parents, grandparents and great grandparents, they describe the changes that have occurred over the years in the houses, towns or schools. They record and write down old songs, legends and memories of the eldest local residents. There are currently 253 students engaged in the program.
Culture and Leisure Center [Centrum Kultury i Rekreacji] in Ladek-Zdroj decided to put down the recollections of the eldest residents of two communes: Lądek-Zdroj and Stronie Slaskie. A group of 12 senior high school students interviewed seniors, searched for old photographs and documents, which resulted in the publication of "Recovered Time" [Czas ocalony], a publication printed in 800 copies which records events of 50 years earlier. Talking to seniors, the youth learned many new things about their local area, had a chance to do teamwork, to edit texts and work with source material.
Rural Center for Farmer Training and Support [Wiejskie Centrum Szkolenia i Wspierania Rolnikow] Ulow created the folklore group Przasniczki in 2002 in order to pass on old traditions and local customs to children and youth. The group comprises 17 seniors and 5 youths. Every Tuesday, Przasniczki organize open meetings with 30-35 individuals attending. The group engages its guests - youth and adults - in traditional activities such as linen production or traditional butter manufacturing. While doing that, they sing or talk about local customs, as well as taste regional dishes. Przasniczki organize workshops and folklore lessons for pupils of local schools.
Association of the Friends of the Disabled Nadzieja [Hope] in Krasnik organized meetings of children from the SOS Children Camp with residents of the local senior citizens home. 10 children and 40 seniors attended the meetings, with seniors teaching children how to do embroidery or tapestry. Thanks to those meetings, seniors felt they were needed and less lonely. Children learned many songs and crafts techniques, received much warmth and interest from seniors.
Municipal Social Assistance Center in Rzeszow began in 2000 a program of regular meetings for children from the local orphanage with seniors from the Day-Care Center. Joint meetings take place throughout the year on many occasions, such as Children's Day, Seniors Day, the beginning and the end of summer. 40 seniors and 30 children attend those meetings on a regular basis. Children prepare art performances especially for the meetings.
University of the Third Age in Stargard Szczecinski joined the auction organized in the Netherlands, proceeds from which supported a local orphanage.
In this way some 30 senior citizens - students of the University of the Third Age - prepared embroidered table cloths, postcards, wool creations and Christmas tree decorations. Most of those items were sold. The orphanage received the funding, which were spent on renovating bathrooms and doing other refurbishments.
Seniors Club Radosc [Joy] at the Culture, Sports and Leisure Center in Subkowy started to work together with the day-care center for disabled youth. Every Monday two ladies from the Seniors Club spend the day with a group of 18 disabled individuals aged 17 to 27. The seniors and the young people prepare breakfast together, and later the ladies run a handcraft workshop. Finally, together with the youth they do physical corrective exercises at a gym.
The BETEL federation runs a religious meeting group called the Association of the Young at Heart in Czestochowa for some 100 senior citizens. The seniors can participate in lectures, poetry nights, cinema or theater shows. The Association works closely with the disabled youth. Seniors organize lotteries, fundraising and charity events, proceeds of which goes to the disabled individuals from the centers run by the organization. Integration camps for the disabled youth and seniors are also organized.
Day-Care Activity Center in Besko organizes multi-generation integration events for residents. For the past five years, the Grandma and Grandpa Days celebrations have been held. Seniors and children bake cookies and decorate the hall together. The children prepare a show and small gifts for seniors. Some 200 seniors attend the Grandma and Grandpa Days meeting.
For three years, a Christmas carol concert is organized together with a competition for the best performance of an old carol or storytelling. Workshop of hay handcraft is also organized during those meetings. The initiative gives seniors an excellent opportunity to present their skills to a wider audience.
Day-Care Activity Center in Besko decided to make summer vacation dreams come true for disabled children and their grandparents. In July and August 2002, a trip to the Hungarian thermal water spa in Sarospatak was organized. This cross-generation project was organized for children who meet everyday in the Day-Care Activity Center, for their grandparents and volunteers - a total of some 50 people. During the entire stay participants helped each other, spent time together and visited local historical sites. During the day therapy activities supervised by a trainer were organized. Therapy bathing was also available.
In the public junior high school in Solec on the Vistula, in order to encourage students to help others and teach them respect for seniors and the disabled, Sister Karolina founded a Charity Circle in 2000. The youth organizes a Christmas Eve meeting for some 30 seniors, preparing a Christmas show and gifts. Members of the Circle take regular care of two senior citizens.