← Human Connection Lab

Intergenerational

Letters across generations

The challenge

Older and younger members rarely know each other's names.

The idea

Pair kids with older members as pen pals for a season, ending in a shared breakfast.

How it works

  1. 1Recruit older members and match them with kids by interest.
  2. 2Provide stationery and one prompt per month.
  3. 3Deliver letters through a mailbox in the lobby.
  4. 4Finish with a breakfast where pen pals meet face to face.

What to create

  • Stationery set
  • Monthly prompts
  • Lobby mailbox signage
  • Breakfast invite

Try it at your church