Legacy Letters

Legacy Letters is a program we are creating to help seniors write letters about their life experiences—to their children, grandchildren, extended family, and friends.

As part of our SkillVillage activities, our youth volunteers help seniors reminisce about their lives and capture these moments as letters, documents, memoirs, and even audible interviews. Our hope is that students will also learn some life lessons and enjoy one-on-one mentorship from the very seniors to whom they have been assigned.

Legacy Letters exercises are broken down into small bites, so seniors and youth together can enjoy the experience. We recommend conducting some SkillVillage exercises first and then finishing each session with a brief “memory moment” to record in the senior’s Legacy Letters journal.

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