Teens and elders bridge generation gap and digital divide

Name: Teens and elders bridge generation gap and digital divide
Uploaded: 2014-12-20T01:00:39Z
Duration: P283S
Description: There are fewer and fewer opportunities for senior citizens and millennials to encounter one another in daily life. The NewsHour’s Mary Jo Brooks reports from Denver on two organizations that pair adolescents to help elders with household tasks and digital literacy, who in turn offer wisdom and experience.

Clip: 12/19/2014 | 4m 43s

There are fewer and fewer opportunities for senior citizens and millennials to encounter one another in daily life. The NewsHour’s Mary Jo Brooks reports from Denver on two organizations that pair adolescents to help elders with household tasks and digital literacy, who in turn offer wisdom and experience.

Aired: 12/19/14

Rating: NR

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