Welcome to Grand-Central!

Grandparents—with their wisdom, insight, deep love and abiding faith—have always been essential. But the need for grandparents and all they have to offer has perhaps never been as great as it is today. We live in a complex and rapidly changing world with rampant technology addiction and increasing loneliness and declining mental health among our young people. Time and again, engaged and loving grandparents have proven to be life-giving and life-changing in countless young lives.

Youth Unlimited Toronto’s Compassion Series program is designing its next track, Grand-Central, to enliven multigenerational relationships and, more specifically, the dynamic impact grandparents (and grandfriends) have on young people and society at large.

Grand-Central will be centred on three foundational ideas: Resource. Inspire. Honour. It will endeavour to respond to these questions:
1. Resource: As a program within a dynamic and knowledgeable youth-serving agency, what tools can we offer grandparents that will provide them with helpful cultural insights into the challenges and realities our children and youth are facing?
2. Inspire: How can we best encourage grandparents in a world that all too often dismisses or “ages out” the immeasurable value of elder generations?
3. Honour: How can we esteem grandparents and value their loving intentions and life stories, guiding children and youth to do the same?

Thoughtful email comments and inquiries can be sent to tim@grand-central.ca

We want to hear from you!

If you are willing and able to share your experience as a grandparent or grandfriend, with humility and respect, we have formed a list of questions pertinent to Grand-Central’s purposes that will help us learn from your insight.

We’re so grateful for your participation in shaping Grand-Central!