Think Intergenerational: Connecting Generations to Support Communities, published by 4Children with support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, concludes that both the young and older generations are at risk of feeling isolated because of cuts to public services that are impacting on social care provision and youth opportunities.
The report fosters the idea that community hubs be created to improve relationships between the generations, using centres that serve young children, adolescents and also elderly people.
Anne Longfield, chief executive of 4Children, said: "We have to adopt a new perspective on young and older people and see them as community assets and not as a drain on public resources.
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