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So what do older folks

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and very young children

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have in common?

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Wait.

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This isn't a joke.

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It's a problem.

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The families of more than

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30,000 kids

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across Wisconsin

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can't find child care.

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And by the end of the decade

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there will be an increase

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of more than

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40% of state residents

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who are 75 years old or older

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and they'll need help too.

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So the common problem

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facing these two age groups

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is a lack of care options.

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There simply isn't

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enough child care or

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enough programs and facilities

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for older adults.

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But there is a movement

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to bring these

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two groups together

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to share space

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and social connection called

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intergenerational care.

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While it's been around

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for a while

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there are new programs

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popping up around the state.

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Intergenerational care can take

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many different forms.

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Sometimes it's older adults

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reading to young children

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and other times

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it's teens helping seniors

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with technology.

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Research shows that

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both of these age groups

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benefit from these

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intergenerational interactions

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physically, mentally

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and emotionally.

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I'm Steven Potter, a reporter

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with PBS Wisconsin news.

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To find out more about these

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intergenerational care programs

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and why they're

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gaining popularity

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around the state

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find my story about it at

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pbswisconsin.org.