The Intergenerational Confluence — Fruita Middle School, the proposed campus site in Fruita, Colorado

The Intergenerational Confluence: A Discovery-Phase Overview

August 27, 20261 min read

RIVIC Foundation is working to turn a closed middle school in Fruita into a single campus where elder living, education, early childhood, and community life share one address — deliberately.

This overview lays out why we think four separate problems are really one, what the campus would hold, where things stand today, and how you might help. We are in the discovery phase and we say so plainly throughout. Nothing here is fixed.

Download the Intergenerational Confluence overview PDF

Cover: The Intergenerational Confluence, a flagship project of RIVIC FoundationWhy this, why now: four problems, or one?The site: Fruita Middle School, Fruita, ColoradoThe ecosystem: independent programs, one communityConfluence Elder LivingConfluence AcademyConfluence PreschoolInfant, Toddler and Caregiver ClassesResearch: a model worth studyingWhere things stand: discovery phaseHow you can help: contact RIVIC Foundation

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RIVIC Foundation

RIVIC Foundation cultivates care, connection, capability, and contribution across generations. Based in Fruita, Colorado.

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