The Center's vision is a Long Island that values all generations. It believes that young and older people have common, basic human needs:

• To be intellectually stimulated;
  
  
• To develop self esteem;
  
  
• To maintain links between the past and future;
  
  
• To feel purposeful;
  
  
• To enjoy meaningful relationships;
  
  
• To have a sense of place in relation to the rest of society;
  
  
• And to feel competent, worthwhile, and affirmed.
  
  

The time has come for advocates to work together to build an intergenerational agenda. We believe:

• Intergenerational collaboration will unite and improve our communities.
  
  
• Every person, younger and older, is a resource and adds value.
  
  
• Public policy should meet the needs of all generations.
  
  
• Resources are more wisely used when they connect the generations rather than separate them.
  
  
• Discrimination in any form limits a persons potential to contribute to the development of their community.