We engage students and seniors through meaningful intergenerational interactions.
Project Optimist recently did a feature on our evidence-based approach to end social isolation. Click HERE to read it!
The St. Cloud Times also did an article about our flagship Sounds of Sunday program! You can read the article by clicking HERE.
of older adults reported feeling isolated in June 2020 (University of Michigan).
of intergenerational programs can alleviate loneliness but remain uncommon in most communities (University of Missouri).
increased risk of depression and anxiety when adults are isolated (National Academies of Sciences).
Our next chapter · August 2026
As of August 2026, Project Blue Star has merged with The Melody Project, bringing our work into a broader national organization.
Our programs will continue operating as they do today. Organizers and students should continue using their existing contacts, workflows, and schedules as they are currently.
Project Blue Star's Managing Director, Fyzeen Ahmad, and Outreach Director, Andrew Toensing, will continue supporting this work as members of The Melody Project's Advisory Board.
We are grateful to have served the Minnesota community since 2021, and for the students, families, volunteers, donors, and community partners who have made this work possible. We look forward to continuing to serve our community in this next chapter.
