In November 2007, under the leadership of Founder Nadia Campbell, the Victorian Hands Foundation launched Life Stories, an intergenerational literacy program engaging students (middle through high school) and seniors in order to document the historical and cultural aspects of the seniors’ lives. Through activities that meet state standards for language arts, social studies and art, such as interviews and essaying, youth document the experiences that have shaped the lives of their senior partners and develop oral, written and visual communication skills.