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CANADA | Dec 04, 2025
[Impact Story] Elizabeth's story (Volunteer Cowichan Better at Home)
After years of keeping the world out, Elizabeth finally welcomed life back in thanks to Better at Home.Elizabeth first joined Better at Home through Volunteer Cowichan in Duncan, BC, in 2021, receiving grocery deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, she preferred volunteers leave items
READ MORELong COVID Survey
Consent FormInvitation and Purpose: Researchers with Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia are collaborating with Family Caregivers of BC and the Post-COVID Interdisciplinary
CIHR-IA Strategic Plan 2023-2028
Everyone deserves a healthy experience of aging and care that meets them where they are. The CIHR Institute of Aging (CIHR-IA) has launched a five-year plan to reframe what it means to age, refocus
National Impact Challenge 2023
National Impact Challenge 2023Bold Innovations for LivingJoin the conversation at #AWSEImpact2023Are you a startup or community-based/youth-serving organization thinking of applying? Register today
Action and Advocacy at Local CRNs
March was a month of action, education and outreach. We heard from CRNs about advocacy meetings, a first-of-its-kind resource guide and ways to connect with older people in their regions.Feature image
Growing your own food: the power of a single seed
Growing your own food: the power of a single seedGuest post by Alexis Blueschke, RD, a public health dietitian for Interior Health.Have you ever planted a seed and watched it grow? Last year, I plante
Poverty Reduction Public virtual townhall meetings (BC REGIONS)
Public virtual townhall meetingsThomson-Okanagan, Cariboo, Chilcotin, Northern BC, Mainland/Vancouver Coast, Kootenay RockiesWe encourage anyone with an interest in poverty reduction to share their vi
How Diverse Places Build Trust and Support Democracy
Ryan Muldoon is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo who focuses on how society can “turn the challenge of increasing diversity into a resource to be tapped for our mut
Are you interested in aging and mental health? We Want to Hear from You!
Are you interested in aging and mental health? Participate in a 15-20 minute online survey to help us explore a model to support mental health conditions. We are looking for the following people to pa
World Social Report 2023 Calls for Leaving No Ageing Person Behind
The report recalls that in setting out a universal plan of action to achieve sustainable development, the 2030 Agenda aims to leave no one behind, particularly the most vulnerable people, including th
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