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CANADA | Mar 13, 2025

[Blog] Finding My Voice: Loretta’s Journey in the Seniors Musical

If you’re searching for heartfelt music performances in Metro Vancouver, MOSAIC’s Seniors Musical, “Seniors Take On Things We Never Talk About”, is an event you won’t want to miss. This one-of-a-kind production brings together talented seniors who share their real-life stories through musi

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Government of Canada supports the official launch of the United Way’s Healthy Aging CORE resource hub

On April 8th, 2021, Deb Schulte, Minister of Seniors, took part in a virtual event with the United Way of the Lower Mainland (UWLM) for the official national launch of Healthy Aging CORE (Collaborativ

WHO launches Global Report on Ageism

The Global report on ageism outlines a framework for action to reduce ageism including specific recommendations for different actors (e.g. government, UN agencies, civil society organizations, pri

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The Stanford Social Innovation Review, has launched a series of essays exploring innovations that bring together older and younger generations. Published in partnership with Encore.org and the Eisner

Minister of Seniors Supplementary Mandate Letter - January 15, 2021

In his mandate letter to the Honourable Deb Schulte, Minister of Seniors, on January 15, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlines some of the priority commitments for her role. Most notably for t

CRA is launching a new grant program for organizations that host free tax clinics

Every tax season, community organizations partner with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec to offer free tax clinics. This is made possible through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Pr

Seniors Party Bus adapts to COVID-19 with a Christmas Dinner Drop Off (Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows)

In the past, Community Services' (Maple Ridge) Active Aging Program, aka Seniors Party Bus, has held a Christmas dinner for seniors in their program and community. Unfortunately, the Active Aging

Funding Opportunity: Navigation and Peer Support Programs - Healthy Aging by United Way

Healthy Aging by United Way (HAUW) is excited to launch our new Navigation and Peer Support (NPS) granting stream which is focused specifically on the gaps in information and referral (I&R) servic

United Nations General Assembly declares 2021-2030 the Decade of Healthy Ageing

14 December 2020 - The United Nations General Assembly today declared 2021-2030 the Decade of Healthy Ageing. The UN Resolution follows recent endorsement of the Decade by the World Health Assembly,

Towards a UN convention on the rights of older people

From HelpAge International: Ageism, discrimination and denial of rights in older age continue to be tolerated across the world. We need a convention on the rights of older people: Existing human ri

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