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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 MOREMinister 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
Older and Wiser - Be proactive in managing these cold winter months
It is winter again in the Lower Mainland, and with the season comes dreary rain, perhaps a little snow at times, biting wind and cold.
Every winter, seniors are at an increased risk of depression, is
Globe and Mail: Growing number of Vancouver-area seniors facing housing crisis
For Vancouver-area seniors, there is a housing crisis under way that is exacerbated by the fact that they are a demographic with limited options.
Seniors are the fastest growing homeless demographic,
Challenge accepted: How to support older adults aging in place through a more sustainable long-term care model
October 01, 2020 - Ottawa, Ontario
Canada is facing an unprecedented shift in its demographics as older adults are expected to represent 25% of our population by 2050. "If given the choice, an over
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