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Resources on CORE include checklists, toolkits, reports, studies, videos, and other materials on topics relevant to those working or volunteering in support of healthy aging and older adults independent living.
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Three Ways Neighborhoods Matter for Older Adult Social Connectedness
Callista Ottoni
New localized research summarizing experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
Overview
Loneliness was on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic with an estimated 1 in 4 older adults experiencing loneliness. Has physical distancing during the pandemic intensified loneliness — especially for people 5
The Canadian Knowledge Hub for Giving and Volunteering
Canadian Knowledge Hub for Giving and Volunteering
The Canadian Knowledge Hub for Giving and Volunteering is a new destination for data and other useful resources on giving, volunteering, and participating in Canada. Â
About the Hub
This new resource will help everyone—including not-profit professionals and businesses—gain a better evidence
The Giving 2022 Report
Canada Helps
Generational Giving Trends
The Giving Gap Remains a Key Challenge Facing Canadian Charities
The “giving gap” is a trend whereby older Canadians are giving financially at twice the rate of younger Canadians, which indicates that charities will face a major shortfall in funding when older donors
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2022 & Toolkit
World Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance
What is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD)?
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is an annual unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world.Â
With one voice, we will celebrate the importance of palliative care to quality of life, and advoc
Truth and Reconciliation Toolkit
Reconciliation Canada
Toolkits
Reconciliation is an ongoing journey, one that will take a collective effort to find a new way forward. You are invited to contribute to this important conversation and involve your social and professional circles, be it your family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, or classmates.
The Comm
Bi-Weekly Financial Literacy Workshops
Family Services of Greater Vancouver
Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV) is happy to announce their new Financial Empowerment Program which will host Financial Literacy Workshops online bi-weekly every month on diverse topics.
FSGV wants to provide a safe and inclusive space for people to come together online to learn about pe
Dementia Ventures: Learnings on Engaging with People with Lived Experience
Dementia Dialogue et al.
Read below for insightful takeaways from a roundtable discussion exploring the Flipping Stigma toolkit: an online resource with pragmatic strategies for breaking down stigma associated with dementia. Team members from the Building Capacity Project and the Westside Seniors Hub met with Community Part
Placemaking for Active Recreation Kit (PARK) E-Book
Placemaking for Active Recreation
Placemaking for Active Recreation Kit (PARK) has published a new e-book on placemaking and physical activity. The e-book called "Let’s Heal Our Cities: Tapping into placemaking and active recreation" gets straight to the basics and the most practical approaches to creating active public spaces th
Surveillance Report on Falls Among Older Adults in Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
Objective
This report provides updates to the national-level data in the Seniors’ Falls in Canada Second Report on the nature, severity, and burden of falls among people aged 65 or older, and describes changes over time.
Background
Falls among older adults are a public health concern worldwide.
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