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What Spoofing Means and How to Stay Safe

BC CRNS

Spoofing is when a fraudster disguises an email address, sender name, phone number or website address to fool you into thinking you are communicating with a trusted person or business. This article will help you recognize spoofing when it’s happening and how to protect yourself from fraud.First, w

Holding Space: A Community Engagement Toolkit

SFU

View Full Release Link to Toolkit: https://www.sfu.ca/publicsquare/news-resources/resources/toolkit.html For 10 years, SFU Public Square has been a keystone initiative of Simon Fraser University’s commitment to community engagement. In that time, we have programmed hundreds of engagements between

Fraud Awareness Bulletins

Canadian Anti Fraud Centre

Please see the attached documents for Canadian Anti Fraud Centre's bulletins on Fraudster’s Toolbox.Investment Scams.Service Scams.Phishing – Fraudster’s Toolbox.

January 2023 Vancouver Chinatown Affordable Seniors Housing Inventory

Louisa-May Khoo

A new report coming out of a community-led study sounds the alarm on the severe lack of affordable, suitable and secure housing with culturally appropriate integrated eldercare for Chinatown seniors.With deteriorating century-old buildings and a growing aging population, the Vancouver Chinatown Affo

New Documentary: Voices of Diversity

Rexdale Community Health Centre

Voices of Diversity is a documentary film produced by the Rexdale Community Health Centre in Ontario, Canada. This project is funded by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program. When voices of diversity share wisdom, those speaking and those listening are both empowered. Storytell

Webinar Recording: Aging Lives Uprooted: Welcoming and Supporting Older Refugees to Canadian Communities

OACAO in collaboration with HelpAge Canada and CORE Canada

This webinar painted a picture of the older adult refugee experience in Canada, including the effects of fleeing conflict zones, the process of seeking asylum, and what it means to have lost everything. We heard from those working in the field - nationally, provincially, and locally – who shared t

Black History Month Informational Graphics

Balanced Supply of Housing Research Cluster

With respect to Black History Month, we wanted to highlight the ongoing systemic discrimination against Black Canadians within our housing structures. In these graphics, we provide background into the problem, focussing specifically on Hogans Alley and Africville, and present solutions identified by

Journal of Dementia Care: Hogewey: A 'home from home' in the Netherlands

Beatrice Godwin

Beatrice Godwin is impressed by Hogewey, an award-winning development with an innovative approach to residential and nursing care for people with advanced dementiaWhen it comes to learning from international developments in dementia care, there are few better places to look than the Netherlands. Hog

What Works Toolkit: Your Diversity Advantage

What Works Toolkit

Welcome to the What Works Toolkit!The What Works Toolkit is an online toolkit, designed for Canadian organizations looking to adopt equity and diversity initiatives within their organizations. It includes tangible actions organizations and individuals can take, resources designed to set out policies

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