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Dear <<First Name>>,


Happy New Year! To start off the year, we invite you to join us for our 2 upcoming webinars:

  • February 8th (12:00-1:00 p.m.): Ontario Age-Friendly Community Planning Pre and Post-COVID: Looking Back to Plan a Path Forward presented by Sarah Webster, Manager of the Centre for Studies in Aging and Health at Providence Care. Register here.

  • February 15th (12:00-1:00 p.m.): Exploring the Intersections between Caregiving and Age-Friendly Communities presented by Felicia Hart, Program and Service Lead for Workplace and Helpline at the Ontario Caregiver Organization. Register here.


Parachute Canada is hosting a series of Community Conversations that aim to create a virtual gathering space connecting seniors with each other and experts to address the issues that matter most to them when it comes to aging in place healthily and safely. The theme for the upcoming community conversation in French is: The challenges of aging in place, healthily and independently, being held on February 2nd at noon (EST). Register here.


As always, please feel free to reach out with any age-friendly questions, I would be happy to connect!

Kind regards,
Emily Mullins
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Age-Friendly Communities Knowledge Broker
mullinse@providencecare.ca

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Upcoming Events


Jan. 19, 2023

The Ontario Caregiver Organization: The Changing Brain: Exploring Personality & Behaviour Change with Dementia (webinar)


Jan. 24, 2023

Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario: Ageing in the Right Place: Actions to promote healthy ageing in communities in Ontario (webinar)


Jan. 25, 2023

Research & Innovation in Aging Forum: The Critical Role of Caregivers: Insights from Ontario’s Caregivers and Strategies for Caregiver Inclusion and Support (webinar)


Jan. 25, 2023

Loop Fall Prevention Community of Practice: World Falls Guidelines (webinar)


Jan. 25, 2023

DeafBlind Ontario: Adapting Environments for Sensory Loss (webinar)


Jan. 25, 2023

Alzheimer Society of Canada: The Landmark Study (webinar)


Jan. 26, 2023

Healthy Aging CORE: Mobilizing to Promote Health and Well-Being for Older Adults Series: Housing and Living Arrangement Options for Older Adults: At home. In community (webinar)


Jan. 27, 2023

Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario: Ageism in Canada: Reporting the Social and Economic Impacts and COVID-19 (webinar)


Jan. 31, 2023

Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario: Risk Assessment of Older Adults: Practical Tools for Early Detection and Intervention of Elder Abuse (conference)


Feb. 2, 2023

Parachute Canada Community Conversation (French): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEufu2srz8sGdbG2zvZdlI1BzReT1bS6lur


Feb. 8, 2023

Ontario Age-Friendly Communities Outreach Program: Ontario Age-Friendly Community Planning Pre and Post-COVID: Looking Back to Plan a Path Forward (webinar)


Feb. 15, 2023

Ontario Age-Friendly Communities Outreach Program: Exploring the Intersections between Caregiving and Age-Friendly Communities (webinar)

Funding Opportunity: Seniors Community Grant Program


Deadline: March 6, 2023, at 5 p.m. Eastern


Seniors Community Grants, ranging from $1,000 up to $25,000, help community organizations’ ability to provide opportunities for greater social inclusion, volunteerism and community engagement for older adults, from the safety of their homes or other safe environments.


The Seniors Community Grant Program funds local not-for-profit community groups and organizations to deliver projects, supports and resources that help older adults (aged 55+) to:

  • live independently

  • live with safety and security

  • stay connected to their community,

  • avoid isolation

  • achieve greater financial security and social connections


Learn more and apply here.

Ontario Age-Friendly Community Planning Pre and Post-COVID: Looking Back to Plan a Path Forward (webinar)


Wed., Feb. 8, 2023 at 12 p.m. Eastern


Drawing from provincial findings, Sarah Webster will discuss both positive and negative impacts of the pandemic and how local initiatives have adapted. She will conclude her presentation with the launch of a new resource: Planning a Virtual Conference: A Practical Guide. This resource covers the strategic and technical aspects of executing a virtual event, and includes key considerations and prompts about how to tailor any virtual event to align with the goals and capacity of your team. Learn more and register here.

Exploring the Intersections between Caregiving and Age-Friendly Communities (webinar)


Wed., Feb. 15, 2023 at 12 p.m. Eastern


There are 4 million caregivers in Ontario; ordinary people who provide physical and emotional support to a family member, partner, friend or neighbour. A third of caregivers report they provide approximately 10 hours of care or more each week as they navigate the community for both themselves and the people they care for. Join us for a session with the Ontario Caregiver Organization as we learn more about Ontario’s caregivers, and explore the intersections between caregiving and Age-Friendly Communities. Learn more and register here.

Resources and Reading List

Community of Interest on Social Isolation and Loneliness

What are promising practices to mitigate negative effects of social isolation among community-dwelling older adults during and post COVID-19?

About the Ontario Age-Friendly Communities (AFC) Outreach Program

The Ontario AFC Outreach Program is managed by the Centre for Studies in Aging & Health at Providence Care in partnership with Queen’s University, and funded by the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility.

The AFC Outreach Program builds on and complements Ontario's AFC Planning Guide and the AFC Planning Grant Program, with the aim to raise awareness about age-friendly planning principles, facilitate knowledge sharing within and between communities, and increase the capacity for local planning, implementation and evaluation of age-friendly community initiatives.

Stay Connected!

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Do you have news, resources or an event that you would like shared in our next newsletter? Email Emily Mullins with your content.