Reports published by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum are now available.

Consultations on the Social and Economic Impacts of Ageism in Canada: “What We Heard” Report summarizes input received from across Canada in 2022 from the FPT Seniors Forum-led roundtable consultations and stakeholder-led consultations and the ageism questionnaire.

Preventing and Responding to the Mistreatment of Older Adults: Gaps and Challenges Exposed During the Pandemic, summarizes the results of a comprehensive literature review and survey responses from 249 stakeholders across Canada on the key gaps and challenges related to mistreatment prevention and response exposed during the pandemic.

These reports highlight the role all Canadians have in challenging ageism in various contexts, how the mistreatment of older adults can be better prevented and how at-risk older adults can be better supported.

They will inform future approaches, initiatives and strategies to address ageism and the mistreatment of older adults in Canada.

We invite you to follow the Facebook page Seniors in Canada to get the latest information on programs and services available to seniors, including older workers.

How is education and literacy linked with health outcomes? Once again, according to the Public Health Agency of Canad and current research, education contributes to health and prosperity by equipping people with knowledge and skills for problem solving, and helps provide a sense of control and mastery over life circumstances. Further, it increases opportunities for job and income security, and job satisfaction and improves people's ability to access and understand information to help keep them healthy.

Resources

Cowichan School District 79

Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District 68

Vancouver Island University

Sprott-Shaw Community College

Bellamy Learning Centre

My Reading Tree (Nanaimo-Ladysmith Literacy Council)

Cowichan Literacy Now

Hiiye’yu Lelum House of Friendship

Cowichan Kids Success By 6

Ladysmith Family and Friends Resource Program

Amber Education

Ladysmith Resources Centre

Hul'qumi'num' Health

Our Cowichan
Small Grants Initiative
- Call for Proposals

Thank you for your interest in contributing to the health of citizens living in the Cowichan Region. Our Cowichan Communities Health
Network (OCCHN) is pleased to provide a maximum grant of $2,000.00 toward eligible projects in the Cowichan Valley. Please read the following information
to ensure your proposal meets the funding requirements.
Read Here.

 

If you have a social presence
you can also share our social posts:




 

The Generous Contribution of
the Mischa Weisz Grant
Youth @ Home Basic Needs Initiative

Thank You to the Mischa Weisz Foundation for the Generous contribution to the Youth Healthy Meals Program. We are thrilled to receive a second round of funding for the nutritious meals program

Click for more information

 

Our Cowichan

I NEED IT NOW!

24 Hour Nurse Line: Call 8-1-1 toll-free in B.C.
or for the hearing-impaired, call 7-1-1

Health Care Centres and Walk Ins

Community Recreation Centres

Mental Health & Substance Use Supports & Resources