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CANADA | Feb 10, 2026
[Article] Creativity, Care and the Rise of Social Prescribing
Originally published: February 5, 2026Healthcare often starts with the question, “What’s the matter with you?” Bringing the arts into care introduces another: “What matters to you?” The shift reflects a more holistic view of health—one the World Health Organization defines as “a state
READ MORE[Federal Program] Renewed funding for tax clinics
Secretary of State Long announces renewed funding for tax clinics for the 55th anniversary of the CVITP
[Film] Silver Screamers
Silver Screamers is a funny, moving documentary about seniors who dared to make a horror film—and scared the hell out of ageism.TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpT0fO2svr8Follow the film
[Article] The New Old Age
Life once followed a familiar pattern. You’d go to school, get a job, build a family, and then, sometime in your 60s, retire, enjoying life for a few years until you grew too frail to live on your own. Then you might move in with family or check into a facility where you’d spend your “golden years.”
[Report] The Giving Report 2025: Trends in Charitable Giving 2018-2024
In this eighth edition of The Giving Report, we look at the period of 2018-2024 to understand how giving has evolved during a period shaped by crisis and transformation. The COVID-19 pandemic and a se
[Article] What the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit Means for Older Adults
On January 26, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, which will increase the former Goods and Services Tax (GST) Credit by 25% for five years start
[Campaign] Small Steps Big Difference
It’s Never Too Early—or Too Late—to Protect Your Brain Health
[Participate] Understanding Motivation to Seek Help for Memory or Thinking Changes
Participants needed for a research project, “Understanding motivation to seek help for subjective cognitive changes in adults 55 and over,” This research study is led by principal investigato
[Podcast] How to Live to 100 (or Die Trying): Older men and suicide
Isolation and loneliness are the scourge of our later years.
[Article] The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2025
10 popular articles from 2025 on Building collective capacity; AI's power for the greater good; grappling with systems collapse; lessons from collaborative philanthropy; and more
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