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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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Report: Volunteering Counts – Formal and Informal Contributions of Canadians in 2018
Amaan Fazal
Using data from the 2018 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating, this article presents information on the volunteer activities of Canadians, including volunteer rates and number of volunteer hours, the types of volunteering activities and the sectors benefiting from volun
Recorded Webinar: Transportation to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites – What is working for Seniors?
Amaan Fazal
A lack of transportation is preventing an untold number of BC’s older adults from getting their vaccinations. On Wednesday, May 26th, 2021, the CBSS Provincial Working Group on Seniors Transportation hosted a webinar to highlight solutions and services tackling this issue in BC and across Canada.
Ebook: Intersections and Innovations: Change in Canada’s Voluntary and Nonprofit Sector
Amaan Fazal
Intersections and Innovations: Change in Canada’s Voluntary and Nonprofit Sector is now freely available online at www.muttart.org/intersections. Users are able to download the full 600-plus-page e-book or individual chapters. The material has been published under a Creative Commons license
Report #1 of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector
Healthy Aging CORE Team
The Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS) is a consultative forum for the Government of Canada to engage in meaningful dialogue with the charitable sector, to advance emerging issues relating to charities, and to ensure the regulatory environment supports the important work charities do
The Decade of Healthy Ageing Platform
Healthy Aging CORE Team
The Decade of Healthy Ageing Platform is a digital space designed to help Decade stakeholders find, share, and produce the knowledge needed to generate impact and create a world for all ages. For example, do you have a personal story about your experiences of ageing that you would like us to hear? O
LEAP: Global Community Platform for Older Adults and Caregivers
Healthy Aging CORE Team
Created by the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), Leap is the community where life experience meets innovation and where members share, learn, collaborate and advise on the creative solutions that are being developed for better aging and brain health.
LEAP is a platform where memb
Recorded Webinar: Healthy Aging CORE Canada Virtual Launch Event
Healthy Aging CORE Team
Healthy Aging CORE Canada launched on April 8th, 2021, via a nation-wide virtual event. The event's program featured The Honourable Deb Schulte, Minister of Seniors; Kahir Lalji (Provincial Director, Population Health, United Way of the Lower Mainland); and Gregor Sneddon (HelpAge Canada). The event
Canada Carer Well-Being Index: Who Cares for Carers? Perspectives on COVID-19 Pressures and Lack of Support
Healthy Aging CORE Team
The Carer Well-Being Index is a global research study commissioned by Embracing Carers and fielded in partnership with an independent, third-party market research provider and non-governmental organizations across 12 countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Au
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre Bulletins (2021)
Healthy Aging CORE Team
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre develops bulletins to inform Canadians on various fraud-related issues. See the attached documents on such topics.
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