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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] Strengthening Cultural Responsiveness in Intergenerational Programs: Passion, Purpose, and Planning to Drive Equitable Change

Generations United

As part of Generations United’s diverse intergenerational programs initiative, they commissioned this report to highlight the intentional and creative ways that organizations are combatting systemic racism by prioritizing the voices and lived experiences of diverse staff and participants in the

[Report] Employment by choice and necessity among Canadian-born and immigrant seniors

René Morissette & Feng Hou

Many seniors work past their mid-60s for various reasons. Some find it necessary to keep working because of inadequate retirement savings, mortgage payments, unforeseen expenses, or the responsibility to support children and other family members in Canada or abroad. Others choose to work to provide

[Recorded Webinar] CORE 101 Training Session

CORE Alberta, CORE BC, CORE National

In this introductory session, the Healthy Aging CORE Alberta and BC teams will provide a general overview of the CORE platforms, their linkages to the vision of Healthy Aging Alberta and Healthy Aging BC, how they can be used in the work of the Community-Based Seniors Serving (CBSS) sector and its allies, and the benefits of the platform for connections and networking.

[Report] 7 Steps Toward Better CPP/QPP Claiming Decisions: Shifting the Paradigm on how we help Canadians

National Institute on Ageing

7 Steps Toward Better CPP/QPP Claiming Decisions: Shifting the Paradigm on how we help Canadians

[Article] Study: "Sandwiched" between multiple unpaid caregiving responsibilities

Statistics Canada

Released: 2024-04-02Who provides unpaid care in Canada's care economy? In 2022, 13.4 million Canadians aged 15 years and older (42%)—over two in five people in this age group—provided unpaid care in the previous 12 months to children younger than 15 years old or to youth aged 15 ye

[Webinar Recording] Forward with Dementia Webinar: Promoting Hope Through Culturally-Specific Dementia Resources

Schlegal-UW Research Institute

Previously recorded webinar from January 24, 2024. People living with dementia and caregivers have a right to information that is aligned with their unique culture, and can support them to live fulfilling lives and have hope for their future.It is critical that resources and education are culturall

[Article] Learning from older adults: The wholeness of aging in the right place

Maxine Ho, AIRP Vancouver Undergraduate Research Assistant

Click HERE to learn moreLearning from older adults: The wholeness of aging in the right placeBy Maxine Ho, AIRP Vancouver Undergraduate Research AssistantIt is a cloudy day in Metro Vancouver with some snow covering the sidewalks. My research partner and I are comfortably seated in an interview part

[Resource] Transformative Research Toolkit

Othering and Belonging Institute Berkeley

Transformative Research ToolkitWe have seen and participated in transformative research strategies that defeated proposed jail expansions, won millions of dollars for community-prioritized programs, and built new community-led organizations that changed a political landscape, among many other achi

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