Finding Your Herd After Loss – Mellhina’s Story

Oct 24, 2024 | Stories of Older People

Having lost her spouse of 32 years, Mellhina knows the profiund impact grief can have. The loss left her grappling with not just an emotional void, but also a change in her sense of self. She had spent the past three decades as one half of a couple – what now? Like...

[REPORT] Homesharing: Housing That Connects Us

Oct 18, 2024 | Reports

This report is dedicated to its author, Dorothy Mazeau (1947-2024), a 2024 Samuel Centre Fellow whose life and work were deeply intertwined with her passion for home sharing. Having embraced home sharing for most of her adult life, Dorothy firmly believed in its...

Age Better with Luca – What It Takes to Nourish a Community

Oct 10, 2024 | News, Stories of Older People

An older person and a volunteer at an Innovation Youth Solidarity Market Luca, an older adult in Montreal, Quebec, is known for his warmth and kindness, but he often feels isolated. His specific dietary needs — avoiding sugar, processed fats, and most carbohydrates —...

VIDEO: Supporting Older Ukrainians’ Wellbeing– HelpAge Canada and the Canada-Ukraine Foundation

Aug 16, 2024 | Campaigns, Videos

VIDEO: “It’s our time to shine” – Films made by older people for the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing

Aug 14, 2024 | Resources, Videos

Video and caption credit – UN Decade of Healthy Ageing  In 2021, groups of older people from Canada, Jordan and Togo were involved in a project to ensure their voices were heard from the start of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030). This project used the...