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March 2024 – Spring Into Hope

March 2024 – Spring Into Hope

I recently visited a longtime donor of HelpAge Canada in Eastern Canada, who’s now in a wheelchair and living in a retirement home after a car accident. She shared her struggles with navigating her city’s inaccessible buildings and sidewalks – she can’t do so many of...

HelpAge Canada Releases 2023 Impact Report

HelpAge Canada Releases 2023 Impact Report

Another year has come and gone, and HelpAge Canada is proud to present its 2023 Impact Report! Hear from our Executive Director, Gregor Sneddon, and Board President, Amy Westland, as they explore the difference HelpAge Canada has made in the lives of older people this...

September 2023 — Small Tractor, Big Possibilities

September 2023 — Small Tractor, Big Possibilities

What a difference something as small as a tractor can make! After recurring droughts ravaged Kenya and left an estimated 5.4 million Kenyans at risk of severe food insecurity, JOOT Family Services – a community organization in Ahero, Kenya, that supports over 700...

War in Ukraine

War in Ukraine

UkraineActively addressing the “oldest humanitarian crisis” in the worldOn February 24, 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine. Over 8 million people have been displaced, and a significant number of those who have fled their homes are older people. One in four people in...

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