Stories of Older People in Ukraine
Eastern Ukraine is facing sub-zero conditions and heavily shelled areas, and older people living there desperately need food, clean drinking water, and medication. Read the first-hand accounts of the struggles impacting older people amidst the war.
Venezuela
VenezuelaOn June 24, 2026, two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, killing thousands of people and injuring many more.More than 940 aftershocks have since shaken the country, with at least seven states affected. La Guaira, a state home to over 300,000 people and...
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[EVENT] National Consultation: It’s Time to Unleash the Power of Canada’s Community-Based Seniors Services Sector to Better Enable Healthy Ageing and Ageing in the Right Place
Join HelpAge Canada and the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) for an interactive online National Consultation on the NIA's new report, It's Time to Unleash the Power of Canada's Community-Based Seniors Services Sector to Better Enable Healthy Ageing and Ageing in the...
RECAP: Communities in Action at the 2026 CBSS Sector Summit
What happens when community leaders from coast to coast to coast come together with a shared vision for the future of ageing in Canada? The answer was on full display at the 2026 CBSS Sector Summit. Thank you to everyone who joined us in person and online for this...
Announcing the 2026 Age Better Grant Recipients
HelpAge Canada is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2026–2027 Age Better grants. Age Better is HelpAge Canada’s flagship granting program, supporting community-based seniors’ services (CBSS) organizations with grants of up to $20,000. These investments...
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[REPORT] Building a Pan-Canadian Community-Based Seniors Services Sector
Across Canada, older adults are supported by a diverse and resilient network of community-based seniors’ services (CBSS) organizations. These organizations provide essential programs and services that support ageing in place, social inclusion, health and well-being,...
Four Years of War: Voices of Older Ukrainians
Since the war in Ukraine broke out in February 2022, HelpAge and its partners have supported hundreds of thousands of people affected by this conflict, many of them older women and men who are too often overlooked. This has meant food and hygiene support, cash...
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