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.
Let’s Show Older People They’re Not Alone This Holiday Season
This holiday season, you can show older people they’re not alone. Your gift powers local programs that help older adults, here in Canada and around the world, get the care and support they need, right in the heart of their own communities. It could be something as...
Compassionate Cancer Care, Close to Home ― John’s Story
John, an older man from Manitoba, faced a challenging fight when he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Eventually, part of his stomach even needed to be removed. The effects of his treatment and changes to his digestion badly eroded John’s teeth, leaving him...
An Older British Columbian’s Resilience – Clara’s Story
Clara, an older British Columbian, found her world turned upside down after a series of hardships. She was left without a place to live after having to move out of her daughter’s home, and not long after, her right foot was amputated after she contracted a...
A New Lens on Life – Frieda’s Story
Frieda, 82, has called Elie, Manitoba, home for the past seven years. In 2015, after her husband’s health declined, she made the heart-wrenching decision to move him into a senior living facility. Unable to afford to live on her own, Frieda moved in with her lifelong...
Helping Older People and Their Communities Thrive — Giving Tuesday 2024
Today is Giving Tuesday, and on this worldwide day of generosity, we want to thank our incredible supporters. Thanks to you, we're reaching even more older people with programs and services tailored to their needs, right in the heart of their own communities.Your...
Displaced but unbroken: Sabah’s journey from home to heartache
Fifty-seven-year-old Sabah and her family were forced to flee their home in Nabatieh, South Lebanon, amid the harrowing airstrikes. Alongside her husband, two sons, and daughter, she endured a gruelling journey, first to the southern suburbs of Beirut, then further...
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