EVENTS by OSSCO©
The Future is Now- Plan for Tomorrow
9:00am-1:00pm
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Invest in your future! Mark your calendar to come to this event and start planning for your tomorrows.
OSSCO has curated an impressive lineup of exhibitors dedicated to help you age well.
Companies and professionals showcase their services and products.
Seniors and the Law: Protecting Your Future
10am – 3 pm
Wednesday, June 12th, 2024
Discover how to protect yourself when you’re no longer in charge. Learn about best practices for guardianship of your health (POA Health), managing your property and money (POA Property), or dealing with critical health decisions (Substitute Decision Maker). Understand the estate planning processes. Solve the challenges of being an Elder Orphan.
2024 OSSCO Signature Events
Monday, April 15, 2024:
55+ Lifestyle and Learning Exhibition
Wednesday, June12, 2024:
Senior’s Conference: Elder Justice
September, 2024:
55+ Lifestyle and Learning Exhibition
November, 2024:
55+ Lifestyle and Learning Exhibition
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH LEARNING
OSSCO Tele-Learning Workshop: Power of Attorney (POA)
May 22, 2024
Wednesday Afternoon
1:00pm-2:00pm
At some point, you and your family will make tough decisions that comes with the aging process. To whom and how do we assign guardianship of our health (POA Health), to manage our property and money (POA Property) and critical health decisions (Substitute Decision Maker)? Join us in this TeleLearning workshop to learn more. Improve your knowledge and gain confidence to make the appropriate legal and ethical decisions for you and your family in the areas of guardianship (POA) from an expert at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE).
OSSCO- Empowering Accessible Living: Discovering Your New Super Abilities (8-week Program)
March 18 – May 27, 2024
Monday Afternoon
1:00pm-2:30pm
As we age, we often adjust to our acquired disabilities. For some, these “new abilities” are barriers. In this 8-week program, you discover that your “new abilities” are not a barrier. You explore life changes, learn to give up the familiar, how to deal with loss, face the impact of an acquired disability and relearn to thrive in society.
CURRENT & PAST PROJECTS
Keys to Daily Living
ARP recently reported that 77% of seniors want to remain longer in their home. The website evidencenetwork.ca asked seniors: How do we provide supports in
Network! Connecting to Job Prospects
This project, funded by Province of Ontario, provides peer support to adults 55+ and connects them with employability knowledge experts and access to businesses with
Let’s Stay in Touch during COVID 19
Funded by New Horizons for Seniors Grant in 2021-2022, this project created OSSCO©’s Senior’s Virtual Learning Hub Programs, which are known as TeleLearning programs. The
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