It is important that we considered getting vaccinated. It could reduce our chances of getting seriously ill and also stop the spread of the flu to others. What are your thoughts…worth a shot?
The Influenza Problem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHGrWEBHdfA&t=5s
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Oct 2023
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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 communities to make them as age-friendly as possible so that seniors can continue to contribute to society and have the best quality of life? OSSCO©’s project, Keys to Daily Living,
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Dec 2022
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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 intergenerational workplaces through networking and training. A new 8-session virtual training program connects older adults to their peers to improve their labour market participation prospects. New networking opportunities are provided
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Dec 2022
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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 project focused on helping seniors connect with peers and learn to use technology for real human connections and continuous learning. Seniors developed new and meaningful relationships while remaining at home
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Dec 2022
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Showcasing Best Practices for an Age Friendly Workplace
This project, funded by New Horizons for Seniors Grant in 2020-2021, enhanced the business community’s awareness and understanding of older people’s contributions in the workplace. With involvement by a Seniors’ Advisory Committee, outreach was done to identify, develop and promote best business practices for employing 55+. More than 80 seniors volunteered to provide feedback as
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Dec 2022
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Step Up to Elder Abuse
Step Up to Elder Abuse project was funded by New Horizons for Seniors Grant in 2019-2020. It created a learning program for older people 55+ and older people who are disabled and who may be at greater risk of harm, from any of the 7 types of elder abuse (physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse,
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Nov 2022
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Diversify: Older Workers Add Value Symposium
Diversify: Older Workers Add Value Symposium In March 2022, OSSCO©©© organized and hosted its first virtual Symposium. The Symposium promoted the benefits of age diverse workplaces and positive contributions of older workers to the labour market. The Symposium helped raise awareness of older adults being overlooked when attracting, recruiting and retaining employees in the workforce
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Oct 2022
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Dan Benedict Memorial Award
Dan Benedict Memorial Award OSSCO©©© established this distinguished award to celebrate the contributions of an individual or organization for the many ways that benefit the senior’s community. The Award honors the legacy of OSSCO©©© former board member Dan Benedict, who was known for social justice and his fight against ageism. The individual or organization recognized
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Apr 2019
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Building Blocks
Building Blocks By Nishat Rizvi Born in Delhi, India and brought up in Karachi Pakistan. I moved to Canada in 1991. My dream was to be a doctor but not many options for women in my days in 1960 so became a research scientist. I left my job as I started my family. I wanted
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Mar 2019
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Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit Toolkit
Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit Toolkit. Service Canada has soft-launched a new CPPD Toolkit with specific spections for clients and their support networks, and health care professionals. This new toolkit was designed to help Canadians understand the eligibility criteria for CPPD benefits and how to apply. The toolkit also includes information regarding the new Post-Retirement Disability
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Mar 2019
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What Older Long Term Unemployed Adults Need to Enhance Economic Opportunities
What Older Long Term Unemployed Adults (50-70) Need to Enhance Economic Opportunities: Project Overview & Outcomes of an Ontarion Trillium Foundation SEED Grant. OSSCO©©© identified a need to help older unemployed workers as a result of facilitating the Employment Networking Group (ENG) for 2 years.
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Mar 2019
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Roadmap for Information Decision Making
Roadmap for Information Decision Making activity provided both a learning and teaching opportunity to help older people better understand changes in their decision-making processes as they aged.Click on the report below to read more.
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Mar 2019
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My Home My Community: Safety Starts Here
My Home My Community: Safety Starts Here was a project which reached out to 300 seniors to get a better understanding of what they know about elder abuse and prevention of elder abuse for seniors living in retirement home settings. An informational pamphlet, the only one of its kind, was created as a result of
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Mar 2019
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Shifting the Paradigm on Aging
Shifting the Paradigm on Aging was a forum to educate Ontario seniors and gather their comments on the barriers for successful and positive aging. It resulted in this influential report. Using a Cafe Conversation style to gather feedback from nearly 167 older people who came from across Ontario and who represented multiple regions, they identified