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Driven by Compassion: The Essential Value of Mobility and Volunteerism Among Older Adults
Many older adults in Alberta play an invaluable role as volunteers, contributing significantly to their communities, oftentimes through organizations like Drive Happiness, which serve other older adults. Older adults are…
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Beyond Recreation: The Transformative Role of Senior Centres
The vitality of older adults is often untapped and underestimated. As the story of Tom and Cecille Grayson illustrates, older adults not only benefit from but also significantly contribute to…
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Job Posting: Practice Coordinator
Download posting here Coordinated Seniors Outreach in Edmonton A collaborative approach to service delivery Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council (ESCC) is the backbone organization, supporting a collaborative approach to deliver outreach…
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Toolkit for Fostering Inclusion in Senior Serving Organizations
Download the new Toolkit for Fostering Inclusion in Senior Serving Organizations. This Toolkit was a collaboration between Age Friendly Edmonton and the Edmonton Social Planning Council. Download here
READ MOREProtected: Seniors Week Poetry Chapbook
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Student Position: Contact Lists Management System Administrator – POSTING CLOSED
Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council (ESCC) requires a summer student with excellent Microsoft Office, technical, communicating, and organizing skills to undertake the following: Job Description: Experience and Skills: Education (working towards…
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#YEGSeniors Election Campaign Resources
Resources: Background Leading up to the election, Healthy Aging Alberta (HAA) and Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council (ESCC) have been working on Elections Messaging related to the value and effectiveness of the Community-Based Seniors Serving Sector (CBSS) and the…
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Help boost #YEGSeniors services by signing this Declaration
Join other leaders and allies of Edmonton’s seniors-serving sector in signing the Declaration and affirming the importance of supporting seniors to age well in community. Click here to sign and…
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Our partners always have something on the go. Check back often for events all year round!
Geriactors: Be Careful and Now That we’re Older
The Foote Auditorium St. Paul’s United Church 11526 76 Avenue NWJoin GeriActors & Friends for our 2023 performance season. This will be our first time returning to the stage since 2019 and we are debuting our two newest plays: Be…
Geriactors: Be Careful and Now That we’re Older
The Foote Auditorium St. Paul’s United Church 11526 76 Avenue NWJoin GeriActors & Friends for our 2023 performance season. This will be our first time returning to the stage since 2019 and we are debuting our two newest plays: Be…
Seniors’ Week Kick-Off Event
City Hall 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaYou are invited to our Seniors' Week kick off event! Join us as AFE volunteers, dignitaries and special guests mingle and mark the start of a week dedicated to thanking…
Seniors’ Week Celebration at the Shaama Centre
329 Woodvale Road West 329 Woodvale Road West, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaOpen House, Sample (free) South Asian Street Food Cake and Tea will be served. Painting display Come with Family & Friends. Free Entrance Must register
International Day of Older Persons
On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly designated October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons.
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