Provincial Learning Event | April 19, 2022: Future Us – A Roadmap to Elder Abuse Prevention
Registration is now open for this session. On March 24, 2022, the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA) launched Future Us: A
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Provincial Learning Event | May 17, 2022: Introducing the Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of BC – Plan with Seniors, Not for Them
Registration is now open for this session. In this webinar, you will learn more about the Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of BC (COSCO BC)
Vancouver Marpole CRN Seeking Stories on Seniors’ Experiences in Rental Housing
The Vancouver Marpole Community Response Network (CRN) and the South Vancouver Seniors’ Network are asking senior tenants to submit stories about their tenancy experiences as
Volunteer of the Month: Snehlata Mathur, Agassiz-Harrison CRN
Our local volunteers come from all walks of life. Many of them are retirees, like Snehlata Mathur (pronounced: snay-LAH-tah), who, while closing professional careers, open
Provincial Learning Event | March 15, 2022: Digital Security Skills and Resources for Seniors
Registration is now open for this session. This session is geared to organizations that support seniors and who are interested in teaching seniors the digital
South Asian Seniors in Surrey have a CRN “of Their Own”
Surrey is the province’s second-largest city by population after Vancouver, and the third-largest by area after the cities of Abbotsford and Prince George. Its population
Volunteer of the Month: Surendra Handa, Coordinator, APNI (South Asian) CRN
Mr. Surendra Handa coordinates one of BC CRN’s newest Community Response Networks (CRNs) located in Surrey, BC, which is home to the country’s second-largest percentage
IRIS: Increasing Recreation Involving Seniors
Submitted by Sandi McCreight, CRN Coordinator, Castlegar; IRIS Program Coordinator IRIS: Increasing Recreation Involving Seniors is a program out of the Castlegar Community Response Network
Volunteer of the Month: Daniela Gunn-Doerge, Coordinator, Vancouver Mount Pleasant CRN
BC CRN has the best volunteers. They are talented, passionate about what they do, principled, and create opportunities for important connections to be made with
Addressing Financial Abuse in BC’s Chinese Speaking Communities
A new initiative by BC CRN’s Chinese Community Response Network (CCRN) is tackling the complex issue of financial abuse head-on in Chinese-speaking communities in the
