HelpAge Canada

Published purpose

Through this 24-month systemic change project, HelpAge will help advance women’s equality. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within the senior women community by amplifying the diverse voices of older women from coast-to coast, enacting policy and practice change, and supporting a better coordinated network of Community-Based Seniors Services (CBSS) organizations across the country. Key activities include conducting a scoping review, surveys and consultations; creating and implementing regional networks (Atlantic, Ontario/Quebec, Prairies and Pacific); and developing tools and resources to better meet the evolving needs of older women now and in the future. An external project evaluation will measure and assess the project’s impact. The supplemental funds will be used to complete the activities of developing four (4) new regional hubs on CORE Canada (Atlantic, Ontario/Quebec, Prairies, and Pacific) a provincial/territorial registry of CBSS organizations serving older women, a systems map, and the development of two (2) online communities of practice on the CORE platform.