RECORDING - Age-Friendly Housing Series Session 2: Late Life Homelessness and Affordable Housing

You can find the session recording HERE. 

Please find the slide deck shared during the event attached. 

The CORE Age-Friendly Group hosted their second session in the Age-Friendly Housing Series on March 23, 2022! This session provided participants with a picture of what homelessness for seniors look like, how their experience is different from non-seniors and information on work being done to address homelessness among seniors. Participants also learned what living well in community means from a housing perspective, some of the challenges and opportunities and what role community partners can play in supporting affordable housing for seniors. 

Connect with our guest speakers:

• Emma Wallace Project Manager, Rural Development Network, emmaw@ruraldevelopment.ca
• Linda Bernicki, Director, Rural Development Network, lindab@ruraldevelopment.ca
• Irene Martin-Lindsay, Executive Director, Alberta Seniors & Community Housing Association, irene@ascha.com

Many thanks to our session moderator: 

• Sandy Wacker, Community Support and Age-Friendly Facilitator for the Town of Innisfail and member of the Alberta Age-Friendly Community Practice

Additional resources shared during the session: 

• City of Edmonton Recover Group and their work on a Wellbeing Framework: https://www.urbanwellnessedmonton.com/soulful-city
   

About the host: Age-friendly communities promote healthy and active aging. The CORE Age-Friendly Groups share information, resources and promising practices for creating age-friendly environments and help communities that are pursuing age-friendliness to connect and support each other.

About the series: This event is part of the CORE Age-Friendly Housing Series. Learn more about the series here.