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Resources on CORE include checklists, toolkits, reports, studies, videos, and other materials on topics relevant to those working or volunteering in support of healthy aging and older adults independent living.

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[Resource] New MRU innovation centre focused on aging population

Mount Royal University

New MRU innovation centre focused on aging population

[Resource] Intervention time: What non-profits want funders and government to know about their data problem

The Philanthropist Journal

What non-profits want funders and government to know about their data problem

[Resource] A National Protocol for Homeless Encampments in Canada

Leilani Farha. Kaitlin Schwan

A National Protocol for Homeless Encampments in Canada: A Human Rights Approach

[Resource] This is what Alzheimer’s looks like: ‘It looks like me’

PBS News Hour

What does it feel like to be diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease? Pam Montana and Chris Hannafan offer their Brief but Spectacular takes on what it means to live with the disease and how their worlds have changed.

[Resource] Adapted Resources Help Communities Navigate Dementia

Forward with Dementia

Adapted Resources Help Communities Navigate Dementia

2023 Findings- Food Banks Canada

Food Banks Canada

Findings on Food Security from Food Banks Canada for 2023See resource here

Seniors on the Campus

McMaster University

The Age-Friendly University Global Network addresses ageism and social inequalities, and promotes the engagement of seniors in higher education

How can socializing benefit my health?

The Dose

Click HERE to listen to an episode of The Dose, a CBC podcast, where Dr. Kate Mulligan discusses the importance of social connections, how social prescribing works in Canada, and some indicators that someone would benefit from a social prescription.

Links2Wellbeing social prescribing project

Links2Wellbeing and Older Adult Centres’ Association of Ontario

Attached is an article that discusses the transformative journey of John, a 62-year-old retiree from Oakville, Ontario, who transitioned from being a client to a volunteer through the Links2Wellbeing social prescribing project. After facing challenging situations, including traumatic work he did rel

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