This partnership is working to reduce social isolation among older Winnipeggers. To learn more about our partner organizations and what they do for older adults, please see the following information:
…Facilitating healthy aging connected to community life, for older Manitobans and their families, by integrating program design and delivery of front line services through leadership, learning, connection and community engagement.
We provide
-Service and support to its member centres & organization
-Stewardship of the Age Friendly Manitoba Initiative
Our Vision is Age-friendly places (communities) for all
We facilitate healthy aging by providing leadership and encouraging collaboration in creating age-friendly places (communities) that optimize the ability of all older Manitobans to do the things they feel.
Contact MASC to learn more about their services and connecting with a senior centre near you:
Phone: 204-792-5838
Website: www.manitobaseniorcommunites.ca
Email: info@manitobaseniorcommunites.ca
Active Aging in Manitoba (AAIM) is a not-for-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion of active aging opportunities for all older Manitobans to enhance their health, mobility, and continuing participation in their community.
AAIM strives for the life-long engagement of older Manitobans in healthy choices and behaviours that contribute to physical, social and mental wellness, independence and quality of life through staying socially connected, participating in regular physical activity, eating healthy foods and reducing risk for falls.
Active Aging in Manitoba encourages all older Manitobans to move more and sit less; to connect with and contribute their time, knowledge, and skills to their community; and, to strive toward optimal health for life. AAIM promotes and provides credible information resources, programs and services that encourage older Manitoban participation through peer volunteer leadership development, awareness and education on healthy active aging topics, and management of the annual Manitoba 55+ Games sport for life program.
AAIM continues to seek and develop collaborative opportunities with other organizations, agencies, and individuals to be inclusive and to ensure that every older Manitoban has an opportunity to be a participant in healthy active living.
Contact:
Karin Whalen, Executive Director
Phone: 204-632-3912
Email: kwhalen@sogh.mb.ca
Website: www.activeagingmb.ca
A & O: Support Services for Older Adults is a not-for-profit organization that provides specialized services for older Manitobans across the province. The goal of these programs is to empower and support older adults in the community.
University of Manitoba
Researchers at the University of Manitoba and Brandon University support the Aging Well Together Coalition through research and evaluation. With the Targeting Isolation initiative, they further aim to:
- Help people identify and better understand social isolation;
- Train Community Connectors to connect socially isolated older individuals to community resources; and
- Work with organizations that help reduce older people’s social isolation.
Website: targetingisolation.com
Email: targetingisolation@brandonu.ca
Phone: 204-272-3184
Funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program