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caregivers from ethnocultural communities who care for seniors. This study focuses on unpaid caregivers from six ethnocultural communities in Ottawa who may experience social isolation while caring for a senior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635349792038-I2RZ3GLWRR7OOI884UE4/forum+report+ethnocultural+seniors.PNG Healthy Aging - Forum Report: Aging in Your Community: Working Together to Address the Needs of Ethno-cultural Seniors in Ottawa. Forum Rentia The report provides an overview of the purpose of the Forum, a summary of the information presented, and insights gained through roundtable discussions with Forum participants. This document demonstrates the growing interest in addressing the needs of ethno-cultural minority seniors in Ottawa and reflects the interests and concerns of seniors, service providers, and other community members shared through the Forum. This report also outlines opportunities for future action and suggestions for next steps to follow up on topics addressed through the Forum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635347123719-D8Q7BRYZWYSC3JG2QFT4/Culturally+Responsive+Community-Based+Healthy+Brain+Program+Pilot+Design+Tool.png Healthy Aging - Culturally Responsive Community-Based Healthy Brain Program Pilot Design Tool This tool is developed as part of the Developmental Evaluation of our Culturally Responsive Community-Based Healthy Brain program (dementia day program). Our goal is to help community stakeholders in developing their model of a Healthy Brain program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635349513561-42BIRAQD1QJR1DVT0V1Q/forum+report+2018+culturally+responsive+dementia+care+for+south+asian.png Healthy Aging - Culturally Responsive Dementia Care For the South Asian Community South Asian residents with dementia and their family caregivers face unique challenges throughout the journey of care - from early diagnosis to end-of-life care. Lack of knowledge and stigma against mental health issues, a fear of discrimination by the community and health care providers, beliefs against seeking professional help, and an unavailability of culturally inclusive services are all barriers South Asian Canadians face when accessing dementia care services (Holmes, 2018) In response to these challenges, the Social Planning Council of Ottawa, Champlain Community Support Network and the Indo-Canadian Community Center Seniors Program hosted a forum to explore the development and implementation of an adult day program for people with dementia of South Asian descent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635349965206-I53SESKIKNB106NLBLHI/elder+abuse+and+neglect+report.PNG Healthy Aging - Elder Abuse and Neglect - Collectively We Care, Collectively We Help Forum Report This forum was designed to create dialogue between ethno-cultural seniors and service providers, as a step towards the development and implementatoin of a culturally-appropriate service delivery model that prevents abuse and neglect and promotes the wellbeing of ethno-cultural seniors. The forum was successful in opening up conversation about an issue that is very silenced within ethno-cultural communities. The document presents an overview of the forum and prospective next steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635282082568-ZPPU00Y8AT9VQB64A57P/elder+abuse.png Healthy Aging - Elder Abuse and Neglect: Ethno-Cultural Communities Facilitator’s Resource Guide This Resource Guide was developed as part of the “Collectively We Care – Collectively We Help” Forum held on October 16, 2019. The Forum was hosted to educate ethno-cultural seniors in Ottawa about what constitutes elder abuse. More importantly, it was geared to service providers to enhance their understanding of the needs of ethno-cultural seniors in order to develop services and resources to meet the growing needs of this population. As a community we appreciated the importance of service providers and seniors coming together to address the often hidden issue related to elder abuse and to develop ethno-cultural sensitive solutions. The Resource guide provides information to both deliver talks and to facilitate discussions in the community as a tool for raising awareness about ageism and elder abuse. It includes notes on facilitating open discussion with groups based on culturally appropriate narratives and videos. The Resource Guide has been designed to support bilingual community volunteers to deliver community education. A Powerpoint presentation is also available for download. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635281951016-C68R7D9OCAT21FBCIVFH/Cover-Page-for-Ethnoculural-Seniors-Visitors-Training-Guide.png Healthy Aging - Ethno-Cultural Seniors Home Visiting Training Guide This practical volunteer training and support guide was created to help ethno-cultural seniors’ groups develop and conduct formal culturally appropriate volunteer training and support. The training guide will enhance the volunteer work currently done by the different communities and will meet the need for more formalized training and support that has a cultural component. The guide is intended to help increase the capacity and sustainability of existing ethno-cultural groups in Ottawa who provide volunteer services. It is also meant to act as a resource to mentor young people from different cultural backgrounds who want to volunteer in their own community, to help them learn and practice their language skills, and to increase knowledge of their own cultures of origin. Funding provided by the Government of Canada, New Horizon for Seniors Program. The Guide is also available in: French Chinese Spanish Punjabi Vietnamese https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/d0ec89b4-b0e6-419c-997e-50b4e960edbc/Micro-Financing+Initiative+for+Seniors+Evaluation+Report+Cover.jpg Healthy Aging - MIcro-Funding Initiative for Seniors: Evaluation Report The Micro-Funding Initiative for Seniors project was funded by Employment and Social Development Canada from May 2013 to March 2014 to test a new delivery model to provide a cost-effective and critical “on the ground” culturally sensitive services to seniors and other vulnerable populations within ethno-cultural communities in Ottawa. The model used an established not-for-profit (Social Planning Council of Ottawa) as a central granting agency through which to channel funds to small ethno-cultural organiations with less organizational capacity. The project was to help address the needs and challenges facing ethno-cultural organizations serving seniors in ways that were cost-effective and consequential, including the provision of micro-funding to better serve their seniors. This report evaluates the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/bca84e17-e646-43ab-ac30-b3514065583e/Best+Practices+Supporting+Immigrant+Families+Cover.jpg Healthy Aging - Best Practices Supporting Immigrant Families This report examines best practices for supporting the integration of immigrant families. It focuses particularly on the role of small ethno-cultural groups. The report is part of a Social Planning Council of Ottawa project entitled “Families in Community”. The project was funded by the Social Development Partnerships Program of Employment and Social Development Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/4cde8beb-74e8-4835-af8b-6270576ed9f8/Keeping+Ottawa+Seniors+Connected+Cover.jpg Healthy Aging - Keeping Ottawa Seniors Connected: Year 3 Evaluation of SPCO Site “Keeping Ottawa Seniors Connected” was a three year multi-agency collaboration to reduce seniors isolation. The Social Planning Council of Ottawa’s component of the project was delivered in collaboration with 26 grassroots ethno-cultural seniors groups. This report summarizes the evaluation of the three year SPCO project. Funding for the project was provided by the Government of Canada, New Horizon for Seniors Program (Collective Impact). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635347629132-IGK7AP0EOTR64EXFCADG/10+tips+communication+dementia.png Healthy Aging - 10 Tips to Help You Communicate with a Person Who Has Dementia A downloadable tip sheet for communicating with someone with dementia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635347453516-Z70P01AM5KWPO8O1I5WE/10+warning+signs+dementia.png Healthy Aging - 10 Warning Signs & 8 Ways to be Brain Healthy A downloadable two page tip sheet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635346642271-8BOEH41TK1FWX8SB1JSH/making+your+workplace+dementia+friendly.png Healthy Aging - Making your workplace dementia friendly This guide will provide an introduction to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and will also help you recognize when someone may be living with dementia. The guide will also provide strategies and helpful tips for communicating with people who are living with dementia, and will make recommendations for programs and services that are mindful of people in the community who are living with dementia. It will conclude with ways that you can adapt your recreation or community centre to be more dementia friendly from a planning and policies perspective https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635293638782-GRPT2GF9WE32Q70VJUDB/dementia+friendly+arts+guide.png Healthy Aging - Dementia-friendly arts guide The Dementia-friendly arts guide is a guide for arts venue managers and staff on how to make the environment, facilities and programming of arts venues accessible to people with dementia, their families and careers. https://www.ocphe.ca/healthy-aging-research daily 0.75 2021-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635349792038-I2RZ3GLWRR7OOI884UE4/forum+report+ethnocultural+seniors.PNG Healthy Aging Research - Forum Report: Aging in Your Community: Working Together to Address the Needs of Ethnocultural Seniors in Ottawa The objective of this report is to provide an overview of the purpose of the Forum, a summary of the information presented, and insights gained through roundtable discussions with Forum participants. This document demonstrates the growing interest in addressing the needs of ethnocultural1 minority seniors2 in Ottawa and reflects the interests and concerns of seniors, service providers, and other community members shared through the Forum. This report also outlines opportunities for future action and suggestions for next steps to follow up on topics addressed through the Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635348983886-DCN74CBDXOO5J7T25PRO/brain+health+program+evaluation+report+2019.png Healthy Aging Research - Brain Health Program Evaluation Report The Brain Health Program is a culturally responsive community-based adult dementia day program piloted by the Social Planning Council of Ottawa (SPCO) in collaboration with the Indo-Canadian Community Centre (ICCC), the Champlain Community Support Network (CCSN), and with funding initially from the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) and beginning in August with additional resources from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Brain Health program is a social innovation model built on asset-based community development. The innovation is in the service delivery model, which is a public, non-profit, community partnership approach designed to develop a viable evidence-based model that supports healthy aging in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635349310214-0XNVAL8OL2KQ92R9045A/conceptual+framework.png Healthy Aging Research - Culturally Responsive Healthy Brain Program Conceptual Framework This initiative is intended to reduce isolation and increase community connections for seniors with dementia and their caregivers from four diverse, racialized communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635349965206-I53SESKIKNB106NLBLHI/elder+abuse+and+neglect+report.PNG Healthy Aging Research - Forum Report: Elder Abuse and Neglect - Collectively We Care, Collectively We Help The forum was purposively designed to create dialogue between ethno-cultural seniors and service providers, as a step towards the development and implementation of a culturally 4 appropriate service delivery model that prevents abuse and neglect and promotes the wellbeing of ethnocultural seniors. The forum was successful in opening up conversation about an issue that is very silenced within ethno-cultural communities. The document presents an overview of the forum and prospective next steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635348665898-2TQH78JXD3J4YH6KW9ZF/triple+jeopardy.png Healthy Aging Research - Caregiving Challenges, Cultural Barriers and Precarious Support among Unpaid Ethnocultural Caregivers in Ottawa This community-based participatory research study used a social determinants of health framework to understand whether and how social isolation is an issue for unpaid caregivers from ethnocultural communities who care for seniors. This study focuses on unpaid caregivers, from six ethnocultural communities in Ottawa, who may experience social isolation while caring for a senior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635349513561-42BIRAQD1QJR1DVT0V1Q/forum+report+2018+culturally+responsive+dementia+care+for+south+asian.png Healthy Aging Research - Forum Report: Culturally Responsive Dementia Care for the South Asian Community South Asian patients with dementia and their family caregiversface unique challenges throughout the journey of care - from early diagnosis to end-of-life care. Lack of knowledge and stigma against mental health issues, a fear of discrimination by the community and health care providers, beliefs against seeking professional help, and an unavailability of culturally inclusive services are all barriers South Asian Canadians face when accessing dementia care services (Holmes, 2018). In response to these challenges, the Social Planning Council of Ottawa, Champlain Community Support Network, and Indo-Canadian Community Center Seniors Program hosted a forum to explore the development and implementation of an adult day program for dementia patients of South Asian descent. https://www.ocphe.ca/healthy-aging-other-resources daily 0.75 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635350305241-N3D5D4K00TWSMAK0108N/infocus+informal+caregiving.PNG Healthy Aging Other Resources - In focus backgrounder: Informal Caregiving and Diversity This In Focus, the second in our Informal Caregiving series, takes a closer look at diversity issues and informal caregiving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635350500713-4N27JY5S8OIUV6I3Q48S/Dementia-Society-Logo-2020.png Healthy Aging Other Resources - The Dementia Society Ottawa and Renfrew County Do you have questions about memory loss or dementia? Are you caring for someone living with dementia? The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County is our trusted partner and the regions best source for information and support. If you would like to receive Dementia Friendly training for yourself, community, organization or business. Please contact the Dementia Society or fill out this form here. https://www.ocphe.ca/healthy-communities daily 0.75 2021-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635351651173-DVXGL0LMNNSYC8VIDZXO/for+large+commercial+developments.PNG Healthy Communities - For Large Commercial Developments: A Checklist About Health, Well-being and Development This checklist is for large commercial developments. It is one of a series of checklists intended to help you think about how developments planned for your neighbourhood will affect your health or the health of your neighbours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635351382707-CU9QJBUIY2OBBDLPI60H/small+institutional+developments.PNG Healthy Communities - For Small Institutional or Recreational Developments: A Checklist About Health, Well-being and Development This checklist is for small institutional developments. It is one of a series of checklists intended to help you think about how developments planned for your neighbourhood will affect your health or the health of your neighbours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635351537189-FTU7HUFULMEWKDFYY72U/for+large+housing+developments.PNG Healthy Communities - For Large Housing Developments: A Checklist About Health, Well-being and Development This checklist is for large housing developments. It is one of a series of checklists intended to help you think about how developments planned for your neighbourhood will affect your health or the health of your neighbours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635521371039-COQZQEW0VP4D7LW3YYTY/NEI-Logo-v4_2_final_bi_text_square_whitebackground-01-5-1536x1536.png Healthy Communities - Neighbourhood Equity Index The Neighbourhood Equity Index is a powerful resource to build momentum and action for access to resources and opportunities to thrive in every neighbourhood. Across Ottawa neighbourhoods, there is significant inequity, affecting quality of life in the present as well as long term social, economic and health outcomes for residents. Based on the World Health Organization’s Urban HEART (Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool), the NEI provides an evidence-based framework to tackle this geographically-based inequity through: Assessment: The index assesses and compares inequities at a neighbourhood level, providing an overall equity score for each neighbourhood as well as an equity score for five domains: health, physical environment, economy, social development, community and belonging. Response: The NEI focuses action around key cross-neighbourhood themes impacting neighbourhood equity (such as economic opportunity, mental wellness and safety). It is intended to mobilize partnerships and resources to address inequity in the geographic distribution of resource and the existence of inequitable opportunities to thrive. SPCO leads and manages the NEI, which is co-facilitated and supported by the United Way of Eastern Ontario and City of Ottawa. The NEI was supported by United Way of Eastern Ontario, the City of Ottawa, the Ottawa Community Foundation and the Canada Summer Jobs program. See www.neighbourhoodequity.ca. See also data and mapping specific to seniors at this link. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635351215740-H4YBGNMO3AEK8VI0QY08/small+commercial+developments.PNG Healthy Communities - For Small Commercial Developments: A Checklist About Health, Well-being and Development This checklist is for small commercial developments. 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It is one of a series of checklists intended to help you think about how developments planned for your neighbourhood will affect your health or the health of your neighbours. https://www.ocphe.ca/mental-wellness-research daily 0.75 2021-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635521666760-UUA8GXPEP3M74GWPHTZ0/reimagining+crisis+intervention.png Mental Wellness Research - Reimagining Crisis Intervention: A Review of the Literature on Best Practices in Community-Based Crisis Intervention (Hussein, N. 2021) A mental health crisis is a terrifying and traumatic experience to go through; it can be made even worse if the intervention used is prolonged or handled poorly. Crisis interventions are the methods used to help distressed individuals cope with their crisis from its critical moment towards recovery and follow-up. Literature about crisis intervention indicates that racialized persons with mental illness (PMIs) are disproportionately more likely to be injured or die after police encounters in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. Aside from police who have been assigned as first responders to crises, the other most common crisis intervention model is the co-responding police-mental health program. Such programs reflect a partnership between mental health agencies and law enforcement agencies to build more efficient ways to handle PMIs. However, there has been limited evidence regarding whether co-responding police-mental health programs avert crisis escalation, improve officers’ perceptions of individuals who have a mental illness or are cost-effective. Moreover, the evaluation of co-responding models has not produced clear findings that could identify it as ‘best practice’ at diverting PMIs from the judicial system or reducing the likelihood of police brutality. Evidence shows that investment in community-based crisis intervention programs involving interagency collaboration between service providers can foster collective impact in reducing the exposure of PMIs to the criminal justice system. A community-based approach effectively supports PMIs with diversion, treatment, and recovery while connecting them to community resources such as health care, stable and affordable housing, mentoring, conflict resolution, trauma-informed care, and employment services. Such initiatives are structured to address the root causes of mental illness by providing a supportive environment to help people overcome their challenges and tackle their socio-economic and health issues. This report provides information on: the impacts of the social determinants of health on mental health crisis intervention, barriers to effective crisis intervention based on the current system, facilitators for effective crisis intervention that support persons with mental illness, especially those who are racialized and disproportionately affected by traditional policing, and existing non-police and community-based crisis intervention models. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635522310574-0DDD0UER9AGXCQUGAJTI/Six+Best+Practices+For+Responding+to+a+Mental+Health+Crisis.png Mental Wellness Research - Six Best Practices in Responding to a Mental Health Crisis A mental health crisis is a scary experience and depending on the practices used to help the individual cope, the outcome can lead to a healing journey or, on the opposite spectrum, cause irreversible harm in the form of involuntary hospitalization, arrest or brutality resulting in injury or death. The following best practices aim to effectively manage mental health crisis on-site and mediate impacts following the crisis, focusing on community-based, non-police mental health crisis response models. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635522168670-9NO12CMCFAQEMG9UWE17/Alternatives+to+Policing+Models+Factsheet.png Mental Wellness Research - Community-Based & Non-Police Mental Health Response Crisis Models: Learning from Models around the World Showcasing: CAHOOTS (Eugene, Oregon) Reach Edmonton (Edmonton, Alberta) Gerstein Crisis Centre (Toronto, Ontario) NYC Well (New York) Anne Arundel County Crisis Response System (Annapolis, Maryland) Albuquerque Community Safety (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Mental Health Ambulance (Sweden) Mental Health Acute Assessment Team (Australia) https://www.ocphe.ca/cookbook-offline-orders daily 0.75 2021-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/50dd91cc-7335-478c-8528-f2ca6f81bce7/Cookbook+Flavours+of+Home+Thumbnail.png Cookbook Offline Orders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ocphe.ca/oesn-main daily 0.75 2022-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Ottawa Ethno-cultural Seniors Network - Main https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Ottawa Ethno-cultural Seniors Network - Main https://www.ocphe.ca/ottawa-ethnocultural-seniors-network-projects daily 0.75 2022-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/dd8dd0e5-e59f-4201-a782-a2e59e1f47a0/Cultural+Exhibiton+and+Fesival.jpg Ottawa Ethno-cultural Seniors Network Projects - Special Events June 22, 2022 Connecting Seniors Cultural Exhibition and Festival. 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, 102 Greenview Avenue, Ottawa. This FREE event featured a variety of exhibitions and learning opportunities in the areas of peforming, visual and culinary arts. Funding from City of Ottawa: Equity and Inclusion in the Arts Fund. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/947f80c7-5ad6-4e2f-8d51-fc379b961097/Digital+Equity+for+OCPHE+1.jpg Ottawa Ethno-cultural Seniors Network Projects - Digital Literacy This program is free, highly flexible, and learners hoose what they want to learn. The material we use is written in a clear langugage. It also may be adapted according to the needs of the inidividual groups. We provide one-on-one support, community group on-line training, and share other helpful resources. This is a partnership with the OESN, the Social Planning Council of Ottawa, and Jewish Family Services, with funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Ottawa Community Foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1655257611735-I7VNTJKJ275N53R1B7AN/unsplash-image-BxXgTQEw1M4.jpg Ottawa Ethno-cultural Seniors Network Projects - Culturally-Responsive Dementia Supports We run several culturally-based dementia day programs. Contact us for more information (Sybil Braganza) Webinar series on culturally-based dementia supports, 2020. See all webinars here. Funding was provided by the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation. Culturally Responsive Community-Based Healthy Brain Program Pilot Design Tool. This tool was developed to help community stakeholders develop thier own model of a “Healthy Brain” program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/17cd6659-99ca-4ae3-909a-876cb4c08341/Elder+Abuse+Cover.jpg Ottawa Ethno-cultural Seniors Network Projects - Addressing Elder Abuse and Neglect Forum. Ottawa seniors come from many communities that speak over 93 different languages and have diverse cultural backgrounds. In many of the languages of these seniors, there is no word for ‘Elder Abuse’ and as such they do not talk about it openly in their communities. We held a forum, “Collectively We Care – Collectively We Help”, on October 16, 2019, with funding from the Government of Canada New Horizons for Seniors Program. The Forum was hosted to educate ethno-cultural seniors in Ottawa about what constitutes elder abuse. More importantly, it was geared to service providers to enhance their understanding of the needs of ethno-cultural seniors in order to develop services and resources to meet the distinct needs of these seniors. We appreciated the importance of service providers and seniors coming together to address the often hidden issue related to elder abuse and to develop ethno-cultural sensitive solutions. Download the Forum Report here. Facilitator’s Guide for Community Education. Following on the Forum, we developed a Resource Guide providing information to both deliver talks and to facilitate discussions in the community as a tool for raising awareness about ageism and elder abuse. It includes notes on facilitating open discussion with groups based on culturally appropriate narratives and videos. The Resource Guide has been designed to support bilingual community volunteers to deliver community education. Download the Facilitator’s Guide here. A powerpoint presentation is available here. Information Sheets on Elder Abuse in Multiple Languages. We also developed culturally-based information sheets to support discussion and improvement. Funding was provided by United Way East Ontario. English French Cambodian Korean Polish Simplified Chinese Nepali Spanish Vietnamese Sinhalese https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/1635281951016-C68R7D9OCAT21FBCIVFH/Cover-Page-for-Ethnoculural-Seniors-Visitors-Training-Guide.png Ottawa Ethno-cultural Seniors Network Projects - Ethno-Cultural Seniors Home Visiting Training Guide This practical volunteer training and support guide was created to enhance the volunteer work currently done by the different communities and meets the need for more formalized training and support that has a cultural component. The guide is intended to increase the capacity and sustainability of existing ethno-culrural groups in Ottawa who provide volunteer services. It is also meant to act as a resource to mentor young people from different cultural backgrounds who want to volunteer in their own community. Funding was provided by the Government of Canada, New Horizon for Seniors Program. The Guide is available in the following languages: English French Simplified Chinese Spanish Punjabi Vietnamese https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/609ccf05-e62d-403e-bd39-6656ec7354d9/Picture1.png Ottawa Ethno-cultural Seniors Network Projects - Culturally-Based Food Programs Ethnic Flavors is a project developed in partnership with SPCO, Indo-Canadian Community Centre (ICCC) and Meals-on-Wheels agencies and provides ethnic meals to the seniors. Currently the program offers Indian Vegetarian meals, but we are developing other menu and ethnic choices. Community Flavors is a project pilot by Nutrition Blocs in partnership with SPCO and Parkdale Food Centre, that provides a biweekly Ethnic Grocery Box to three ethnocultural seniors groups – Latino, Haitian and African seniors. The project is funded by Ottawa Community Foundation and Mazon Canada. With a new grant from Mazon Canada, the pilot will expand to two more groups – Arabic/Middle Eastern and Indigenous seniors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612dce081c8ab205d3b58902/a1d3b10a-8a7f-4bfc-a8ea-6e87789cdb03/Sharing+Dance.jpg Ottawa Ethno-cultural Seniors Network Projects - Social and Physical Activities Including “Sharing Dance” We run several culturally-based dementia day programs. Contact us for more information (Sybil Braganza). Funding is provided by the City of Ottawa, Ottawa Community Foundation and United Way East Ontario. Webinar series on culturally-based dementia supports, 2020. See all webinars here. Funding was provided by the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation. Culturally Responsive Community-Based Healthy Brain Program Pilot Design Tool. 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