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Our Vision |
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An Ottawa where older adults have the support they need, can participate regularly in activities, and feel valued and connected. |
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Keeping Ottawa Seniors Connected (KOSC) aims to reduce social isolation and remove barriers to social participation faced by seniors who: |
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KOSC partners are working together to ensure that Ottawa’s seniors have:
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Our Partners |
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The Healthy Connections – Healthy Communities project supports low-income seniors living in six Ottawa Community Housing buildings with events, workshops, and meals. |
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The Senior Centered ESL Program offers information, workshops and activities to people who are over the 55 years of age and who have poor English language skills. |
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The Elder Abuse Response and Referral Service uses a collaborative approach to engage seniors, partners, and service agencies in Ottawa through education and awareness, and training about elder abuse. |
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Strengthening Senior Neighbourhood Networks supports low-income seniors at the neighbourhood level by creating services and strategies to find and engage isolated seniors. |
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Creating Community for Isolated Ethno-cultural Seniors is a collaborative project to reduce isolation for immigrant and ethno-cultural seniors, many of whom are also living on low income or with disabilities. |
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Reducing Rural Isolation project is an outreach program with wraparound services for rural and isolated older adults. |
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Our Results – End of Year 2 (March 2018) |
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Engaged 9,094 seniors in 3,118 activities at 86 locations for a total of 60,262 participants. Engaged 1,721 volunteers of which 1,501 were seniors. Secured $772,226 of in-kind support. Connected with 123 collaborators. |
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For more information about the Keeping Ottawa Seniors Connected project, please contact: |
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