Completed New Horizon Project Summaries and Learnings
At the end of funding each of the nine New Horizon Projects presented an overview of their projects and learnings to the funder.
Nanaimo Seniors Connect
Vancouver Allies in Aging
Edmonton PEGASIS
Edmonton PEGASIS Backgrounder
Saskatchewan RISC
Hamilton Seniors Isolation Impact Plan
Toronto ENRICHES
Ottawa Keeping Ottawa Seniors Connected
Montreal Caregivers Collective
Québec City Collectif aînés isolement social
Measuring Social Relationships
This article presents a novel way of classifying and comparing measures of social relationships to help readers interpret the growing literature on loneliness and social isolation and to provide researchers with a starting point to guide their choice of measuring tool.
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Developmental Evaluation
Innoweave helps community organizations learn about, assess, and implement approaches that generate their impact quickly and at low cost.
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Impact of New Horizons Projects from Seniors’ Perspectives
The Edmonton Pegasis project produced several videos about seniors with lived experience becoming more connected to their communities as a result of PEGASIS. Written articles were also produced to accompany each senior story. Full article text for the stories is available on the Connecting Edmonton Seniors blog.
They also produced a highlight video featuring clips from seniors’ stories. The highlight video was developed with social media and the Connecting Edmonton Seniors website in mind. It is intended to provide a high-level “snapshot” of the differences community interventions can make.
Imagine a More Connected Edmonton
Brian’s Story: This video tells the story of Brian, a retired senior who connected to his community and made new friends through the Downtown Edmonton Men’s Shed.
Dawn’s Story: Tells the story of Dawn, who made new connections through the Edmonton Southside PCN’s Seniors’ Centre Without Walls program.
Patricia’s Story: Tells the story of Dawn, who made new connections through the Edmonton Southside PCN’s Seniors’ Centre Without Walls program.
Testimonials