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By Seniors Services Society

Do you work with seniors needing help with housing and support?

Navigator Training for Seniors Housing and Support courses are specially designed for social service workers, supporting seniors who need housing information and support in BC.

Schedule & registration info

The virtual courses will be delivered using Zoom. Download the brochure here (PDF). Register online here.

Class 1 (presented by Seniors Services Society of BC)
Thursday, April 15th, 10-11:15 am

• Aging and its relation to housing needs
• Housing navigation

Class 2
Thursday, April 22nd, 10-11:30 am

• Types of seniors housing
• BC Housing Supports
• BC Health Authorities – housing options with supports

Class 3 (guest speaker: Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre)
Thursday, April 29th, 10-11:15 am

• Rights/responsibilities of senior renters
• Housing advocacy for seniors

Class 4 (guest speaker: YMCA of Greater Vancouver – Digital Literacy Exchange Program)
Thursday, May 6th, 10-11:15 am

• Digital literacy for seniors
• Elder Abuse Prevention

Time Commitment (per course week): 2 to 2.5 hours

Course fees:

• $150 (early bird deadline – March 31, 2021)
• $200 (after March 31, 2021)

About Seniors Services Society

Seniors Services Society is a non-profit agency located in New Westminster, providing local and provincial programs and services to support vulnerable older adults to live as independently as possible.

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Overview of COVID-19 BC Gender Equality Report Card

March 1, 2021 from 12:30 – 1:30pm (PT)

Register online here.

Join West Coast LEAF for an overview of the findings of their COVID-19 BC Gender Equality Report Card, which assesses how the BC government’s pandemic response has impacted the human rights of women and/or transgender, Two-Spirit, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.

The Report Card is designed as a tool for community advocates and activists, as well as for decision-makers in government and public institutions. It explores the gendered implications of BC’s pandemic measures in six issue areas: access to justice; economic security; freedom from gender-based violence; health care; justice for people who are criminalized; and the rights of parents, children, and youth.

Download the Report Card from the West Coast LEAF’s website. Also available via Clicklaw.

Insights from community dialogues held in partnership with PACE Society, Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA), and the Coalition Against Trans Antagonism (CATA) ground the Report Card in firsthand community knowledge. The webinar will be presented by two members of the West Coast LEAF staff team who worked on the Report Card: Sharnelle Jenkins-Thompson (Manager of Community Outreach) and Alana Prochuk (Manager of Public Legal Education).

Participants in this webinar may claim up to 1-hour of CPD credit with LSBC.

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