How can we help you?
Whatever your sector, municipal, institutional, private, community, school, paramunicipal or simply involved citizen, we can work together to improve the lives of persons over 50. If you are a citizen over 50 years of age, or a friend or family member of someone over 50, we offer services that will help you to remain in your own home.
SUPPORT FOR PERSONS AGED 50 +
AND THEIR FAMILIES
HOME VISITS
Visits from a volunteer with a view to creating meaningful connections through sharing and mutual learning.
FRIENDLY PHONE CALLS
For anyone seeking friendly and reassuring contact by telephone.
MEALS ON WHEELS
This service helps individuals with loss of autonomy to continue living at home, particularly anyone aged 50 and over living alone or in a couple. It offers material and moral support through a service that delivers complete meals (minimum of three meals) to the house weekly, or daily by request.
Cost per meal: $7
SPECIAL SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION
For individuals who need support to visit a loved one in hospital and have no other access to transportation.
LEARNING NEW TECHNOLOGIES
This service will provide for easier communication between seniors and their families and increase their ability to remain informed through learning about new technologies.
CONFERENCES AND TRAINING
Subjects that deal with the realities of life for individuals over 50 and their families and friends.
REFERENCES AND INFORMATION
We have a variety of documents with information and we provide references to resources that can meet your needs.
A new edition of the Resource Directory is also available.
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
(municipal, institutional, private, community, school and paramunicipal)
EN BONNE COMPAGNIE PAMPHLET
A pamphlet providing a summary of services including contacts and partners.
FORM TO APPLY FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICES
A reference tool for isolated seniors in need of volunteer services.
RESOURCE DIRECTORY
A quick reference directory for assisting seniors to find resources in the Haut-Saint-Laurent territory.
INTERGENERATIONAL WORKSHOPS
Workshops aimed at raising awareness among young people about seniors, sharing knowledge between both groups and providing social cohesion for seniors.
PARTNERSHIPS
Creating partnerships to enhance response time to a need, encourage social cohesion for seniors and develop ways to ensure their well being by helping them remain at home longer.
CONFERENCES/TRAINING
Offer conferences and training to individuals who are in regular contact with seniors enabling them to become better equipped for interacting with isolated seniors.
REFERENCES AND INFORMATION
A variety of documents and references available about the resources in the region that will meet your needs.
A new edition of the Resource Directory is also available.
AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY
Various measures to bring awareness to the entire population regardless of age. A collection of stories, Tranches de vie/Life in vignettes has been prepared for this purpose.
