Accomplishments
Accomplishments
A proud history of action and results
Langley Seniors in Action has brought the collective voice of seniors to the table and made a real difference in the Langley community. Here is a quick list of our accomplishments over the past seven years.
2021
- Planned and executed a
Seniors Social Isolation Summit with keynote speaker, BC Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie and local experts on seniors' issues. The summit was attended by over 50 older adults, community organization leaders and local government representatives.
As a result of the Summit, a collaboration with multiple community partners launched the Seniors Social Isolation survey. To read more and see the reports, click here.
- Launched a new, no tech, virtual Seniors Centre. Seniors Centre Without Walls delivers social opportunities geared toward people who are lonely or isolated twice a week by telephone. To read more, click here.
- Collaborated with Langley Seniors Resources Society and the Aldergrove Legion to deliver 2 All-Candidate information sessions focused on seniors during the federal election.
- Delivered a weekly newsletter of curated resources, educational and community information for seniors in Langley.
- Held monthly Zoom Hub meetings where older adults and senior-serving organizations and businesses met to share information and network.
2020
- Held weekly webinars on topics related to technology, safety, mental and physical health, nutrition, finances/investments, Will & Estates and more.
- Held monthly Zoom Hub meetings where older adults and senior-serving organizations and businesses met to share information and network.
- Collaborated with the Langley Division of Family practice to produce a COVID-19 resource guide for seniors.
- Provided a weekly Healthy Bag program over the summer and into the fall where seniors received a free bag of locally grown fruit & veg along with social interaction.
- Provided a home for the Langley Community Response Network to focus on issues of Elder Abuse.
- Delivered a weekly newsletter of curated resources, educational and community information for seniors in Langley.
- To reflect our growth and attract new members, in the fall we launched a new, contemporary brand including a more accessible trade name, logo, and slogan.
- Launched a website which includes online workshop registration.
Land Acknowledgment - We would like to acknowledge that we work and gather on the unceded traditional territories of the Matsqui, Kwantlen, Katzie and Semiahmoo First Nations.