Hello and Happy 2025! I hope you enjoyed a restful holiday.
We have lots of great opportunities to engage and support caregivers coming up this Winter. I’ve provided a quick summary below, and promotional flyers are attached. Please have a read through and share widely with your clients and network.
Information & Education Sessions for Caregivers
- Understanding the Progression and Stages of Dementia – Thursday, January 9, 12:00-1:00pm
See flyer for more details - Comprendre la progression et les stades des troubles neurocognitifs (FRENCH) – Thursday, January 16, 12:00-1:00pm – See flyer for more details
- Nourishing Care: The Role of Nutrition in Caregiving – Thursday, February 27, 12:00-1:00pm – See flyer for more details
- Essential Tax-Time Tips and Resources from the CRA – Thursday, February 20, 12:00-1:30pm – See flyer for more details
Registered Caregiver Programs
Supporting Caregiver Awareness, Learning and Empowerment (SCALE) Program is back for the Winter 2025! This 8-week program aims to nurture mental health and wellness for caregivers by providing weekly psychoeducational webinars, as well as free online or individual counselling (optional).
- English runs Tuesday, February 4 to March 25
- French runs Thursday, February 6 to March 27
Resource Highlight
We are happy to share that the I Am A Caregiver toolkit is now available in multiple languages and adaptations. You can download the toolkits from our website and distribute to caregivers/your clients as you see fit.
More specifically, you can find each adaptation as follows:
- Cantonese adaptation
- Mandarin adaptation
- Tamil adaptation
- Punjabi adaptation
- Tagalog adaptation
- French
- Black adaptation – English
- 2SLGBTQAI+ adaptation – English
- Indigenous adaption – English
We are extremely grateful for our community partners that assisted with this project.