This month marks a new beginning for our organization. We have been working for several months now with the staff at the city of Medicine Hat to transition the operation of Meals on Wheels, Strathcona Centre and Veiner Centre to...
The City of Calgary often honours famous locals by naming the various green spaces and parks located within after individuals.
Lois Szabo is one of the latest people to have a space named for her.
The Lois Szabo Commons is located...
Elder abuse is not often talked about for the threat that exists to a vulnerable population in Canada and the world over.
June 15 was marked as “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day,” and people are asked to wear purple to mark...
We are excited to have the opportunity to support older adults in Alberta, outside of the city of Calgary. Our team has been working with the staff at the City of Medicine Hat for the past few months. We’re creating...
Recently during one of PBS’s pledge drives, they featured one of my very favourite performers: Perry Como. As I sat watching and enjoying the music a feeling of nostalgia came over me. I fell in love with this music in...
There is much we still don’t understand about degenerative neurological conditions like dementia or Alzheimer’s that affect so many in Canada and the world over.
But the University of Lethbridge aims to explore and create a toolkit surrounding positive and safe...
Checking the news headlines on April 1 is always a gamble, every single year.
Many organizations will put out their jokes and japes to celebrate the annual holiday of pranks, trying to catch readers unaware for a light laugh.
With consistent headlines...
A message from Kerby Centre CEO Larry Mathieson
I looked for a definition of volunteerism online this morning. Volunteerism: the use or involvement of volunteer labour, especially in community services. A little uninspiring, given how volunteering really changes the world.
Most years,...
It was just last year when Calgarians – and all Albertans – first heard of Covid-19. The pandemic’s anniversary dates from March 4 last year, when Alberta’s Dr. Hinshaw announced the first presumptive case of an Alberta resident stricken with...
Volunteering provides physical, social, and psychological benefits and is a valued role for older adults. Although adults volunteer for various organizations, there is limited understanding of why older adults volunteer for animal rescue organizations.
Since the 1990s, the number of animal...
