United Way care about our seniors . . .

The Challenge: Seniors are happier and healthier when they can enjoy the basics of life and live independently in their own homes.

What we're doing about it:

United Way allocates funding to agency programs which provide:

• Home nursing, Friendly Visitor, Alzheimer and telephone contact programs
• Help coping with hearing or vision loss
• Services to support independent, safe at-home living
• Support for caregivers
• Transportation to medical appointments
• Recreation programs

Over 5,000 seniors, region-wide, receive help from Links2Care (www.links2care.ca).

16.8% of Canadians over 65 live in poverty (National Council of Welfare, Poverty Profile).