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Continued SHINE Expansion Seniors Services Society of BC is delighted to announce the addition of...

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) shines a light on the significance of elder abuse...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: June 8, 2023 WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY (WEAAD) ON JUNE...

Don’t Miss Out! Join Us for “Fridays with Seniors” Podcast Series Get ready to tune...

British Columbia News More help coming for seniors facing mental-health, addiction challenges https://news.gov.bc.ca/28874 For Immediate...

79-year-old Greta** is a low-income senior living in greater Vancouver on a meager $666 per...

Three years have passed since the launch of the SHINE (Seniors Housing Information and Navigation...

Calling all New Westminster landlords, building managers, and tenants! We are looking for one more...

If you’re a pet owner, you know that your furry friend is like family. But...

Job Description: Volunteer Event Coordinator Job purpose: Working in collaboration with a fundraising committee, CEO,...

Housing Navigation Success: Oswald’s Story Oswald** is a healthy and happy 92-year-old older adult. Now...

Holidays Together at Ross Tower Ross Tower Lobby was festive on the afternoon of December...

Consultation on Ageism: Addressing the Social and Economic Impacts of Ageism Canada On Nov. 8,...

SSSBC was invited to be the keynote speaker on day three of Housing Central BC’S...

Volunteer Board of Director Position Position Summary: The Board will support the work of the...

Ben was referred to SSSBC’s Integrated Services program in September after experiencing income disruption over...

What is ageism? Why should we care? Ageism. Ageism is stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination based...

In June 2021, the Seniors Services Society of BC (SSSBC) with the support of the...

Seniors Express Access Shelter Program In celebration of National Seniors Day on October 1st, Coast...

What exactly is housing navigation? In three words, its stabilization, support, and direction. Most people...

Choose to Move is a free and flexible program that provides older adults with the...

Seniors Housing Collaborative Brief: July 2022 Building towards systemic change Seniors Housing Collaborative (SHC) members...

July 2022 SHINE’s presence as a successful innovative network has been expanding in the past...

SSSBC held an in-person Emergency Preparedness event at Ross Tower on June 14, 2022, to...

The Seniors Services Society of BC’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is scheduled for 4:00 pm...

Integrated Services Program: Esther’s Story Seniors Services Society of BC Integrated Services Program offers meal...

  A concerned landlord called SSSBC.  His 80-year-old tenant, Ray**, had not paid rent in...

78-year-old Nayla** did not expect to become a widow at 30. With remarkable resilience and...

Seniors Housing Collaborative: Building towards systemic change The Seniors Housing Collaborative was pleased to launch...

Tune in! Every month Seniors Services Society of BC will be airing a podcast in...

Meet Georgiana Hear Georgiana’s Story! Canadian Census data shows that about one-quarter of the population aged 65...

Eliza 72-year-old Eliza** was taken in by her friends because she was escaping an abusive...

With the success of SHINE, the Seniors Services Society of BC has embraced the various...

A special thanks to BC Notaries for featuring SSSBC in their magazine, The Scrivener!  Their...

September was a big month. We proudly hosted a 30-day campaign entitled Challenging Ageism, that...

The Seniors Housing Collaborative (SHC) is working to shift policy and practice so low-income seniors...

A few months ago, SSSBC received a call from a homeless shelter about Jessica. Jessica...

Over 30 senior residents at Ross Towers signed up for our pilot support services project...

The year 2020 presented some very difficult challenges for staff, community members, and community organizations...

The Seniors Services Society of BC is pleased to announce we have been designated a...

Seniors Services Society of BC Seniors Services Society of BC is a non-profit organization located...

From 2019 – 2020, more than 50 cross-sector stakeholders and senior advisors participated in Seniors...

In June, 2019, John*, age 65, was in hospital in bad shape. A series of...

The Healthy Aging CORE (Collaborate Online Resources and Education) is the knowledge hub for Community...

How Covid-19 has Shaped Service Delivery for SSSBC By Joe Humphries The COVID-19 pandemic has...

Back Issues of our Newsletter are available here.  See all of the wonderful work we...

In 2019 an elderly couple renting the top floor of a house were astonished to...

Mary, a 74-year-old woman with dementia, was referred to SSSBC by Older Adult Community Mental...

The Coronavirus Pandemic that occurred in the spring of 2020 created a number of challenges...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2020 public service announcement Seniors Services Society of BC Annual...

Seniors Housing Stability Solutions Lab and SSS of BC is proud to present our next...

Seniors Housing Stability Solutions Lab and SSS of BC is proud to present our first...

Seniors Services Society of BC, along with a group of dedicated partners, have launched the...

PRESS RELEASE June 4th, 2020 For Immediate Release   WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY (WEAAD),...

June 23, 2020 Dear Community Members, Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our door is temporarily...

March 17, 2020 Message from Seniors Services Society on COVID-19 (new corona virus) As a...

September 18, 2019 The first Seniors Housing Lab Workshop was a successful start in our...

November 13, 2019 In our second Workshop, Lab participants reconnected and had an opportunity to...

August 4, 2020 The fourth and final SHL workshop was held August 4, 2020.  Due...

February 5, 2020 In our third workshop, participants used stakeholder feedback to converge on which...

Beware of fraudsters claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency Did you get a...

Thanks to generous funding provided to us by Province of BC, we now have a...

Sometimes its difficult to visualize all of the services SSS provides to a senior who...