Seniors’ Centre Without Walls has February calendar filled with events Seniors’ Centre Without Walls is gaining momentum with Surrey-area seniors looking for new things to enjoy and learn about. The dial-in program was launched last April as a project of Surrey Intercultural Seniors Social Inclusion Partnership Network, which involves six local organizations. “It’s definitely taking…
iPads are available for loan during Seniors Engagement Through Technology sessions Surrey-area seniors are learning more about computer technology during a five-week class planned by Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS). Free of charge, the “Seniors Engagement Through Technology” sessions offer seniors a chance to learn the basics of computers and the internet, “and feel more…
Surrey SHARES (a program dedicated to improving the well-being of “SENIORS” through Life Coaching and Storytelling) has started off the year recognizing a need in Surrey seniors. We have continued to support and coach program alumni through the holiday season. As a result, we are just wrapping up our second cohort this week and will…
During the holiday season and especially during these challenging times, one small act of kindness can go a long way. This holiday season, PICS received a thoughtful gesture from an anonymous business who donated hundreds of watches to our organization. The watches came in an assortment of designs and colors for men and women. PICS…
Decades ago, when Surrey senior Valerie Nielsen got the opportunity to emigrate and chose to leave England in search of a new life in Canada, she put her second choice – Australia – on her travel bucket list. It took 55 years for the destination to reach the top of that list, but in early…
Who would’ve thought that learning art over the telephone could be such a success? When I first connected with the Surrey Art Gallery back in April, I asked myself the same question many ask me today: “how do you do art over the telephone?” The idea of learning to do art but only with voice…
In Spring 2020, City of Surrey launched Connecting Generations, a program designed to connect seniors and youth in an effort to build strong intergenerational relationships and reduce isolation. Through various initiatives, the program aims to give participants, who range in age from 10 to 55+, an opportunity to learn from one another and engage…
SURREY – To support seniors who are no longer able to live in the community, the Province through Fraser Health, will add 125 publicly funded long term-care beds to the region with the planned opening of a new facility in Surrey in 2024. PICS Diversity Village, operated by Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS), will…
A new Surrey-based initiative to reach seniors at home arrived at just the right time When COVID-19 reached British Columbia this past spring, Norma Taite, who’s in her 80s, hunkered down in her South Surrey home, ready for her busy social life to shrink. But a new initiative to keep seniors in South Surrey and…
The Sources Community Seniors Hub will provide services at 2 existing Sources locations: Wednesday 9am-4pm at Sources Food Bank – 2343 156 Street, Surrey BC V4A 4V5 and Thursday and Friday 9am-4 pm at Sources Maple Street location – 882 Maple St, White Rock, BC V4B 4M2. The aim of the Community Seniors Hub is…
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