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…
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…
Recruiting is underway for the second round of a program aimed at Surrey seniors who are interested in learning about goal-setting and storytelling. Surrey SHARES, an initiative of the Surrey Intercultural Seniors Social Inclusion Partnership Network, first put a call out in April for seniors interested in working on goal-setting and personal growth with a…
Surrey SHARES aims to teach public speaking, share personal stories Recruiting is underway for the second round of a program aimed at Surrey seniors who are interested in learning about goal-setting and storytelling. Surrey SHARES, an initiative of the Surrey Intercultural Seniors Social Inclusion Partnership Network, first put a call out in April for seniors…
In Quarter One (April to June) of 2020-21, the project focused on supporting the immediate needs of seniors through existing services and ‘Social distance’ friendly sub-project initiatives. The teams worked to adapt their projects to an online platform and implement new enhanced measures. The project successfully launched three sub-project initiatives in April 2020. These were: The…
‘Crazy coincidence’ saw program connect soon after COVID-19 pandemic hit Surrey and White Rock seniors are dialing up a unique new program considered the first of its kind in B.C. It’s called Seniors’ Centre Without Walls, a free, telephone-based exchange that allows seniors to connect with others from the comfort of their own home, for…
Surrey, BC- On May 26, 2020, Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS) was honored to accept in-kind donations in the amount of nearly $100,000 from IKEA Canada. This initiative is part of IKEA’s commitment to provide approximately $2.3M in product and supply donations to support local communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. These products will…
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