Participate in our Loneliness, Isolation to Empowerment (LITE) Education
Take part in our capacity-building education and strengthen your skills to better support older adults living in Halton and help promote age-friendly practices.
Loneliness, Isolation to Empowerment (LITE) Education is an opportunity for service providers, volunteers, community groups, family members, and older adults to broaden your understanding of issues that impact older adults. We provide you with education, skills, and resources to increase your capacity in supporting older adults using age-friendly practices.
Topics include:
- Halton’s 55+ population data, including our NORC Google map
- Risk factors leading to social isolation and loneliness among older adults
- Health and social impacts and outcomes of social isolation and loneliness
- Ageism
- Age-friendly best practices
- Age-friendly communities
- ‘It’s Not Right!’ elder abuse prevention
- Spotting the signs
- Learning how to help
LITE Education is right for you if you work with older adults, support older adults through volunteer roles, provide care for an older adult, are an older adult yourself, or are simply interested in learning more.
LITE Education is:
- Free of cost
- 3 hours
- Delivered in-person
- Offered in small groups, between 6 – 12 participants per session
Receive a Certificate of Completion
LITE Education is offered as a partnership between Connection in Action and the Halton Elder Abuse Prevention Network.
Contact us about LITE Education
Email: Hello@ConnectionInAction.ca