Not everyone thinks they need help and not everyone wants to acknowledge the fact, even if they realize they do. In a recent Volunteer Canada webinar, Paige Bromby of Guelph’s 10C Creating Space for Change, addressed a key point: people tend to be more engaged if they feel they are helping others, rather than just […]
Continue ReadingEngaging Virtual Volunteers: Volunteers as Participants
Being helped can be un-appealing. Saying yes to support, whether that looks like therapy, community programs or just a checkup phone call from a loved one, takes vulnerability. It can be much easier to help others than to help yourself and in so many ways helping others can be a form of self-care. Volunteers know […]
Continue ReadingLutter contre l’isolement social pendant la pandémie (French only)
This blog is only available in French. L’ABC DES AÎNÉS Une plateforme numérique du Centre ABC Saint-Laurent pour lutter contre l’isolement des aînés et réduire la fracture numérique D’où vient cette initiative? Alors que le monde entier faisait face aux restrictions qu’imposait la pandémie COVID et que les aînés en subissaient gravement les contrecoups, le […]
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