Seniors Outreach - Resources & Services for Seniors in the Okanagan

Seniors Outreach & Resource Centre

Providing support and linking seniors to needed services, we help vulnerable older adults to maintain their dignity and independence, and to stay connected to their community and each other.

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Programs and Services

Seniors Outreach provides information and assistance on housing and support programs to older adults in order to improve their lives and help them live comfortably and safely in their homes.

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Volunteering at Seniors Outreach & Resource Centre is a rewarding way to be actively involved in your community, while also helping older adults stay connected and engaged.

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Programs and Services

Senior Centre Without Walls

Senior Centre Without Walls (SCWW) aims to connect seniors to others in our local community entirely over the telephone or virtually through a computer, tablet, or smartphone . This service is available for Okanagan residents who are 65+.

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Companion Housing

Companion housing is a way of connecting compatible people to share a home and support one another in a mutually beneficial manner. Participation is available as a home provider (host) where you will rent out a spare room in your home to a person of your choice, which could be a 55+ adult, or even a responsible university student.

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Information & Referral

Our information & referral service helps connect seniors with resources available in our community.

We are here to listen to your concerns, help you find answers, solve problems, and connect you or a loved one to needed supports..

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Impoverished Seniors Suffer as Food Prices and the Cost of Living Continue to Rise

Kelowna, BC - Those wanting to support community programs for isolated, vulnerable seniors can participate in the Holiday Wishes 50/50 Raffle organized by Seniors Outreach & Resource Centre. The centre’s executive director, Ian Gerbrandt, says calls from seniors...

Season’s Greetings

I love the holiday season! The decorations, the food, and the spirit of giving. For myself, the holidays are also a time for reflection and celebration. And working together, we are helping seniors get the care and community they deserve. As life does for everyone,...

Special Announcement

SENIORS OUTREACH: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT We have big changes to announce about new leadership at Seniors Outreach & Resource Centre, but first, we wanted to take the opportunity to thank our outgoing Executive Director, Vi Sorenson, for her incredible contributions to...

Vi Sorenson on Fridays with Seniors with Peter Legge

On this episode of Fridays with Seniors, Peter Legge digs deeper on Seniors Housing Information & Navigation Ease with Christine Palmer, SHINE Manager of Seniors Services Society of BC, Vi Sorenson of Seniors Outreach Services Society, Kirsten Brooker of Nanaimo...

Raffle aims to help connect seniors with affordable homes

From Castanet: "Seniors Outreach is running a 50/50 raffle to raise funds for seniors in need of housing help in Kelowna. As the housing market continues to rise, seniors with fixed incomes are struggling to pay their rent. According to reports, Kelowna is the third...

Food Insecurity: the New Big Problem Facing Kelowna Seniors

Has your family felt the pinch at the grocery store check-out, lately? Now imagine you were living under the poverty line or on a fixed income like many of BC’s seniors (BC has the highest poverty rate for seniors in Canada!). It is estimated that almost...

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