Welcome to LINKages

Congratulations!

LINKages Executive Director, Debra Armstrong, has been appointed to a 3-year term on the Senior Advisory Council for Alberta, which consults with older Albertans and seniors' organizations for feedback and suggestions regarding policies, legislation and programs for Alberta seniors. Debra is looking forward to serving seniors as a member of the Council!

 

Let's Bowl!

Join us at the Golden Age Club at 1PM on January 18 for Wii bowling led by LINKages' YACS students. Everyone is welcome and no registration is required - just come ready to have some fun!

Click to see or print the poster.

Thank you to United Way, The Calgary Foundation and Husky Energy for helping to make this event possible.

 

Do you know the many ways LINKages is involved in our city and beyond?

You may be surprised to see how many lives we touch! Every day we're building friendships, confidence and a sense of belonging in youth and seniors. A lot is happening at LINKages - check out our December newsletter to read all about it! And please take a moment to support intergenerational friendship and understanding today. Click to DONATE

 

Grandparents and parents have stories to tell! Pathways from the Past, Doorways to the Future can kickstart some great conversations, telling stories and learning a lot more about the special people in your life. The book is only $25 and makes a great gift. Call 403-249-0853 to order or e-mail [email protected].

LINKages in the news

January, 2014 - Apple Magazine's winter issue is in the stands and features Generation Transfer, an article about intergenerational programs and their benefits. Author Mike Fisher reports, "Seniors and kids who are unrelated experience significant trade-offs when they get together. Kids can share their knowledge of computers with seniors, draw them out of isolation, provide a sense of purpose and exude energy that can spark their days. Seniors bring a historical perspective, their life skills, wisdom, and perhaps most importantly, an objective, kind and patient ear to a child's problems."

 

The article features stories from participants in Cochrane's Seniors for Kids Society and images from LINKages Society programs.

 

Dec. 9th, 2013 from the Vancouver Sun - Owning our health: Social contact central to a healthy community

"There may be a span of 50 years or more between them, but Dorothy and Samantha have bonded over tea and cookies for more than two years, thanks to LINKages, a non-profit group in Calgary, which has been working for some time to connect young people with lonely seniors. The program is in great demand, especially at this holiday time of year when many seniors have nowhere to go and no one to visit them." Read more...

 

 

 

 

Thanks to our donors, partners, senior and youth participants and volunteers, 2012-13 was another year of growth and new horizons for LINKages.

Please read our 2012-13 Annual Report to see the year in review!

 

 

Somehow, we have to get older people back close to growing children if we are to restore a sense of community, a knowledge of the past, and a sense of the future.

- Margaret Mead