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Fédération des aînés et des retraités francophones de l’Ontario

Fédération des aînés et des retraités francophones de l’Ontario. Age-friendly rural communities 2010 – 2012 Facilitate active ageing. Project Age- friendly rural communities. Project leader: Fédération des aînés et des retraités francophones de l’Ontario Partnership with :

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Fédération des aînés et des retraités francophones de l’Ontario

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  1. Fédération des aînés et des retraités francophones de l’Ontario Age-friendly rural communities 2010 – 2012 Facilitate active ageing

  2. Project Age-friendly rural communities Project leader: • Fédération des aînés et des retraités francophones de l’Ontario Partnershipwith: • Ontario Senior’sSecretariat (OSS) • Association française des municipalités de l’Ontario (AFMO) • Le Phénix (provincial organisation for francophones with handicaps)

  3. Who is FAFO ? Mandate :To promote Franco-Ontarian Seniors and Retirees’ needs and interests. Provincial organizationwhichacts as the voice for francophones of ages 50+ throughout Ontario. Membership - More than 10 000 Seniors across 5 regions of Ontario and 69 clubs. Priorities • Inform Seniors of theirrights and advocate for them; • FormyoungRetirees groups in Ontario; • Support ourdifferentlevels of structure (5 regional FAFO offices) by incorporatingthem; • Develop and implementinnovativeintergerationnalprojects; • Develop Senior employment programs; • Work to increaseHealth programs and services for Seniors; • Developtools to sensitize and inform Seniors on Health issues including the prevention of abuse and fraud; • Develop and maintainpartnershipswith multiple partners and stakeholders.

  4. Age-friendly rural communityWhat is it ? A rural municipalitywhere municipal authorities, local stakeholders and Seniors are initiating actions to : • Facilitate active ageing; • Adaptpolicies, programs, services and structures to the needs of Seniors; • Facilitate participation and constant inclusion of Seniors; • Act on manyfactorssuch as : lodging, leasure, urbanamenities, transport, etc. according to the identifiedneeds.

  5. Wheredoesit come from?History • Initiative from the World Health Organization (WHO) that involves many countries including Canada : • In 2002, an invitation was sent to cities all around the world to consult their Seniors on what they think cities should do to help Seniors remain in good health throughout their aging life. • In 2005, a worldwide initiative was launched : Age-friendly cities • 33 cities around the world including 4 canadian cities; • Publication of Global Age friendly cities : A Guide and the identification of 8 major characteristics; • Only one city has been recognized in Ontario : Hamilton. 9 other cities are about to be recognized. No rural communities.

  6. , l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a invité des villes du monde entier à demander à des personnes âgées d'indiquer ce dont, à leur avis, les villes ont principalement besoin pour réussir à aider leurs habitants à vieillir en bonne santé. 33 villes ont participé au projet de l'OMS dont 4 villes canadiennes. Ce projet a débouché en 2007 sur la publication du Guide mondial des villes amies des aînés et l’identification de huit caractéristiques clés d’une collectivité amie des aînés : Age-friendly rural community? Inspired by the age-friendly city concept of the WHO, the Canadian federal, provincial and territiorial ministers responsible for Seniors, launched in 2006, the Age-Friendly Rural/Remote Communities Initiative (AFRRCI). • Targets rural communities with 5000 people or less; • Major success; • Ten communities from 8 provinces are participating (none from Ontario). * Meanwhile, Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia have launched their own Age-friendly City, Village and Province Initiatives.

  7. , l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a invité des villes du monde entier à demander à des personnes âgées d'indiquer ce dont, à leur avis, les villes ont principalement besoin pour réussir à aider leurs habitants à vieillir en bonne santé. 33 villes ont participé au projet de l'OMS dont 4 villes canadiennes. Ce projet a débouché en 2007 sur la publication du Guide mondial des villes amies des aînés et l’identification de huit caractéristiques clés d’une collectivité amie des aînés : 8 characteristics for an age-friendly city or rural community 1. Age-friendly outdoor spaces and buildings 2. Age-friendly transportation 3. Age-friendly housing 4. Age-friendly social participation 5. Age-friendly respect and social inclusion 6. Age-friendly civic participation and employment 7. Age-friendly communication and information 8. Age-friendly community and health services

  8. Age-friendly rural communityWhy? • To respond to the growing reality of an ageing population • To facilitate Seniors’ active involvement in all aspects of society • To encourage Seniors in taking charge of their health • To create a sense of security • To preserve the dignity of Seniors

  9. Age-friendly rural communityWhy? To respond to the ageing population phenomenon: • 30 yearsfromnow, the population of Seniors (65+) willgrowfrom 4,2 millions to 9,8 millions in Canada. • Almost 1 out of 4 Canadianswillbe over 65 years of age. • Seniors disability rate in Canada(2001): • 31 % : 65-74 yearsold; • 53 % : 75+. • Presently, 44% of Healthexpenses in Canada are linked to Seniors (whomrepresent 13% of the population).

  10. Age-friendly rural communityWhy? A reality even more important for francophones in Ontario: • Francophone population in Canada and in Ontario are particularly ageing: • Median age in Ontario is 38,7 years old • Median age for franco ontarians is 44,3 years old • Proportionately, they are greater numbers of Francophone Seniors that are singles, widowed, divorced than Seniors in general in the rest of the province. Therefore, they are more likely to live by themselves.

  11. Age-friendly rural communityWhy? • Seniors keep on contributing to theircommunities by: • Helpingtheirchildren and granchildren; • Volunteering in theirowncommunities; • Contributingtheir expertise and experience; • Paying taxes to all governmentlevels and supporting local economy. Studies show thatencouragingcommunities to create social and physicalenvironmentsappropriate for Seniors, allowsthem to makewiserdecisionsregardingtheirhealth and wellbeing.

  12. Age-friendly rural communityWhy? • 23 % of Seniors are living in rural communities; • Some rural communities notice an increase in their population as Retireesleavecities to establishthemselves in rural communities; • However, the reverse situation couldalsobetrue…Some Seniors couldleavetheir rural communities for the cities in order to access more adequate services.

  13. Benefits in becoming an age-friendly rural community In short, an age-friendly rural community: • Decreases the chances of Seniors leavingtheir rural communities; • Allows the community to keep people withgreatexperience and expertise; • Reinforces the society at all levels. Therefore : • The wholecommunitybenefitsfrom the employment, volunteering and civic engagement provided by Seniors; • Local economybenefitsfrom the presence of Senior consumers; • A communitythatmeetsSenior’sneeds, meetseveryone’sneeds.

  14. Age-friendly rural communities -FAFO’s project and partners • Grant over 2 yearsfrom the TrilliumFoundation (up to March 31st 2012); • Objective : Start 3 Age-friendly rural community pilot projects in 3 differentmunicipalities (with a high % of francophones) in Ontario; • Project isaiming rural communitieswithlessthan 5000 people • The pilot projectscould inspire other rural communities to do the same in Ontario (and Canada). Never donebefore.

  15. Why did AFMO, OSS and le Phénix choose to be involved as partners? • Partners are preoccupiedwith Seniors’ needs; • An Ageing population oftenmeans the onset of certain handicaps or limitations (Le Phénix); • Need to adaptourpratices to the changingdemography: • Increase in life expectancy; • Decrease in the birth rate; • Youthleaving for urbancities.

  16. Why did AFMO, OSS and Le Phénix choose to be involved as partners? • Need to rethinkour living environment to accommodate Seniors; • Stop ageism; • Equip Seniors sotheycantake care of themselves longer (health and wellbeing); • Contribute to the Seniors’ wellbeing, that of theirfamilies and the people whotake care of them.

  17. Why did AFMO, OSS and le Phénix choose to be involved as partners? • Facilitate the community’sinvolvement in responding to the identifiedneeds; • Reduce the number of barriers to access services and care for Seniors; • Increase the dynamism of community life and economicactivity in the community.

  18. An age-friendly rural community: Yes! We’re interested! The Steps • Call for proposals to francophone Senior groups interested in participating in thisproject (due date : December 2010-DONE); • Select the 3 pilot projects in Ontario (due date : December 15th 2010 – 4 projects have been pre-selected); • Confirmation of the municipalities’ involvement in the projectfrom the 4 pre-selected pilot projects(due date : January 31st 2011) and final selection; • Set-up Local Action Committees (1 per pilot project : municipalities, Seniors and local stakeholders) • Elaborate profile per municipality to establishactual state of Senior services.

  19. An age-friendly rural community : Yes! We’re interested! The Steps • Identify and analyze Seniors needs for each pilot project (focus groups willbeheld); *Anglophone Seniors willbeinvited to validate the results of the focus groups. • Develop a community action plan whichwillinvolve the municipalities, partners and stakeholders (1 per pilot project); • Implement the action plan (start); • Evaluate the project.

  20. An age-friendly rural community: Yes! We’reinterested! «  How will it benefit us?  » • Possibility to increase your networking contacts; • Direct links to Seniors AND stakeholders; • Information sharing ex: Best practices; • Links between all municipal services.

  21. An age-friendly rural community: Yes! We’reinterested! «  How willitbenefit us?  » • Municipalitieswill have a betterunderstanding of their Seniors needs; • Better consultation betweenstakeholders; • Development of community leaders whichwillfacilitateownership of project; • Tools useful for future municipalitydevelopments.

  22. An age-friendly rural community: Yes! We’reinterested! «  How will it benefit us?  » • Links established between generations; • Being part of a success story by engaging in this UNIQUE and collaborative project that has never been done in Ontario NOR Canada; • Working towards a healthy and thriving community.

  23. Municipality involvement • Municipality representatives in each Local Action Committee (2 if possible for each pilot project); • 1 meeting every 2 months (2-3 hours each time); • Active participation in developing the community action plan (with Local Action Committee).

  24. Municipality involvement • FAFO willpay for meetings (material, rooms, meals etc.). Municipalities DO NOT have to pay. • Implementation of the action plan willrequiresomefunding for somespecific actions. Fundingreceivedthroughthisgrantis not available for that. FAFO willaccompany the Local Action Committee in identifyingpotential sources of financial support whenever possible. • Each plan willbelong to itscommunity. Therefore, everyoneisresponsible for itsimplementation. This willbecome a social tool as well as a planning tool. • The action plan couldbedeveloped for a 10 yearperiod in order to implement actions thatwillrequire a longer time…

  25. An age-friendly rural community: Yes! We’reinterested! «To be successful, this initiative needs: • Engaged Seniors; • Engaged municipalities; • Engaged stakeholders .

  26. An age-friendly rural community: Yes! We’reinterested! Thank you ! For information : jeansirois@sympatico.ca 613-747-0469 ext. 22

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