1 / 12

Burlington Seniors’ Advisory Committee “ A local voice for our citizens aged 55+ ”

Burlington Seniors’ Advisory Committee “ A local voice for our citizens aged 55+ ”. Who are we?. BSAC (Bee SAC – much easier to say) is a volunteer citizen advisory committee that reports directly to Burlington City Council.

wrebecca
Download Presentation

Burlington Seniors’ Advisory Committee “ A local voice for our citizens aged 55+ ”

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Burlington Seniors’ Advisory Committee“A local voice for our citizens aged 55+”

  2. Who are we? • BSAC (Bee SAC – much easier to say) is a volunteer citizen advisory committee that reports directly to Burlington City Council. • There are 10 members representing citizens, one Senior Centre representative, one Council representative and staff for support.

  3. What do we do? • Respond to our community’s older adults needs and concerns, in tandem with other related groups and stakeholders. • Provide a unified voice for older adults in Burlington, sharing information about current issues and emerging concerns. • Create and execute an annual work plan based on priorities identified by input from older adult groups, individuals and affiliates.

  4. So what does that mean? • In 2015 we created and sent out a seniors survey and found out that you: • Need new seniors program centers in east and west Burlington • Have concerns regarding transportation, affordable housing, and social isolation. • Didn’t know that we existed. • We developed a database of everyone in Burlington who can help seniors • We attended and spoke with many seniors at community events: • Health and Wellness Fair • Seniors Day

  5. In 2016 we are focusing onTRANSPORTATION • Exploring ways to financially ease public transportation for seniors • Recommended a free Monday bus ride for seniors but was turned down by Council • Working on other strategies - $1.00 every day; 15 minute wait

  6. More SOCIAL ACTIVITIES • Exploring ways to increase seniors activities in Aldershot and in the east end of Burlington • Here is what we found out: • Active Aldershot on Plains Road offers senior programs • The Seniors’ Centre offers additional programming at Tansley Woods • Grocery stores have free lunches for seniors

  7. AFFORDABLE HOUSING • The Region is implementing a pilot program to expand affordable housing for seniors: • Second Unit Pilot Program • Halton HomeShare

  8. Raising AWARENESS for BSAC • Attending community events • Participating in Seniors Month (June) • Connected with the Seniors’ Centre • Presenting at seniors’ residences and churches

  9. Tell you about other IMPORTANT ISSUES • Storage and access of personal medical information (for Paramedics) • Emergency preparedness • Submitting a nomination for the Ontario Senior Achievement Award

  10. How to contact us? Jo-Anne Rudy Committee Clerk City of Burlington By Phone: 905.335.7600, ext. 7413 By Email: jo-anne.rudy@burlington.ca

More Related