Community Connections: a Compassionate Communities Kingston podcast
Compassionate Communities Kingston was founded in 2017 to bring the global compassionate communities movement to Kingston. We are inspiring intergenerational compassion in our communities by providing older adults with knowledge, connection and support -- promoting vitality purpose and a sense of wellbeing.
Podcasting since 2025 • 4 episodes
Community Connections: a Compassionate Communities Kingston podcast
Latest Episodes
Creating community for older adults: a conversation with Community Development Worker Spencer Lanthier
"The Older Adults Hub is bringing in as many programs and providers as possible into one space, and truly creating a community space where people can come and access multiple services and attend multiple programs all at one time. It's bring...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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Creating a compassionate city: a conversation with City of Kingston's Ruth Noordegraaf
"I think we're really trying to create and strengthen the nervous system of our community through programming and access and services, balancing bigger systems change work with more smaller scale pilot projects in neighbourhoods or with cer...
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Episode 3
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17:39
Connecting beyond medicine: a conversation with paramedics Alisha Scott and Veronica Trottier
"More people are staying home. They don't want to go into nursing homes or retirement homes. And the push is to keep people at home. But in doing so, you got the adverse effect of people being isolated. They can't get out anymore. They just...
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Episode 2
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18:26
Creating community connections: a conversation with CCKC founder Florence Campbell
"How can we work for toward an even more connected community neighbourhood by neighbourhood? Ultimately this would mean increased capacity for all of us to care for each other in a very supportive way so that we're not just relying on gover...
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Episode 1
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