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.
Community Connections: a Compassionate Communities Kingston podcast
Latest Episodes
Active Living at the Seniors Centre: a conversation with Executive Director Don Amos
"We're built on four pillars as an organization and the key pillar is socialization. When retirement hits, often people will say, oh, I've got this great bucket list. And often people will plow through it in the first year, then sometimes the c...
It takes a village: a conversation with Laurie French, President of Providence Village
"How do we connect care and services and support to people? How do we consolidate care in one place? How do we remove those barriers for agencies to work together? I think that really is the beauty of the village. So a caregiver, fo...
Libraries as a 'third' space in our community: a conversation with KFPL Programming/Outreach Manager Liz Coates
The 'third space' is often defined as that social environment separate from home (first space) and work (second space). Examples include libraries, gyms and cafes."We're a third space in the community, where everyone is welcome to co...
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...
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...
