Programs
The OACAO is proud to offer valuable programs to our members and supporters. These include Links2Wellbeing; ASPIRE; Nature Prescribing; Phone-Friendly Program-in-a-Box (the Seniors’ Centre Without Walls program model); Awards Program; and OASSIS Employee Benefits Program.
Links2Wellbeing: Social Prescribing for Older Adults
- Enables healthcare providers to link isolated older adults with SALC programming
- Offers a Provincial community of practice
- Connected to a National social prescribing network
ASPIRE: Advancing Social Prescribing Implementation, Research, and Evaluation
- Multiprovince collaboration with Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia
- Strengthens evaluation capacity and develops a common framework to demonstrate the impact of social prescribing
- Spearheaded by the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing
Phone-Friendly Program-in-a-Box
- Online training for running group phone-based programs
- Connects socially isolated older adults in low tech manner
- Resources, editable templates, and video lessons
Nature Prescribing
- Supports implementation of new or revitalized nature-based programming
- Integrates nature-based programs into social prescribing pathways
- Demonstrates the benefits of nature-based programming on the holistic well-being of older adults
Awards Program
- Award of Merit
- Community Spirit Award
- Trailblazer Award
- Regional Award of Excellence
- Award of Distinction
- Life Supporter Award
OASSIS Employee Benefits Program
- Available to not-for-profit organizations in Canada
- For orgs of all sizes, and full-time, part-time and contract employees
- Affordable and comprehensive
- No commission charges
- No employees are denied
