Last week, Seniors First BC visited the Richmond Kiwanis Seniors Neighbourhood Café, the Social Justice Forum hosted by UBC Allard School of Law, and the Multicultural Helping House Society’s weekly social gathering for Filipino seniors.

Linda Yauk (SFBC Public Education) with Sam Zeitoun (SFBC Board Vice-chair & Director, Minoru Seniors Society) at our info table at the Richmond Kiwanis Seniors Neighbourhood Café (sponsored by Heart to Home Meals Vancouver), where residents from Kiwanis Towers had the opportunity to meet with Richmond senior-serving organizations.

Linda Yauk, along with Preetkamal Brar (SFBC Staff Lawyer), spoke with students at UBC Allard School of Law’s Social Justice Forum about public interest law career opportunities serving low-income seniors.

Janet Teves (President & CEO, MHHS), Linda Yauk, Nighat Afsar (SFBC Senior Legal Advocate), and Violeta Buenaventura (Seniors Program Coordinator, MHHS) at the Multicultural Helping House Society.

Nighat Afsar receives a certificate of appreciation at a dinner following her presentation on government benefits for older adults to a full house of Filipino seniors at MHHS.