Organizing Outdoor Leisure and Art activities for Elderly People

Location: Canada: Vancouver

Program Duration: 2-4 weeks, 1-2 weeks

Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects

353-1350 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 0C2 Canada

Description

Volunteers will contribute to the quality of life of elderly people by taking part in a multifaceted program involving them in gardening, art, music activities, walking and just being outside in the summer time. The project is organized in cooperation with Haro Park Centre - a care facility for senior residents in Vancouver. It provides independent housing, assisted living and complex care for elders. Haro Park supports the Eden philosophy and is committed to creating a human habitat where life revolves around close and continuing contact with plants, animals, children and youth.

Volunteers would be paired with residents for walking and will assist staff with the gardening, art and music programs. Volunteers will accompany residents on trips to the museum, art gallery, parks as well as bus trips for picnics or prearranged tours. Walks or bus trips will be organized to sites for art sessions or gathering items for art at Haro Park Centre such as leaves, flowers, etc. The group will help organize a walking event in which residents compete at different levels walking category, wheelchair, etc.

Highlights

Haro Park Centre is located in Downtown Vancouver, close to museums, theatre, art gallery, upscale shopping and Stanley park with its beaches and other attractions. Vancouver's most popular shopping area the trendy Robson street is just a block away. The centerpiece and green heart of Vancouver is Stanley Park, the city's most famous landmark, and one of the largest parks in any urban centre in North America. There are wooded trails, open playing fields, secluded lakes, gorgeous gardens, and the Vancouver Aquarium, the largest in Canada. A seawall walkway meanders along the park's perimeter, with beautiful views of the city skyline, the harbour, beaches, and the spectacular North Shore Mountains. Vancouver's fame as one of the most beautiful cities in the world is tied to Stanley Park's popularity.

Qualifications

Volunteers are expected to be creative, flexible, respectful and responsive to the residents' needs.

Languages
  • English

Cost in US$:

USD 250

Cost Include Description:

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types
  • Adult Education
  • Arts
  • Culture
  • Elderly
  • Environment
  • Gardening
  • Planting
  • Recreation
  • Seniors
  • Volunteering
  • Youth
Typical Volunteer
Motivated to work for a charity project within an international youth team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative young person with adventurous spirit.
Age Range
18-30 years
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Group living

Participants Travel to Canada

Independently

CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement

CADIP promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development. Aims and general objectives: * To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution * To strengthen the international contacts among young people * To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings *To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world * To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills * To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning * To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.

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