Regent Park Focus

For our third issue of “The Timeless Generation’s” special podcast on Senior issues, Jenna and Jessica visited one of LOFT’s offices to meet with program director, William Shin, and have a conversation about the agency and the work that they do. To listen to the interview, click here: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/timelessgen/more/LOFT_2019-04-15.mp3 If you do not have time to have a listen, but are still interested to hear more about LOFT please read the summary below: What is LOFT all about? Loft is a community based social service agency that provides services for youth, adults and seniors with a focus on mental health and addictions services. Geographically, LOFT generally covers the GTA and York Region, with most supports being housing based. Aptly named, LOFT stands for “a leap of faith together” and thereby seeks to serve historically underserved populations that have been afflicted with mental health and addiction challen

For the fourth issue of “The Timeless Generation’s” special podcast on Senior issues, Jenna and Jessica visited SPRINT’s head office (also known as Senior Peoples’ Resources in North Toronto and located at 140 Merton Street), to speak with Samuel Leite, Director of Community Care, about SPRINT’s programming and work that they do. To listen to the interview, click here: https://www.regentparkfocus.com/radio/media/timelessgen/more/SPRINT_2019-04-16.mp3 If you do not have time to have a listen, but are still interested to hear more about SPRINT, please read the summary below: --- SPRINT Senior’s Care, also known as Senior Peoples’ Resources in North Toronto, was established in 1983. They are an organization that provides low cost services to seniors. Their primary goal is to keep seniors in their home for as long as possible. Some of SPRINT’s programing includes: adult day programs; community wellness programs; visiting doctors and supportive housing. SPRINT strives

--> On April 16 th Catch Da Flava hosts Kylie, Thalia, Shejuanah, Iman, and Meredith discussed the topic of “vaccines and vaccinations” with special guest Anne Egger, a registered nurse from Regent Park Health Centre, who was happy to share her knowledge and expertise. Having Anne was immensely enlightening as she was able to answer the following questions (among others) to our youth—some of which were a little hesitant themselves around the topic: -        How do vaccines work in general? -        What is herd immunity? -        Are there certain populations who cannot get vaccinated? Like pregnant women? -        In modern times like today, why are some individuals opposed to receiving vaccines? -        What are some legal restrictions around vaccinations? -        Does the medical community support the idea of individual choice when it comes to vaccinations? In addition to answering these questions, this episode of Catch Da Flava talked about