Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario hosted Kathy Matusiak Costa from Compassionate Community Care as a guest speaker for one of its fall webinar series featuring Ontario organizations that help prevent elder abuse and protect the vulnerable.

Presenter, Kathy Matusiak Costa, Executive Director of Compassionate Community Care (CCC) shared the “Being with My Story Visitors Program”, an exciting visiting training opportunity that aims to help and care for those you love and need support in the community.

Kathy shared effective ways to reduce social isolation and loneliness and how to improve quality of life and well-being for seniors. The session reviewed the ‘Community Advocacy Training’ on how to be an effective community advocate and approaches to empower individuals to empower others. Resources and materials available to promote compassionate community growth and support in your community were discussed.

Through the webinar CCC highlighted how to:

• Recognize issues vulnerable people may experience and support them in getting the help they may need to live fuller lives.

• Be an effective advocate for vulnerable seniors, as well as people with illness or disabilities.

• Work with CCC to provide visits and support to those in their area.

Live webinar was recorded on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET. To watch the webinar, click here.