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FCBC Volunteer Profile: Annemarie Travers

To celebrate National Volunteer Week 2022, we are profiling a new FCBC volunteer each day this week! Today, we feature a Q&A with our amazing volunteer, Annemarie Travers. Name: Annemarie Travers Volunteer Role: Currently a Support Group Facilitator and Memory Cafe host. I previously volunteered for Advanced Care Planning training, as an interviewer for the […]

FCBC Thanks our Volunteers During National Volunteer Week!

Written by Stacey Dawes, Volunteer Management Lead, Family Caregivers of BC. Our volunteers have made extraordinary contributions to support caregivers this past year and we want to acknowledge and honour these efforts. Volunteers are invaluable to Family Caregivers of BC and to our community. These are truly unprecedented times, and thanks to the determination and […]

Finding and Using Your Voice

Written by Wendy Johnstone, Provincial Program Consultant and Gerontologist with Family Caregivers of BC and originally published in Inspired 55+ Lifestyle Magazine. Alison was enjoying early retirement knowing that her differently-abled adult son, Michael, was living independently in his apartment in another city, supporting himself with a job he had held for many years. Then, […]

Thank you, 100+ Men and Women Who Care!

On March 10, 2022, Family Caregivers of BC (FCBC) received a generous $7,500 donation from 100+ Men Who Care Victoria. This donation complemented a substantial donation from their ‘sister group’, 100+ Women Who Care Saanich Peninsula. This organization donated $16,800 to FCBC in 2020. Both philanthropic groups meet regularly to vote on a local charity […]

Video: Get Your Eldercare Affairs in Order

There is no magic crystal ball to predict the life span and well-being of an aging parents, spouse or yourself. Most seniors or boomers don’t typically think about needing care, so planning ahead is challenging. Not planning ahead can put increased pressure on family members and lead to fewer options in a crisis. In this […]

Volunteer with FCBC as a Virtual Host and Assistant

We are looking for a volunteer Virtual Host and Assistant for our Virtual Journal Workshop for Caregivers! About the Virtual Journal Workshop for Caregivers The Virtual Journal Workshop is an ongoing FCBC program for caregivers interested in structured, private, and self-reflective writing. Each of the 90-minute writing sessions includes brief meditations and 3-5 writing segments. […]

Eldercare Planning: Starting the Conversation with Loved Ones

Written by Wendy Johnstone, Provincial Program Consultant and Gerontologist with Family Caregivers of BC and originally published in Inspired 55+ Lifestyle Magazine. Mr. Jones is an 83-year-old widower living in his own home. When asked, he’ll say he is doing “fair to middling.” He’ll go on to tell you his legs are tired and wobbly, […]

Read our latest Caregiver Connection Newsletter!

Our Winter Caregiver Connection Newsletter is online! As always, we’ve filled it with content to provide information, education and support to family and friend caregivers. This issue includes articles on creative goal setting, planning for the year ahead, how to recharge as a caregiver, hiring private care, and much more! 💙 Read the latest issue […]