The "Welcoming Wellness" seniors program aims to encourage active participation, skill development, and community-building amongst Hispanic seniors and other generations. With the chance to gather in a social setting, we are giving the seniors of our community an opportunity to learn and grow through educational wellness strategies that increase the general livelihood of Hispanic seniors. By providing seniors the knowledge of healthy aging processes, we can enhance their mental health and mindfulness. In a safe and secure setting at the Manantial office, this project is empowering seniors to strengthen their leadership and facilitation skills. The Welcoming Wellness program seeks to increase the social participation and inclusion of seniors in response to the significant effects of the isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that impacted the daily lives of Hispanic seniors living in Toronto.

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Overall, the “Welcoming Wellness” seniors program’s goal is to support the Seniors’ mental, emotional, and physical well-being through various workshops, events, activities, and projects.

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“Welcoming Wellness” will take place during weekly in-person social group gatherings, where seniors will be engaged in learning new concepts that will help them build resilience, improve physical and mental health, create new social relationships, enhance mobility, and foster optimal healthy living aging practices. The “Welcoming Wellness” weekly learning program is conducted in person every Monday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Come and join us to learn, have fun, network, and become more resilient, healthy, and happy!