Seniors First BC

April 22 is Seniors First BC's 32nd anniversary! Read a message from Marie-Noël Campbell, Executive Director of Seniors First BC: …duction.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/deliveries/f9d…

On our 32nd anniversary, Daisy Au, Coordinator at Seniors Club at MOSAIC, talks about the partnership between Seniors First BC and MOSAIC. Watch here or on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/shorts/Bgn-0eQ…

Dan Levitt, BC Seniors Advocate, congratulates Seniors First BC on our 32nd anniversary. Watch the video here or on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/watch?v=9ortvW…

Wrapping up March and Fraud Prevention Month, we delivered a number of presentations on fraud & scam prevention. Scams continue to target older adults around BC – check our events listings for more upcoming presentations at seniorsfirstbc.ca/news-events/ev….

Please leave a voicemail message by pressing "2" and we will return your call as soon as we are operational. Again, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

UPDATE March 31, 2026, 6:00 PM: We are currently experiencing a recurrence of the technical issue that has been affecting SAIL. At the moment, SAIL is currently down, and although the greeting may suggest otherwise, calls are not being routed to a worker.

March 31, 10:00 AM: We are currently experiencing tech issues with our Seniors Abuse and Information Line (SAIL) and are working on resolving the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. In the meantime, please contact us at seniorsfirstbc.ca/contact/ to request a callback.

With our 32nd anniversary coming up next month, we’d like to share a bit about our history and mission: seniorsfirstbc.ca/sfcbs-32nd-ann… Over the next month, check back to hear more about Seniors First BC as we continue to celebrate our birthday.

The tech issues affecting our Seniors Abuse and Information Line (SAIL) have been resolved and SAIL is operating as normal. We sincerely apologize for the service outage and appreciate your patience during this time.

We are currently experiencing tech issues for our Seniors Abuse and Information Line (SAIL) and we are working on resolving the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. In the meantime, please send us a contact form on our website at seniorsfirstbc.ca/contact for a callback.

Last weekend, we participated in a special learning event at White Rock Community Centre, hosted by Seniors Business Connect, Semiahmoo Seniors Network and Surrey Seniors Connect Community Response Network. Along with other community service providers, we hosted a resource table.

March is #FPM2026! We joined community partners for a Resource Fair on Fraud Prevention at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House. Activities included a live trivia quiz and lunch for participants. Thanks to Carolyn Wong & Micah Pryne for organizing and hosting.

On Monday, Seniors First BC participated in another successful Seniors Resource Fair hosted by Kitsilano Neighbourhood House. Over 100 attendees learned about resources to support seniors.

We were pleased to host information tables at two fairs last week: the ASK Friendship Society’s “Caregivers First: Support for the Supporters” fair on Feb. 21 and the Family Caregiver Hub Mini Health Fair hosted by Wilson Seniors Advisory on Feb. 26.

This February, Seniors First BC was proud to present to older adults throughout the Lower Mainland, including at @SHARESociety and Women Helping Others (WHO) in Coquitlam, at Sunridge Retirement Home in Langley, and at Kensington Community Centre in Vancouver.

On Feb. 19, we joined the Chinese Community Response Network and other community partners to celebrate the Year of the Horse Lunar New Year with Chinese older adults. 🐎

We've a long-standing partnership with Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility to deliver presentations to older adults who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deaf-blind. Our Senior Legal Advocate, Nighat Afsar, presented on “Government Benefits for Older Adults” on Feb. 11.

Here's a selection of slides from Marie-Noel’s presentation at CREA.

We're a member partner with the Council to Reduce Elder Abuse (CREA). This year’s CREA Conference on Feb. 12 brought together community leaders, service providers, researchers, and advocates dedicated to preventing and responding to elder abuse across British Columbia.