Seniors' Community Connector - Social Prescribing Program - Abbotsford

Seniors Services and Social / Recreational

Provided by Archway Community Services

Program supports seniors to access non-clinical, community-based services to prevent or delay frailty by fostering resilience and social support using a holistic approach.
Social prescribing is an approach to offering non-medical support that enables older adults to identify, set and achieve personal health and wellness goals. A Community Connector helps to find appropriate local programs and services and provides regular check-ins to ensure participants are on track.

Examples of programs and services include, but are not limited to:
  • Social activities and programs 
  • Meal delivery and food security programs  
  • Transportation  
  • Physical activity and exercise programs  
  • Family and caregiver support groups  
  • Better at Home Services (housekeeping, yard maintenance, grocery shopping, etc.)  
  • Counselling 
Eligibility:
  • 65 years of age or older (For exceptions, please contact Community Connector)
  • Residing in the Abbotsford area & are community dwelling
  • Low to modest income, social isolation, low to moderate frailty, member of an underserved population, including immigrant and ethnocultural minority seniors, Indigenous elders, caregivers, 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors, and persons living with a disability)

604-743-1209

Public email: spp@archway.ca

Website: https://archway.ca/program/social...

Archway Community Services - 2420 Montrose Avenue, Abbotsford, British Columbia, V2S 3S9

Office Hours: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday.

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Health professional referral
  • Health Authority personnel referral
  • Physician or nurse practitioner referral
  • Self-referral
  • Community Connectors referrals
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Availability

Service area: Abbotsford + show cities

Service area cities: Abbotsford

Service Types Provided
Seniors Services
Social / Recreational
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided in a group in-person
  • Provided online: email / video / on-line

The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.

Pathways does not provide medical advice. If you have an emergency please call 9-1-1. If you require assistance navigating services please call 8-1-1.

For general inquiries or for assistance, please email us:

community-services@pathwaysbc.ca

If you are requesting clinical access to medical Pathways, please provide the following information via the email above:

  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. Email
  4. In which city/town do you work?
  5. What is your role? E.g. Family Physician, Office Staff, Medical Resident
  6. Employer Name (for office staff)
  7. Office Phone

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