Most Canadians imagine retirement as a time to bond with family and friends.  Our expectation is to enjoy deep personal connections and activities in communities where we feel a profound sense of purpose and belonging.

With inflation and the exponential rise in the cost of housing, an alarming number of seniors are found living in substandard, unsafe housing or have been forced to move out of a community that has been their home for decades. Moving away from a community that provides essential supports and connections has been detrimental to their health. This is not acceptable.

The affordable housing crisis in Canada is getting worse and, in Alberta, the crisis is disproportionately affecting seniors.

No one imagined the retirement would include: 

• The threat of homelessness

• The stress and anxiety of having to choose between nutritious food and paying the rent

• Having to leave the communities where we’ve raised our families and built lasting relationships

• Mental and physical health issues caused by stress, loneliness, anxiety and depression − largely triggered by poverty

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Your support of the Rocky View Foundation can change how our seniors spend their golden years and your will accelerate the creation of seniors’ facilities in the Rocky View region – including Airdrie, Bragg Creek, Cochrane and many more.