Cowichan Seniors Community Directory

Non Profit Societies — Senior Services

Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society

Ranjana Basu, Coordinator
PO Box 13, Shawnigan Lake, BC V0R 2W0
Phone: 250–743–7621
Email: ranjana@familycaregiverssuppport.org
Web: www.familycaregiverssupport.org

Support family caregivers by:
• Support circles
• Support groups
• One-on-one emotional support
• Advocacy, information and referral
• Community development

Cowichan Intercultural Society

Deborah Conner, Executive Director
205–394 Duncan St., Duncan, BC V9L 3W4
Phone: 250–748–3112
Email: office.cis@telus.net
Web: www.cisduncan.ca

 

Cowichan Valley Hospice Society

Shelley Kuecks, Client Intake Coordinator
3122 Gibbins Rd., Duncan, BC V9L 1G2
Phone: 250–701–4242
Email: cvhospice@shaw.ca
Web: www.members/shaw.ca/cvhospice

Offering emotional support and resources for those who have a terminal illness and their families, and those grieving the loss of a loved one.

Senior Resource and Support Society

Jacquie Smith
1 Kenneth Place, Duncan, BC V9L 5G3
Phone: 250–748–2133
Email: srss@shaw.ca

Seniors Support and Referral Services:
• Financial assistance
• Social clubs
• Prevention of elder abuse
• Widow/ers support group
• Senior peer counseling
• Subsidized housing
• Legal resources
• Grocery delivery by phone

St. John Ambulance

Lori McNeil, Branch Manager
205–169 Craig St., Duncan, BC V9L 1V8
Phone: 250–746–4058
Email: cowichan@bc.sja.ca

St. John Ambulance provides first aid and CPR training for the public and sells first aid kits. Our Brigade volunteers provide many hours of patient care in the community. We also support a Youth Brigade and Therapy Dog program.

Volunteer Cowichan

Georg Stratemeyer, Coordinator
1 Kenneth Place, Duncan, BC V9L 5G3
Phone: 250–748–2133
Email: vc@volunteercowichan.bc.ca
Web: www.volunteercowichan.bc.ca

Friendly Visitors help seniors in our community who feel isolated and lonely because they may have a mobility issue, or their family and friends live far away. Friendly Visitors improve the quality of life for clients through socialization and by acting as advocates for their clients. Friendly Visitors have enabled clients since 1995 to live longer, independent lives. This service is at no cost to clients.