Les EssentiElles

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tel: (867) 668-2636
fax: (867) 668-3511
E-mail: elles@essentielles.ca

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"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul."

        - General Douglas MacArthur

Franco50+, a project to bring together Francophones and Francophiles aged 50 plus, was launched in the summer of 2009.

Healthy Aging (Vieillir en santé) is a project that was launched in October 2002

Objective of the project

The objective is to connect Francophone seniors with the rest of the Yukon Francophonie.

For whom?

This project is for people aged 50 and up.

Services

  • To organize and lead eveninglectures or dinner meetings on topics related to health and well-being
  • To evaluate needs
  • To provide support in attending cultural evenings, doctor’s appointments and other events
  • To offer a helping relationship
  • To give information
  • To search for relevant resources

The public activities are posted in the Calendar section

Contact

Les EssentiElles
867668-2636
Email : yk.franco50@yahoo.ca
http://franco.ca

Interesting links

Fédération des aînées et aînés francophones du Canada
http://www.faafc.ca/
Email: info@faafc.ca

Yukon’s representative in the Federation: Mrs. Roxanne Thibaudeau
Email: roxanne_thibaudeau@yesnet.yk.ca

Community Health Network - Partenariat communauté en santé
The Community Health Network (PCS) is a networking initiative for health in French in the Yukon. Sponsored by Les EssentiElles, the Network was created in April 2003, and is aimed at developing a common vision to deliver health care and social services in French in the Yukon French community.

To learn more, consult the PCS website: www.francosante.org