The United Way proposal for this initiative was not successful.
Smooth Sailing will proceed in a limited way focusing primarily on the program development stage with federal New Horizons funding.
Salt Spring Literacy and SSICS will co-manage this project which will involve hiring a program developer to set up a program to accomplish the following:
The goal of the Smooth Sailing – Navigating Community and Health Services project is to develop a program to enable seniors to obtain accurate information, develop knowledge and skills and access support in order to better navigate community and health resources and foster empowerment at an often stressful and challenging time.