INFO50+

INFO50 + is a community initiative offered by our community intervention worker.

These services are offered to people over the age of 50 that are living in situations of vulnerability.​​​

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Objectives of info50+

1. Facilitate the transmission of information destined for those aged 50 and up living in situations of vulnerability;
   
2. Develop different initiatives and activities in order to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of those 50 and up living in situations of vulnerability; 
3. Work alongside the health and social service system and not act as its replacement;
4. Develop a collective responsibility ​with other intervention workers in the community.

working in the Community

Through their interventions, the community intervention worker: 

• Intervenes in various living environments and geographical context such as housing or homes, public places, parks, streets and sidewalks, bus stops;
• Focuses on the power of action, through the empowerment of individuals and communities;
• Pursues the goals of connecting or re-connecting individuals to resources, as well as inclusion or re-inclusion into the community.

vulnerability in those aged 50+

Vulnerability is a term that defiines that which is vulnerable, fragile, hurt or damaged.

Here are some examples of situations that may cause an individual or groups to be vulnerable:

• Being widowed;
• Living alone;
• Being limited in ones activities due to health problems, whether physical or psychological;
• Have limited income;
• Being in loss of autonomy;
• Living with a cognitive disability;
• Living in social isolation;
• Experiencing ageism, leading to the stigmatization of social roles and internalization of prejudices and stereotypes.

the power of action

Empowerment refers to the process of acquiring power, the ability to exercise it, and the actual degree of control exercised by individuals.

​This empowerment is based on a set of principles of action that serve as guidelines for the strategies deployed by community intervention workers in their practice:

• The establishment of egalitarian and reciprocal relations between all parties;
  
• Building the capacity, resources and strengths of individuals and the community;
• Intervention in the immediate environment of the individual;
• Ensuring active involvement of individuals in their development and claims of their rights;
• Direct intervention to marginalized and/or powerless people and groups.

important information

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