Community Health Promotion Projects (HPP)

Region 13 - Laval

Organization: AGAPE

Project description 2011-2012:

FUN FRIENDS FIRST: Enhancing Emotional Resilience & Social Skills Development

AGAPE, a non-profit charitable organization serving the English speaking and multi-cultural communities of Laval, Quebec, implements FUN FRIENDS, the latest program for the treatment and prevention of childhood anxiety in 4-7 year olds. It has been developed from the highly successful FRIENDS for Life program with a focus on this younger age. This year, training is delivered to two elementary schools.

This program encourages significant educational and resiliency outcomes for both non-clinically anxious children, and those who require clinical intervention. When used by teachers, the program returns a majority of clinically anxious children to normal range, without the need for specialists and expensive mental health intervention. Funding this year supports 5 teachers to be trained, with 450 children participating in the ten week program.
 

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Project description 2010-2011:

Healthy Eating and Active Living for Seniors

We will develop and implement a “Healthy Eating and Active Living” program for seniors. A senior’s network will be created with representation from the seniors groups and organizations in Laval to establish the guidelines and evaluate the program. A binder containing all program documentation will be produced and shared between senior’s organizations in the area.

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