The Toronto Seniors' Forum was established to "give a voice to seniors not often heard". Their dedicated members work to ensure the City of Toronto meets its commitment to provide services equitably to all senior residents.
The Forum, supported by City staff, is comprised of up to 30 volunteers, who are at least 60 years of age and are residents of Toronto. They function as a conduit for communication between the City and its senior residents and reflect the diverse geographic and social/economic aspects of seniors in Toronto.
Members are chosen to represent the following communities with common social identities:
- 3 members representing Aboriginal/First Nations communities
- 3 members of African (Black) heritage
- 3 members of Asian heritage
- 3 members of Latin American/Hispanic heritage
- 3 members who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or two-spirited
- 3 members with disabilities.
The remaining 12 members include three seniors from each of the four City districts (North, East, South and West). These twelve members also reflect Toronto's diversity.
Sofronio Bautista
Severino Centritto
Frances Chapkin
Dorothy Creaser
Mae Couzens Duffy
Naseema Dar
Lynn Bruce Helwig
Richard Hudler
Sally Houston
Robert Koil |
Shirley Lucas
Terry O. Bautista
Stella Pinnock
Sham Sabherwal
Surinder (Sam) Sikand
Maria-Antonieta Smith
Thamo Venayadaratnam
Grace Wilson
Hong (Anna) Zhang |
There are 11 volunteer spots currently available. If you are interested in volunteering e-mail torontoseniorsforum@toronto.ca or call 416-392-8630 for more information.
Toronto Seniors' Forum Event Listing
TSF General Meeting
Monday, May 27, 2013
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
Committee Room #2
Monday, June 24, 2013
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
Committee Room #4
Monday, July 22, 2013
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
Committee Room #2
Monday, August 19, 2013
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
Committee Room #2
Toronto Seniors Strategy and the TSF
The Toronto Seniors Strategy has been a significant area of focus for the Toronto Seniors' Forum. During the development process, the members identified five priority areas for the strategy to address, partnered with Toronto Seniors Strategy Committee and worked closely with the Technical Work Group to create opportunities to get input from various seniors' communities.
The Toronto Seniors' Forum also provided leadership, insight and planning direction in the following areas:
- The development of the Seniors Strategy Consultation Workbook
- A subcommittee worked with TWG planning the launching of the Consultation Workbook (PDF)
- Co-hosted annual June Seniors Event
- The Expert Panel: Bringing together a group of experts as another primary source of information for the development of the Strategy.
Now that the Seniors Strategy report has been developed, the Forum will continue to play an active role in the implementation of the Toronto Seniors Strategy. The Technical Work Group (TWG) will continue to provide updates to the Forum on the progress of implementation of the strategy. For more information download our brochure (PDF).
You can contact us at:
Toronto Seniors' Forum
15E, City Hall
100 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N2
E-mail: torontoseniorsforum@toronto.ca
Phone: 416-392-8630
Fax: 416-392-8492
