What is The Bronson Hub? The Bronson Hub project was awarded to the Bronson Centre Inc., beginning Sept. 1st, 2019, and funded for the next 5 years with a $2.1M grant to the Bronson Centre from Employment and Social Development Canada – New Horizons for Seniors Program. The Bronson Hub is a chance to: […]
Bronson RISE, in partnership with Flo’s Seniors, is offering a series of virtual workshops for free to older adults in Ottawa. These workshops will run for three months, from June 1st to August 31st. Below you will find information about the workshops and a calendar of when the workshops are being offered in AUGUST. If […]
Call Me Let’s Chat Hosted by: Jaku Konbit Virtual Exercise & Social Time for Seniors Join Jaku Konbit via Zoom – Thursdays @ 11AM “Taking care of your insides while inside” Awareness, decisions, and practices of the small and simple ways of caring for you Gratitude is a must Movement and mindful eating Health is […]
El Bronson Hub está probando una serie de talleres virtuales que se ofrecen de forma gratuita a adultos mayores en Ottawa. Estos talleres tendrán una duración de tres semanas del 27 de abril al 14 de mayo. Después de este período, el Bronson Hub ofrecerá una programación consistente basada en los comentarios de los talleres […]
Isaac Prazmowski: “Dalhousie Food Cupboard has been working incredibly hard to make sure that their clients can still have safe access to food during this pandemic. I figured the least I could is offer my skills to help them do this. I’m now an expert data clerk and have a greater appreciation for the work […]
The Bronson Hub is piloting a series of virtual workshops that are being offered for free to older adults in Ottawa. These workshops will run for three weeks from April 27th – May 14th. After this period the Bronson Hub will offer consistent programming based on the feedback from the pilot workshops. Below you will […]
Due to the COVID 19 pandemic and requirements which ask us to stay inside and not see each other face to face, it is difficult for seniors to access services. The Bronson Hub would like to survey seniors to determine what virtual (over the phone and online) services we might be able to offer to […]
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Vera Theokritoff has been with the Dalhousie Food Cupboard since 2007. She serves as President of a critical organization responsible for fighting hunger in the Ottawa community. She has been a driving force with the Bronson Hub about reimagining what the Bronson Centre courtyards will look like in the Spring. We’re delighted to feature her […]
Written By: Isaac Prazmowski The room is loud with music and multi coloured lights flashing across the floor. Three courses have been consumed and feet are starting to tap with the urge to dance. Not the place you would usually find my Grandma. And yet there she was, walking into the centre of the floor […]
Written By: Pat Kelly Our small team at the Bronson Hub was just starting to get our federally funded seniors social inclusion projects off the ground, when the cataclysmic changes caused by the COVID 19 pandemic this past week brought a shocking and humbling reminder of how fragile we humans are. While the early spring […]
For the month of March, the Bronson Hub wanted to feature stories and articles about powerful and strong female seniors. Written By: Alicia Borisonik Grandmothers for me represent a solid, warm and rich place of wisdom where we can always go back when we lose our path. They are the carriers of the stories of […]
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is a powerful learning experience that explores how Indigenous people have been impacted for generations, by contact with Europeans. Tens of thousands of KAIROS Blanket Exercises (KBE) have been conducted in Canada and around the world, including in the United States, Guatemala, and Australia. By engaging participants on both emotional and […]
Women’s Initiatives for Safer Environments (WISE) in partnership with the Bronson Hub will be hosting a Community Safety Audit of the Bronson Centre. This event will also be co-run with the Centretown Community Police Officer, Stephanie Lemieux. Bronson Centre organizations are invited to join us in the Bronson Centre front lobby at 10AM to help […]
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is a powerful shared learning experience of how Indigenous peoples are impacted by contact with Europeans. Join us on International Women’s Day – in a celebration of reconciliation and equality. Event Details: Sunday March 8th Bronson Centre (Mac Hall) 211 Bronson Ave Ottawa, ON 2:00Pm-4:30PM Register here Funded By: […]
Check out the photos from our Speed Dating event on February 14. Thanks again to everyone that came! We have plenty more events coming up in the near future. Funded By: Sign up for our monthly newsletter!
