BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//DDGF | Dreammakers Diverse Group Foundation | ddgf.ca - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:DDGF | Dreammakers Diverse Group Foundation | ddgf.ca X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ddgf.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for DDGF | Dreammakers Diverse Group Foundation | ddgf.ca REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240825T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240825T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220705 CREATED:20240408T095027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T190437Z UID:1399-1724572800-1724605200@ddgf.ca SUMMARY:Fraud\, Abuse Prevention and Increased Seniors Access to Government Benefits DESCRIPTION:This Legal and Financial workshop session is designed to enable seniors with strategy to identify financial fraud calls\, empower them with the necessary information to report fraud related matters to the right authority. The Event Date is yet to be fixed at the moment please \n \n \n \n \n \n Why Join This Event\n \n \n \n \n Dreammakers Diverse Group Foundation \nreceived $25\,000 from the Federal Government through the New Horizon for Senior Program. \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Project Title:\n Fraud\, abuse prevention and increased seniors access to government benefits. The project will engage 100—200 seniors to:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Financial Management Skills\n Support seniors combat financial fraud and train them with financial management skills\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Negative Impact of Senior's Abuse\n Create awareness on the negative impact of seniors abuse among seniors and their caretakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Government Support Programs\n Create awareness on government available services and support seniors to connect to those services \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Challenge\n \n \n \n \n As our population ages\, protecting seniors from fraud and abuse becomes increasingly important. Seniors are often targeted by scammers due to their perceived vulnerability. At DreamMakers Diverse Group Foundation\, we are committed to raising awareness and providing resources to help seniors avoid falling victim to fraud and abuse. \n \n \n There are several types of fraud and abuse against seniors in our communities. We want to focus on three of the most rampant in this campaign:\n\n\nFinancial Scams:\n(i)Phishing: Fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information (e.g.\, passwords\, credit card details) via electronic communication.\n(ii)Grandparent Scam: Impostors posing as grandchildren in distress and asking for urgent financial help.\n(iii)Investment Fraud: False promises of high returns on investments that are too good to be true.\n\n\nHealthcare Fraud:\n(i)Medicare Fraud: Billing for services never received or unnecessary medical procedures.\n(ii)Health Product Scams: Selling fake or unproven products claiming miraculous health benefits.\n\n\nEmotional Abuse:\n(i)Manipulation: Taking advantage of a senior's emotional vulnerability for personal gain.\n(ii)Isolation: Cutting off seniors from family and friends to exert control. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Age-friendly cities benefit everyoneAge-friendly cities benefit everyone. Everyone\, and especially older people\, including migrants and refugees living in communities outside their own\, can benefit from approaches that target the challenges in creating enabling environments for all to live and thrive. [United Nations] URL:https://ddgf.ca/event/fraud-abuse-prevention-and-increased-seniors-access-to-government-benefits/ LOCATION:Welland\, Ontario\, Merrit Park\, 151 King St.\, Welland\, Ontario L3B 5N5\, Ontario\, L3B 5N5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ddgf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/breadcrumb-6.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="DreamMakers Diverse Group Foundation":MAILTO:info@wellarf.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241130T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241130T080000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220706 CREATED:20210616T095101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T173444Z UID:1397-1732953600-1732953600@ddgf.ca SUMMARY:Event: Healthy Food for Growing DESCRIPTION:This Legal and Financial workshop session is designed to enable seniors with strategy to identify financial fraud calls\, empower them with the necessary information to report fraud related matters to the right authority. The Event Date is yet to be fixed at the moment please \n \n \n \n \n \n Why Join This Event\n \n \n \n \n Dreammakers Diverse Group Foundation \nreceived $25\,000 from the Federal Government through the New Horizon for Senior Program. \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Project Title:\n Fraud\, abuse prevention and increased seniors access to government benefits. The project will engage 100—200 seniors to:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Financial Management Skills\n Support seniors combat financial fraud and train them with financial management skills\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Negative Impact of Senior's Abuse\n Create awareness on the negative impact of seniors abuse among seniors and their caretakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Government Support Programs\n Create awareness on government available services and support seniors to connect to those services \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Challenge\n \n \n \n \n As our population ages\, protecting seniors from fraud and abuse becomes increasingly important. Seniors are often targeted by scammers due to their perceived vulnerability. At DreamMakers Diverse Group Foundation\, we are committed to raising awareness and providing resources to help seniors avoid falling victim to fraud and abuse. \n \n \n There are several types of fraud and abuse against seniors in our communities. We want to focus on three of the most rampant in this campaign:\n\n\nFinancial Scams:\n(i)Phishing: Fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information (e.g.\, passwords\, credit card details) via electronic communication.\n(ii)Grandparent Scam: Impostors posing as grandchildren in distress and asking for urgent financial help.\n(iii)Investment Fraud: False promises of high returns on investments that are too good to be true.\n\n\nHealthcare Fraud:\n(i)Medicare Fraud: Billing for services never received or unnecessary medical procedures.\n(ii)Health Product Scams: Selling fake or unproven products claiming miraculous health benefits.\n\n\nEmotional Abuse:\n(i)Manipulation: Taking advantage of a senior's emotional vulnerability for personal gain.\n(ii)Isolation: Cutting off seniors from family and friends to exert control. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Age-friendly cities benefit everyoneAge-friendly cities benefit everyone. Everyone\, and especially older people\, including migrants and refugees living in communities outside their own\, can benefit from approaches that target the challenges in creating enabling environments for all to live and thrive. [United Nations] URL:https://ddgf.ca/event/educational-event-healthy-food-for-growing/ LOCATION:Welland\, Ontario\, Merrit Park\, 151 King St.\, Welland\, Ontario L3B 5N5\, Ontario\, L3B 5N5\, Canada CATEGORIES:HEALTH ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ddgf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/breadcrumb-6.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="DreamMakers Diverse Group Foundation":MAILTO:info@wellarf.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220810T070000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220811T223000 DTSTAMP:20260405T220706 CREATED:20210616T092524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T233809Z UID:1350-1660114800-1660257000@ddgf.ca SUMMARY:The Welland Afro-Caribbean Festival DESCRIPTION:This Legal and Financial workshop session is designed to enable seniors with strategy to identify financial fraud calls\, empower them with the necessary information to report fraud related matters to the right authority. The Event Date is yet to be fixed at the moment please \n \n \n \n \n \n Why Join This Event\n \n \n \n \n Dreammakers Diverse Group Foundation \nreceived $25\,000 from the Federal Government through the New Horizon for Senior Program. \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Project Title:\n Fraud\, abuse prevention and increased seniors access to government benefits. The project will engage 100—200 seniors to:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Financial Management Skills\n Support seniors combat financial fraud and train them with financial management skills\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Negative Impact of Senior's Abuse\n Create awareness on the negative impact of seniors abuse among seniors and their caretakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Government Support Programs\n Create awareness on government available services and support seniors to connect to those services \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Challenge\n \n \n \n \n As our population ages\, protecting seniors from fraud and abuse becomes increasingly important. Seniors are often targeted by scammers due to their perceived vulnerability. At DreamMakers Diverse Group Foundation\, we are committed to raising awareness and providing resources to help seniors avoid falling victim to fraud and abuse. \n \n \n There are several types of fraud and abuse against seniors in our communities. We want to focus on three of the most rampant in this campaign:\n\n\nFinancial Scams:\n(i)Phishing: Fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information (e.g.\, passwords\, credit card details) via electronic communication.\n(ii)Grandparent Scam: Impostors posing as grandchildren in distress and asking for urgent financial help.\n(iii)Investment Fraud: False promises of high returns on investments that are too good to be true.\n\n\nHealthcare Fraud:\n(i)Medicare Fraud: Billing for services never received or unnecessary medical procedures.\n(ii)Health Product Scams: Selling fake or unproven products claiming miraculous health benefits.\n\n\nEmotional Abuse:\n(i)Manipulation: Taking advantage of a senior's emotional vulnerability for personal gain.\n(ii)Isolation: Cutting off seniors from family and friends to exert control. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Age-friendly cities benefit everyoneAge-friendly cities benefit everyone. Everyone\, and especially older people\, including migrants and refugees living in communities outside their own\, can benefit from approaches that target the challenges in creating enabling environments for all to live and thrive. [United Nations] URL:https://ddgf.ca/event/welland-afro-caribbean-festival/ LOCATION:Welland\, Ontario\, Merrit Park\, 151 King St.\, Welland\, Ontario L3B 5N5\, Ontario\, L3B 5N5\, Canada CATEGORIES:HEALTH ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ddgf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/welland-header.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="DreamMakers Diverse Group Foundation":MAILTO:info@wellarf.ca END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR