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In the fall of 1972, Franco Gucciardo entertained discussions with
the Allied Jewish Community Services, specifically about the
elderly, which opened a new area of social involvement in support
of the "Golden Age" population. Health and Welfare Canada
initiated the New Horizons program to help the community organize
and develop a variety of projects in support of their objectives
to help the elderly. The example and guidance of the AJCS helped
COPRAS in its promotion efforts for similar initiatives for the
Italian community.
The initial steps leading to a New Horizons project were taken at
Our Lady of Pompei parish; this, because the COPRAS offices were
located there and COPRAS could count on additional support from
parishioners.
Franco Gucciardo and Monique Begin, Member of
Parliament for St-Michel, shared thoughts on how to help the elderly.
The following documents provide a chronological (historical)
account of the creation of the first "circolo ricreativo per
anziani" i.e. golden age club that was to be supported by the New
Horizons program.
In this area, the objective for COPRAS was to organize groups of
elderly and help them to be autonomous and involved.
The initial project for the elderly of
St-Michel
Discussions with New Horizons program officers
led N.O.I. to revise with COPRAS' help the proposed project
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