With the generous support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, in February 2007, ASHTOR launched an exciting new initiative: a needs & assets assessment of Hispanic seniors of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

What?
A research study to discover:

1. The barriers faced by Hispanic seniors living in the GTA
2. Their needs
3. Their assets (knowledge, skills and contributions to the community)

Why?
The research findings will be used to:

1. Advocate for programs and services that contribute to the wellbeing of Hispanic seniors in the GTA
2. Guide ASHTOR’s program development
3. Increase the participation of Hispanic seniors in the GTA

How?
The research is conducted through:

1. Survey (interviews) of a minimum of 120 seniors (aged 55 or older)
2. Focus Groups with Hispanic Seniors
3. Key Informant Interviews (people with key information regarding the well-being of Hispanic seniors in the GTA, such as service providers, social workers, religious leaders, police, leaders of Hispanic seniors’ clubs etc.)

When?

= ASHTOR began this Project in February 2007

= The survey will be administered between the months of April and June 2007

=   The data will be processed and analyzed following the data collection phase

=    An Action Plan, based on the study’s findings, will be developed by January 2008

¿How can you participate?

To participate in this study by filling out a survey, you must meet the following criteria:

1. Be 55 years of age or older
2. Speak Spanish as your first language
3. Live in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

Contact Us!
To participate in this important study, or for more information, please contact us at:

416-597-2489