One Voice Coalition
The One Voice Coalition was initiated in 2019 by the English-Speaking Catholic Council (ESCC) and Catholic Action Montreal (CAM) “to improve access to healthcare and decrease social isolation” for English-speaking seniors. Then, during the pandemic, the Coalition exploded in size and energy, as senior care came under siege. This was a time when information was urgently needed and not often available. There was a clear need to band together, try to make sense of the rapidly shifting landscape, and create “one voice” to demand upport.
After the pandemic, stewardship of the Coalition transitioned to Seniors Action Quebec in 2022, who then partnered with Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) to lead the process of collective reflection that generated the current statement of mission, principles and vision. The 2023/2024 collective reflection process made it clear that One Voice should not be structured and managed as a Seniors Action Quebec program. If it is to deliver on its potential, the Coalition must be co-created by participants “in a spirit of partnership and mutual responsibility and co-created by participants who
- Seek to create the conditions for participation, commitment, self-organization and emergence of new possibilities.
- Cultivate a culture of care and connection, taking shared responsibility not only for what happens, but for how it happens.
- Take guidance from the mission, principles and vision in determining actions and evaluate how well we’re living up to our intentions.
Consult the One Voice Coalition Directory
List of organizations who sit on the One Voice Coalition:
- LaSalle D&D 50+ Centre
- McGill Community for Lifelong Learning (MCLL)
- New Hope - Senior Citizens’ Centre
- Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)
- The East Island Network for English Language Services (REISA)
- Pastoral Home Care (SASMAD)
- South Shore Community Partners Network (SSCPN)
- WIN Intergenerational Network
- The Yellow Door
