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URGENT: Volunteers Needed!

URGENT! Some Ancoura houses have no visiting volunteers. Know anyone interested in helping out?  Are you? Built-in rewards are immeasurable! Contact Jayne at 613-233-8130 or jayne@ancoura.ca To learn more about the Visiting Volunteer role, please visit our Volunteering page.

President’s message – Spring 2025

Small is big! And Ancoura is proving it. Though a small organization, we continue to make a big difference in the lives of the persons we support and to adapt to big economic changes.

Ancoura Celebrates: Welcome, Virginia and Barbara!

Getting a little tired of winter? Try the Ancoura answer: a dinner party to mark the mid point of the season! Cold on the outside, warm on the inside, Ancoura did just that on February 25th at St. Basil’s, and the timing was perfect. There is a spirit in sharing a meal that transcends merely

Cooking with Friends

In fall 2023 Ancoura was excited to receive funding from Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund to conduct a community kitchen project for Ancoura residents. And then in the spring of 2024 we received a second grant from Employment and Social Development Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program that enabled us to continue the community kitchen

A Tribute to Those Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer!

When is a rain day not a rain day? When the sun is shining, and a family is reuniting after wet, steamy weather has held them apart! That was the atmosphere, both literal and figurative, when the annual Ancoura barbecue took place on July 22 after a five-day rain delay. In the end, we could

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