Teleconnect offers regularly scheduled outreach calls and/or check in calls, providing practical tips and a friendly listening ear with the goal to build connections with socially isolated caregivers and people living with dementia.
Teleconnect volunteers provide social support and share AST program and service recommendations. Volunteers work closely with AST staff to provide more intensive support as needed.
Teleconnect is currently available in the following languages as of December 2022:
- English
- French
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Gujarati
- Tamil
- Spanish
- Yiddish
- Malayalam
- Turkish
- Azerbaijani
- Farsi
- Hebrew
For more information, please contact Janice Ho, Volunteer Coordinator at jho@alz.to or 416-322-6560 ext. 6336.