Family Councils Week: June 3rd - 9th 2023

Family Councils Week is June 3rd - 9th

This year Family Councils Week takes place from June 3rd to June 9th. The theme for Family Councils Week 2023 is It Starts With Us: Family Councils as Changemakers. Learn more about how #FamilyCouncils are working to improve the quality of life and care in long-term care, and join us in celebrating their many achievements.

On Family Councils Week, we will be hosting our annual Conference on June 6th, 7th, and 8th. Our conference will feature presentations and panels from a variety of long-term care leaders including the Ministry of Long-Term Care, the Ontario Caregiver Organization, Dr. Sinha, and more!

Learn more about Family Councils Ontario, our services, and the many incredible Family Councils, caregivers, long-term care staff and students we support by visiting the following links:

We invite you to register for our upcoming conference, submit your Family Council success story, and/or get in touch with us directly at info@fco.ngo

It Starts With Us: Family Councils as Changemakers Conference

On Family Councils Week, we will be hosting our annual Conference on June 6th, 7th, and 8th. Our conference will feature presentations and panels from a variety of long-term care leaders including the Ministry of Long-Term Care, the Ontario Caregiver Organization, Dr. Sinha, and more!

For full details and registration information you can click here to visit our conference event page.

Share your stories

Our theme for Family Councils Week 2023, It Starts With Us, reminds us of the fact that changes for the better begin with small steps we take as Family Council members, caregivers, advocates, students, and staff. We want to amplify your stories and experiences. By doing so, we let those living, working, and caring in long-term care across Ontario know that they are not alone in their experiences, while providing examples of the big and small actions we can take now!

Did your Family Council organize an event or fundraiser? Did your long-term care home staff go the extra mile for their residents? Did you have an experience working as a placement student in long-term care that has stuck with you? We want to know all about it! We invite you to tell us more through a brief survey linked below, where you can also indicate if you would like your story to be shared as a blog, a video, on social media, or just with our Family Councils Ontario team!

Click here to tell us about your story and experiences.

If you have questions about our story sharing project, or would like to share in greater detail than the survey allows, please contact our Communications Manager at leah.cabral@fco.ngo.