Click here for our current SCWW calendar (January-April 2023)
What is Seniors’ Centre Without Walls?
Seniors’ Centre Without Walls (SCWW) is as simple as just picking up your telephone!
Through the use of multi-person phone calls, SCWW provides the opportunity for participants to join in on health and wellness seminars, educational lectures, brain-stimulating activities, listen to live musical entertainment, join in on general conversations, and make new and meaningful friendships – all from the comfort of home! It works just the same as attending a class or a lecture at the centre, but instead it is facilitated over the telephone. Have a look at our SCWW Program Flyer for more information.
Seniors’ Centre Without Walls Basics:
- Completely free program.
- You do not need to be a member of The Good Companions.
- Programs are multi-person phone conversations (or conference calls).
- No special equipment needed – just your average phone!
- Call yourself in to the program, or we can call you – it’s your choice!
- Each phone session lasts between 30-60 minutes on the phone.
- Each phone session averages 10-15 people on the call.
- You are able to hear each other, talk to one another, learn, and/or just have fun!
Client Testimonials
“[Rachel] told me how I would be part of a vibrant
group of people; how the variety of programs
would keep us informed…and sure enough, it
was my ticket out of a life unlived…” -Eleanor
SCWW in the News
For more information, please contact Emily Payne, SCWW Coordinator, at 613-236-0428 ext. 2323 or by email at scww@thegoodcompanions.ca
Dear members, volunteers, clients and visitors to The Good Companions:
Please ensure you self screen each day before coming to the Centre: Website-COVID-19-Self-Screener-.pdf (thegoodcompanions.ca)
For the safety of those that we serve and for ourselves, we will continue to require masks to be worn by everyone entering the Centre or Good Companions transportation vehicles.
Construction Notice:
Construction on Albert Street between Empress and Bronson is scheduled to start on Monday, March 27th. The City of Ottawa is rehabilitating portions of its underground infrastructure along Albert Street, Queen Street, Slater Street and Bronson Avenue. Albert and Slater Street will be reduced to single lanes in each direction starting on this date and lasting until the end of the 2023 construction season. For more information on this project and how it may affect your travel, please click here.