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Ready for Resilience
Jean Kiegerl helps seniors become Jean Kiegerl helps seniors become ‘Ready for Resilience’ ‘Ready for Resilience’
Anew website is compiling local information and resources on a variety of topics, looking to increase resilience and preparedness in seniors and other community members. The site, called Ready for Resilience, has a plethora of sections ranging from seniors and financial resources, to food security and tourism pages.
The idea for the site first came to local artist and retired librarian, Jean Kiegerl, after a difficult year of multiple overlapping emergencies, both personally and community wide. Finding herself unprepared for these emergencies time and time again, and unable to find the information she needed quickly, Kiegerl decided to begin to compile useful information to help the community cope with unexpected challenges and life situations.
“I started out with emergency services, and then got into healthcare services because our ER and hospital services didn’t come back right away after the flood. You need to know where to go. What tends to happen when people don’t have access to immediate care is that they go online,” said Kiegerl.
“It’s better to have good resources there than ones that are trying to sell you some sort of magic potion. There’s really good information out there, it’s just that people are not suspicious enough.”
Currently boasting 10 sections on a variety of topics, the site has grown quickly since its inception. Kiegerl said continuous research, her own knowledge, and submissions from friends and community members have guided the direction of the site. The site directly links to a number of verified and credible sources, all focused on helping locals prepare for a number of possible life events.
Despite being a difficult topic to address, death and dying are important and inevitable factors in every person’s life. Ready for Resilience offers resources on wills and estate planning, record keeping, and other pertinent information for community members or their loved ones who may be planning for their next stage in life.
“If your parents haven’t set up backup systems for their banking and investment accounts, when they pass away, the executor may not be able to access them or even be able to recognize them,” added Kiegerl.
“Nobody got out of here alive, everybody died, so somebody had to deal with this. Sure enough, there are a lot of resources out there.”
The seniors and caregiving section has resources on emergency preparedness, community programs for seniors, end of life information, and resources for caregivers. The website also contains information on food security, such as local producers. Whether preparing for an evacuation, looking for information on local organizations, or curious about the arts, Kiegerl said her new website is a great starting point.
Those interested in supporting Kiegerl’s website, or accessing its resources, should visit www.readyforresilience.ca.
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