relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message helpage canada type charity founded 1975 headquarters canada website helpagecanada.ca helpage canada is a non denominational non profit charity in canada dedicated to assisting impoverished older persons living in canada and the developing world . helpage canada was previously known as help the aged canada until fall 2010 . helpage canada offers programs for impoverished older persons in eleven developing countries worldwide . programs focus on primary health care agro forestry food aid emergency assistance capacity building training and sponsorship . all of helpage canada s overseas programs are coordinated through local charitable organizations such as the oblate missionaries sofepadi ahero joot social services the salvation army and the st. vincent de paul society . they work in collaboration with other national and international nongovernmental organizations . helpage canada obtains its funding from federal and provincial government sources corporations and foundations and individual donors to support their programs . primary government sources include human resources and skills development canada hrsdc and the canadian international development agency cida . over 50 % of their funding is raised through general donations and donations in kind . government income is used to supplement general donations . administration costs were 2.7 % in 2009 10 fund raising costs were 6.2 % . helpage canada is governed by an elected volunteer board of directors . the board also appoints management committees to advise the executive director who is hired by the board of directors . the charity receives support and professional expertise through its affiliate membership with helpage international and through its membership with organizations such as the alberta wild rose foundation . among the many issues tackled by helpage canada are poverty among older people . isolation and loneliness . international development microcredit ageism prevention neglect prevention elder abuse prevention aids prevention disaster relief references edit helpage canada financial audit report 2009 10 helpage canada annual report 2010 external links edit helpage canada helpage international canadian international development agency human resources and skills development canada programs edit adopt a gran program overseas programs canadian programs youth internship program retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title help the aged canada & oldid 647240046 categories ageismcharities based in canadacharities for the elderlyinternational developmentnon profit organizations based in canadahidden categories articles lacking reliable references from january 2012all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 february 2015 at 12 52 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view