Preventing Falls Together (PFT) Preventing Falls Together is Community Link's largest program. This program uses a coalition model to increase the capacity of organizations, government and business to integrate falls prevention directed at seniors into their work and policies. There are PFT coalitions in every region of the province. For lots more about the program, click on the Preventing Falls Together icon on the menu. Nova Scotia Volunteer Forum Community Links is one of four provincial partners coordinating this website, managed by, and for, volunteers. New support from HPP-Volunteerism allows for improvements to the site, including a new volunteer recruitment feature. Visit the site at www.nsvolunteerforum.ca Regional People's Schools These regional events have been held in Shelburne and Kingston and Tatamagouche. The next event is to be held in the Port Hawkesbury area.. Topics are geared to local seniors’ concerns, and have included advocacy, leadership, funding, and transportation. S.A.Y.! (Seniors and Youth) This project, supported by the Department of Seniors Positive Aging Fund, brings seniors and youth together to discuss topics such as the environment, drugs and sexuality, and ageism and the generations. A youth-senior forum will be held in early 2010. The entire process is being documented on digital video. Atlantic Charities Learning Exchange (ACLE) This project works with small and rural charities across the Atlantic region on compliance issues for the Canada Revenue Agency. Community Links is managing the project in Nova Scotia. An important part of the effort is to recruit and train community mentors, who can then assist charities to complete the annual reporting requirements and provide ongoing support. Podcasts of topics related to the Registered Charities Return requirements have also been developed and are available on-line. Seniors and Gambling This project, with support from by the NS Gaming Foundation. uses research, informal surveys, and focus groups to look at gambling attitudes and behaviour among Nova Scotia seniors. a final report will be available in March 2010.