Doug Kimoto, Mary Kimoto, and Ellen Kimoto Crowe-swords at home in Ucluelet, BC with Susanne Tabata.

Seniors Health & Wellness

Seniors Health & Wellness

$30 Million

An expanded Japanese Canadian Survivors Health & Wellness Fund is a cornerstone of BC Redress and a key initiative.

Japanese Canadian Survivors Health & Wellness Fund Society

$28 Million

Under the umbrella of the JCLS, the Japanese Canadian Survivors Health and Wellness Fund Society will be distributing $28Million to implement funds for health supports for individual survivors, who are Japanese Canadian survivors of the BC Government’s actions, (1942 -1949).

This is a Canada-wide, regionally representative Board called the Japanese Canadian Survivors Health & Wellness Fund Society, which includes community members who work with seniors:

President: Cathy Makihara (Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society | Burnaby, BC)
Ruth Coles (President Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society | Burnaby, BC)
Kelvin Higo (Steveston Seniors | Richmond, BC)
David Iwaasa (Tonari Gumi | Vancouver, BC),
Susan Matsumoto (Calgary Japanese Community Association | Calgary, Alberta),
Marlene Mori (Seniors Horizons Club of the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Ann Ashley (Co-Chair Momiji Health Care Society | Toronto, Ontario)
Shelley-Ann Yamashita (Momiji Health Care Society | Toronto, Ontario)

Joanne Miyazaki: Executive Director
Holly Sakaki: Outreach Team Leader

Japanese Canadian Survivors Health & Wellness Fund

Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society

$2 Million

The NSHCHS will create a services program for BC lower mainland survivors.

  • Japanese Canadian Survivors  Health & Wellness Fund Update  

    Seniors Health & Wellness • March 5, 2024

    Teams of Outreach Workers have been hired and have begun working with seniors and their families across four areas of the country: British Columbia; Alberta; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Northern Ontario; and Ontario, Quebec, and Eastern Canada.

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  • Japanese Canadian Survivors Health & Wellness Fund Launches 

    Seniors Health & Wellness • February 6, 2024

    On February 1, 2024, the online application portal for the Japanese Canadian Survivors Health and Wellness Fund (JCSHWF) opened to Survivors across the country.  The Team has diligently worked to create an application process that is simple and efficient, and ensures that your information is secure and protected.

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  • Japanese Canadian Survivors Health & Wellness Fund Society Update

    Seniors Health & Wellness • January 14, 2024

    Happy New Year to You and Your Family Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu明けましておめでとうございます Dear Japanese Canadian community, With the new year, we can reflect and report on the status of The Japanese Canadian Survivors Health and Wellness Fund Society and our operating plan going forward. We must apologize and explain the delayed opening of the Japanese Canadian Survivors Health and […]

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