Third Age Outreach - Services

We are currently accepting names to our waitlist.

Date:  Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026 (dates to be determined)

When:  Tuesday & Thursday

Time:  1:00pm - 2:00pm

Cost: All participants will be required to purchase a one year membership with Horton Street 50+ Centre. Purchase of the membership will allow each participant unlimited use of the Fitness Room, unlimited use of the pool during Open session times and involvement in other physical and social leisure opportunities offered monthly.  In addition, there will be a sessional fee for the 20 classes.  Price for the sessional fee to be determined.  Please note:   we do not provide makeup classes.

Accessible Aquatic Supportive Program

This is a warm water shallow exercise class for adults 55+ and elderly who may experience decreased mobility or other health related concerns and require support to exercise safley in a regular class environment. The water exercise class focuses on water walking, strength training, balance and stretching and is offered in partnership with Horton Street 50+ Centre.

To Register:

• Pre registration is required
• A Doctor’s referral is required for both these pool programs.

Email:  @email

Phone:  519-661-1620

Third Age is a part of St. Joseph's Healthcare London's Specialized Geriatric Services program.  This unique hospital outreach service is a community based Therapeutic Recreation Service and is located in the City of London's Kiwanis Senior's Community Centre on 78 Riverside Drive.

This program will remain on hold.  Please continue to check our website for future course offerings.

Acorns and Oak Trees is an intergenerational program, matching adults 55+ and elder adults with children.

If you enjoy:

• Children
• Games
• Music
• Crafts
• Computers

This is the program for you! Acorns and Oak Trees helps foster the relationship between generations as well as helps individuals to feel more connected to their communities. Throughout the school year, adults 55+ and children engage in a variety of new and exciting activities together creating memorable experiences

To Register:

Call our office at: 519-661-1620.
Email:  @email
Sponsored by:
Third Age Outreach, SJHC London

This is an 8-week social and informative recreation program that offers seniors strategies and self-care tips to implement during the winter season to enhance their overall well-being.  It also provides seniors with the opportunity to engage in activities with others and discover new interests which may include:

• Explore your creative side with Zentangle techniques
• Low impact seated exercise class
• Journaling
• Photograph show & explore
• Brain games and trivia
• Music
• Guest Speakers

Date:  to be determined
Where:  Rented space at the Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre @ 78 Riverside Drive
Call us now to register (519) 661-1620 or register by email @email.

This program is in partnership with the London Public Library. This unique book club that runs bi-weekly during the months of January - June. Great discussions occur biweekly on selected sections of the featured book.

Registration is now OPEN.

Contact us at anytime to join.

Email: @email
Telephone:  (519) 661-1620

Blackout Poetry

Are you interested in therapeutic writing, creative storytelling, positive affirmations or poems?  Do you thrive from expressing your emotions in a unique way?

Black-out Poetry is a form of creative writing where we use an existing piece of text and transform it into a new poem by selectively blacking out or obscuring most of the words, leaving only a small section of the poem text which forms a new poem. It allows for the re-arranging of words in order to create purpose and meaning out of another person's written work into something that is your own.

Location: 78 Riverside Drive (space available at the Kiwanis Senior Centre)
Cost:  Free

Registration is Now Open!

Call us at (519) 661-1620 or email @email to register.  Join the group as often as you are available.

This weekly virtual program offers opportunities to challenge yourself with FUN interactive brain games to help exercise our memory, attention, brain speed, navigation, communication and thinking skills. This program is delivered virtually on WebEx.

When: Weekly on Tuesday
Where: Virtually on secure WebEx platform
Time: 10:00 - 11:15 am
Register and join at anytime

Currently on Hold with Third Age Outreach. Please register with Hamilton Road Senior Centre.

This 8 week session will include conversation and laughter in conjunction with various leisure programs to promote socialization.  This program was formerly called Living out Loud prior to COVID.  Similar to Trailblazers, opportunities include a variety of social leisure programs to connect with others.

When:  Mondays from 1:15pm - 2:45 pm
Where:  Reserved space at the Hamilton Road Senior Centre @ 525 Hamilton Road

Open Registration! Sign up at anytime. We look forward to meeting you!

Please call us at (519) 661-1620 or email @email

Are you ready to engage, challenge and expand your thinking? This group will offer participants the opportunity to have thoughtful dialogues, friendly debates and idea exchanges based on various topics presented in articles, documentaries, the medi and podcasts. Call now to register for our next session.

Free monthly in-person and virtual talks on various educational topics. More information coming soon.

Call us anytime to register for the Join Link or attend in-person in a rented space at 78 Riverside Drive (Kiwanis Senior's Community Centre). For more information, and to receive the Join Link, please contact Third Age Outreach.

Email:  @email

Phone:  519-661-1620

Third Age is a part of St. Joseph's Healthcare London's Specialized Geriatric Services program.  This unique hospital outreach service is a community based Therapeutic Recreation Service and is located in the City of London's Kiwanis Senior's Community Centre on 78 Riverside Drive.

Duration is 8 weeks

Date: Fall 2025, Spring 2026 (dates to be determined)

Where: Offered virtually using the secure Web Ex platform

Feel free to call 519-661-1620 or email @email and have your name added to our registration call list. 

Grey Matters is a virtual education series designed for ANYONE interested in learning more about memory and brain health.  Each week, individual sessions will be presented by a variety of guest speakers covering key topic areas that can help improve brain function and overall cognitive well-being.  Key topic areas include  Aging and Memory, Brain Food, Exercise and Brain Health, Leisure and Brain Health, Music and Memory, Hearing Loss and Memory and Communication, Aging and Memory.

L.E.A.P.  A leisure education program providing a transitional opportunity for older adults. Participants will...

develop leisure related skills, confidence, social connections and awareness of benefits
learn about the benefits of leisure opportunities in the community
learn how identify personal barriers to leisure and to problem solve how to overcome them
be educated on developing their leisure skills and interests

To Register

Call our office at: 519-661-1620
Email:  @email

Date:  Winter 2026 (dates to be determined)
Where:  Virtual using Web Ex
Cost:  Free

This is a community-based training program that is aimed at providing volunteers, students and caregivers with a skill set to support frailer seniors' participation in both  community and home-based activities.  Topics for this program will include:

• Common Health Concerns & Diseases affecting older adults
• Boundaries, Leisure & Recreation
• Safety with Mobility
• Hearing, Dementia and Sight Loss
• Supporting individuals living with Intellectual Disabilities
• Mental Health and Elder Abuse
• Speech Language and Communication Strategies

Contact us at anytime to have your name added to the Registration Wait List.

To Register:
Call our office at: 519-661-1620 or email @email

Third Age is a part of St. Joseph's Healthcare London's Specialized Geriatric Services program.  This unique hospital outreach service is a community based Therapeutic Recreation Service and is located in the City of London's Kiwanis Senior's Community Centre on 78 Riverside Drive.

This self-help program is a perfect opportunity to get out and learn customized ways to bring happiness to your life based on "The How of Happiness" by Sonja Lyubomirsky. You will be surprised at how simple it can be to make the changes you are looking for in your day to day life. 

Date: Date to be determined
When:  8-week session
Location:  Assigned Room at Kiwanis Senior Community Centre
Address:  78 Riverside Drive

Registration is now OPEN for our next session!

This groups is just for men. This group provides an opportunity for fellowship, sharing stories, discussing current events and playing games.

Currently on hold

Date: To be determined
Where:  Virtually on Web Ex
Cost:  Free

Pod Squad is a free virtual program offered on the secure Web Ex platform.  This group involves listening to a selected podcast together virtually (approximately 35 - 45 minutes) followed by a great discussion (similar to the format of a book club). Try something new and sign up today!  

Please contact our office for more information:  
Phone:  519-661-1620
Email:  @email

If you are interested in joining this virtual group but you do not have your own device, we are happy to set you up with a device in our office space.

Registration is now OPEN.

This program offers participants the opportunity to explore their community and capture purposeful photographs to add to a collection that will be shared with others as a creative means to tell one's story and engage in social and reminiscent based conversations.  

No camera necessary to join but if you have a phone or tablet / ipad that takes photos, please bring this with you.

Cost: FREE

Contact us at anytime to register.

Email: @email
Telephone:  (519) 661-1620

Are you looking for exercise opportunities from home? You could begin your day a little differently and join us virtually on WebEx for seated stretching, seated strength training, seated cardio and seated breathing exercises. As exercise contributes to healthy aging, do not wait any longer and tell yourself you can do it.

When: Weekly on Thursdays
Time: 8:45 am - 9:30 am
Where: Virtually on WebEx

Are you interested in learning how to golf using modifications and/our specialized equipment?  This program will take place weekly at the Parkside Nine Course affiliated with Fanshawe Golf Course (at the corner of Fanshawe Park Road and Clarke Road).  Parkside Nine is a shortened 9-hole golf course.  All 9-holes can be viewed from the 1st tee block.  The longest hole measures 120 yards.  

Why Golf with Third Age Outreach at the Parkside Nine?
This golf opportunity brings people of all ages, skills and abilities together.
Some individuals know the game of golf really well but no longer have someone to play with at a course.
For others, it may no longer be feasible or the individual can no longer tolerate playing golf at a larger course because they have had a change in their health (Parkinson's, Stroke, Early Dementia, Deconditioned, Amputee)
Others are out to learn and practice the game of golf in a fun and social environment.

When: Mondays
Date:  May 26 - Sep 15 (weather permitting)
Timeframe:  9:30 - 11:30
Cost:   Free unless you require the use of a golf cart ($13.50 Rental fee)

Register and join at anytime!
All participants require their own transportation.

This great opportunity is in partnership with the City of London (Fanshawe Park Golf Course) and Third Age Outreach, St. Joseph's Healthcare London.

If you are interested, please call us at anytime at (519) 661 - 1620 or email @email

Please note: All participants must be pre-registered with Third Age Outreach to attend.

Strengthen Your Mind - A Course for Memory Enhancement

Join us virtually (on the secure Web Ex platform) for this 6-week interactive course for memory enhancement.  Session content will include:  Intro to Memory & Aging & Learning styles, Mental Aerobics, Strategies for Memory Improvement, The Five Senses, Stress, Socialization, Optimism & Humor.  Over the past 10 to 15 years, researchers have made huge advances in their knowledge of how the brain works, and how we can keep it sharp as we age.  Join us for various practice sessions.  FREE!

Date:  Our next session will follow the completion of the Grey Matters Education series.
Where:  This series will be offered virtually on Web Ex.

Registration is now open!

This unique individual education opportunity is offered based on instructor availability.  Contact us at anytime to have your name added to our wait list.  Many individual sessions are currently running.  Education sessions are offered in-person at the Third Age Outreach Office at 78 Riverside Drive.

Special features include: 

• Opportunities to learn the basic functions for everday use on personal laptops, chromebooks, IPAD, tablet, iPhone, Samgung and Android.
• Explanation of various virtual platforms and social media platforms for everyday use.
• Please note this opportunity cannot assist with maintenance, recovery or creation of passwords.

Email:  @email

Phone:  519-661-1620

Registration is ongoing.

Third Age is a part of St. Joseph's Healthcare London's Specialized Geriatric Services program.  This unique hospital outreach service is a community based Therapeutic Recreation Service and is located in the City of London's Kiwanis Senior's Community Centre on 78 Riverside Drive.

Currently on hold

Learn about different methods of breathing and discover the techniques that work best for you.  DROM involves varied multi – component movements that emphasizes targeted muscles for functional balance, strength and endurance.  Fun for everyone with combinations of drumming, meditation & relaxation.  FREE.  

Date:  Next session to be determined

Call us at (519) 661 - 1620 or email @email to register.

Trailblazers is an in-person weekly program for those 55+ who wish to socially connect with others. Activities as chosen by participants may include: current events, demonstrations, personal growth, health and wellness, guest speakers and more.

Day: Fridays - refer to monthly calendar
Time:  1:00 - 2:30pm
Location:  Assigned room at the Kiwanis Seniors Community Centre
Address:  78 Riverside Drive

Please contact our office for more information:  

Phone:  519-661-1620
Email:  @email

Third Age is a part of St. Joseph's Healthcare London's Specialized Geriatric Services program.  This unique hospital outreach service is a community based Therapeutic Recreation Service and is located in the City of London's Kiwanis Senior's Community Centre on 78 Riverside Drive.

Journaling has many health benefits.

• It is an opportunity to tap into your emotional, spiritual and mental self
• Challenge yourself and harness the power of pencil to paper.
• This is not your typical journaling program as each week we will explore new and creative ways to discover the world of journaling.
• Some previous topics include: Writing towards Wellness, Life Stories, Helpful Hands, Blackout Poetry and the Power of Music.

Day:  Every Monday (unless otherwise noted)
Time:  1:15pm - 2:45pm
Where:  Virtual using the Web Ex secure platform (free)

Please contact us at 519-661-1620 or email @email

Register for this program at anytime!

Currently on hold! Continue to check our website for future course offerings.

Widows and Widowers is an 8-week education and social program.

Session topics:

• Resources and Support
• Getting to Know You
• Nutrition and Pleasant Dining
• Leisure & Recreation Opportunities - New Discoveries
• Keeping Fit and Mobile
• Fraud Prevention
• Safety in the Home
• The Healing Journey

Please note that this is not a bereavement counseling program but a social support group lead by Therapeutic Recreation facilitators.

To Register, Call our office at: 519-661-1620.

Email:  @email