What We Do

CoMag: Council of Muslims on Aging Gracefully, is a seniors’ advocacy initiative established in 2017 with a vision to promote enhanced quality of life for Muslim Seniors of Edmonton through education, research, and collective action

Advocacy & Outreach: we do this through

Networking & collaborating with organizations, stakeholders, officials, & community
Partnering with mosques
Recruiting community volunteers
Advocating for Muslims Seniors’ unique needs

We are promoting healthy aging through

Lunch & Learn; Senior’s Fair etc
Intergenerational Activities: Paint Night, Grand-Parents Pen Pal Project
Workshops: Grief Recovery, Health Literacy, Legal & Financial-Literacy & Housing, etc

Successfully raising funds through donations and sponsorships for

Social events (Eid & New year’s celebration), Calendar, Website development & maintenance
Applying for grants (awarded NHSP Federal Grant: 2022/2023, and 2024/2025)

Marketing & Communication: we achieve this through…

Reaching out to members through social media, WhatsApp, and other means
Increasing CoMag membership through different avenues of communication
CoMag Website (www.comagedmonton.com)

Loneliness & isolation, lack of appropriate services, & housing issues are being addressed by

Organizing Social Events for seniors who are living in the community
Supporting seniors’ living in care facilities through visiting them, providing halal food/snacks, & celebrating special occasions e.g. birthdays, Mother’s Day, & Eid etc
Advocating for appropriate services for Muslim seniors living in care facilities & home care.
Actively seeking solutions to seniors' housing issues
Advocating for better options for aging in place

Research on Muslim Seniors is being supported through

On-going collaboration with researchers
Holding membership to MSRC- Muslim Seniors Research Advisory Committee (U of A)
Participating in pre-publication research/study on Muslim seniors
Facilitating Community consultations