Little Brothers in the Media

Our areas of expertise

Since 1962, Little Brothers has acquired an excellent knowledge of the various issues related to the elderly. Little Brothers can intervene on :

• Aging and the social participation of seniors;
• The effects and challenges of ageism;
• Volunteering and its benefits;
• Les Petits Frères and its history;
• Current events as they relate to seniors;
• Conversations about philanthropy, and the issues and realities of the community at large.

Little Brothers: news relating to our mission

• Subject : The testimony of a Great Friend and her volunteer in “Le genre humain”, broadcast on Radio-Canada Ohdio in February 2024.
• Subject : Young people in Montreal hold dinner for seniors to break isolation, published by CTV News in December 2023;
• Subject : A Christmas dinner to break the solitude, published by TVA in December 2023 (in french);
• Subject : A moment of sharing for lonely seniors in Montreal, published by Noovo in December 2023 (in french);
• Subject : A special report on loneliness as a public health issue, published by Radio-Canada in December 2023 (in french);
• Subject: the comfort that Little Brothers bring during the holiday season, published by TVA Nouvelles in December 2022 (in French);
• Subject: the loneliness of seniors at Easter time published on Radio Canada in April 2022 (in French);
• Subject: the case of a young Little Brother volunteer, published in Noovo in March 2022 (in French);                                      
• Subject: the isolation of seniors that continues after COVID-19, published in La Presse in February 2022 (in French);            
• Subject: Little Brothers volunteers in Rimouski, published in Nous.TV Rimouski in December 2022 (in French);
• Subject: Little Brothers’ causes and the realities of seniors and their loved ones published in TVBL in November 2021 (in French).   

   Open letters

• “T’as bien l’air jeune!“, letter from Béatrice Picard for International Seniors Day (Journal de Montréal, October 2023);
• Who will be there for them? a call to action for International Volunteer Day (La Presse, December 2023) – in French;
• Peace and social justice as a legacy, a tribute to Hubert de Ravinel (Journal de Montréal, March 2022) – in French;
• Deconfinement is not the end of isolation for seniors, a reminder of the seriousness of the impacts of the pandemic on Quebec seniors (La Presse, February 2022) – in French.