Little Brothers in the Media

Our areas of expertise

Since 1962, Little Brothers has developed a vast expertise on various issues related to the elderly, and can intervene on subjects such as:

• Social isolation of the elderly in Québec;
• The aging of the Québec population;
• Speaking up for isolated seniors;
• Losses experienced by isolated seniors;
• The current situation when it comes to elderly people in social isolation;
• The Little Brothers organization and its history;
• Conversations about philanthropy, community issues and their current situation, and volunteerism.

Little Brothers: news relating to our mission

• 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.