Seniors, Wellness and Social Development
November 13, 2014
Seniors Thrive Through Investment in Recreation Programs
Seniors Community Recreation Funding Supports Active Living
The Provincial Government is encouraging recreation committees and organizations province-wide to apply to the Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program. Funding is available to assist with the costs associated with recreational programming for seniors. Applications are now available online.
“The Provincial Government is pleased by the continued success of the Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program and understands how the investments support and enhance the lives of senior citizens in Newfoundland and Labrador. As a government, we recognize that recreation and physical activity are powerful contributors to healthy aging. We want to chart a path forward that helps ensure seniors remain healthy, active and engaged citizens and with continued investment in this program, we are on the right track.”
- The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development
The deadline to submit an application is December 12, 2014. For more information and to receive an application, visit: //www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/sports/seniors_community.html.
The Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program is designed to help organizations representing seniors, communities, and recreation committees provide programs and services focused specifically on increasing physical and leisure activity of seniors. The program is application-based and provides up to $2,000 to assist in the delivery of new or existing recreational programming and services.
QUICK FACTS
- The Provincial Government is encouraging recreation committees and organizations province-wide to apply online to the Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program.
- The Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program is application-based and provides up to $2,000 to assist in the delivery of new or existing recreational programming and services.
- Since 2009, over $940,000 has been invested in the Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program.
- Since the launch of Active, Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador: A Recreation and Sport Strategy for Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately $192 million has been committed to recreational and sport infrastructure, programming, and athlete development throughout the province.
- The newly-established Department of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development was created, in part, to bring more focus to government-wide efforts to promote physical activity and wellness initiatives that are inclusive to citizens of all ages.
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Media contact:
| Heather May Director of Communications Department of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development 709-729-0928, 697-5061 heathermay@gov.nl.ca |
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