April 24, 2014 – Richmond, British Columbia – Employment and Social Development Canada
The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), today announced that seniors in British Columbia will share their life experience with school-age children through a community mentoring project.
The Minoru Place Seniors Society is receiving more than $20,000 in federal funding through the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP). This Program supports projects led or inspired by seniors who want to make a difference in the lives of others and in their communities.
Through its Intergenerational Mentoring Project, the Minoru Place Seniors Society will provide local senior volunteers with an opportunity to mentor school-age children by offering them life skills sharing, cooking, painting and woodworking sessions. Seniors will be involved in every step of the project, including organizing and conducting intergenerational sessions aimed at connecting seniors and youth. Two hundred and fifty people are expected to benefit from this project.
Earl Maynard
Office of the Minister of State (Seniors)
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The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) is a federal grants and contributions program that supports projects led or inspired by seniors who make a difference in the lives of others and their communities. Through the NHSP, the Government of Canada encourages seniors to share their knowledge, skills and experiences to the benefit of others.
NHSP funding is targeted to both community-based and pan-Canadian projects.
Community-based project funding supports activities that engage seniors and address one or more of the program's five objectives: volunteering, mentoring, expanding awareness of elder abuse, social participation and capital assistance. These projects are eligible to receive up to $25,000 per year per organization in grant funding.
Pan-Canadian projects provide support to help seniors protect themselves from elder abuse, including financial abuse and fraud abuse. These projects can enable community members to better recognize elder abuse in all its forms and to improve the quality of life, safety and security of seniors. Projects focus on developing tools, resources and promising practices that can be adapted and shared across communities, regions or Canada and may be eligible to receive up to $250,000 per year for a maximum of three years.
Over 1,770 NHSP community-based projects were approved through the 2013–2014 call for proposals, for a total of more than $33.4 million in funding.
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The next NHSP call for proposals for community-based projects is anticipated to be launched in the spring of 2014. For more information on the NHSP, visit www.esdc.gc.ca/seniors
