Government of Canada provides funding for 83 New Horizons for Seniors projects in Ontario

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April 29, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Government of Canada provides funding for 83 New Horizons for Seniors projects in Ontario

TORONTO, ONTARIO—Eighty-three seniors projects in Ontario will receive a total of $1.7 million in federal funding through the New Horizons for Seniors Program. The Honourable Tony Ianno, Minister of State for Families and Caregivers made the announcement today in Toronto.

"New Horizons for Seniors has proven to be extremely valuable in promoting community activities by and in support of seniors," said the Honourable Tony Ianno, Minister of State (Families and Caregivers). "Increased funding for New Horizons for Seniors in the recent budget reinforces our commitment to ensuring a high quality of life for all seniors."

The New Horizons for Seniors program provides grants to support a range of community-based projects across Canada that enable seniors to participate in social activities, pursue an active life and contribute to their communities.

Projects support broad national objectives and regional priorities. They are inspired, implemented and led by seniors in local communities.

Review committees, which include people active in seniors' issues who are closely connected to their communities, review and recommend projects for funding. The priorities set in Ontario for this round of funding were:

Intergenerational
These are projects aimed at seniors transferring their experience, skills, resources, wisdom, and encouragement to younger generations.
Seniors at Risk of Isolation
These are projects aimed at addressing the risk and occurrence of social isolation experienced by some seniors.
Aboriginal
These are projects aimed at Elders in Aboriginal communities and could be combined with other program priorities, such as intergenerational projects, projects to address the risk of isolation of Elders; or peer support/networking projects.
Peer Support/Networking
These are projects that encourage peer support between seniors and help older Canadians learn from each other's experiences in order to promote their positive adaptation to transitions in their lives as they age.
Community
These are projects that harness the energy and enthusiasm of seniors, in concert with other community members and organizations, in local initiatives that contribute to social, cultural, economic or environmental development in their community.
Seniors at Risk of Homelessness
These are projects aimed at helping to prevent seniors from becoming homeless, through peer learning, education and community awareness campaigns.

Funding for these projects was provided for in the 2005 federal budget. In response to an overwhelming interest in the program, the Government of Canada announced an increase in funding to the New Horizons for Seniors program in the 2005 budget. The overall program budget will be increased to $15 million in 2005-06 and will reach $25 million by 2007-08.

Seniors are a priority for the Government of Canada. To underscore this commitment, Budget 2005 included other significant measures, including:

Increasing the Guaranteed Income Supplement, the Allowance, and the Allowance for the survivor to help address the needs of Canada's poorest seniors. By 2007, the increase will add up to approximately $400 a year for a single senior and $700 a year for a couple.
Providing $13 million in funding over five years to establish a National Seniors' Secretariat within Social Development Canada, to serve as a focal point for collaborative efforts to address the challenges facing seniors. The Secretariat will work across the federal government, with other levels of government as well as experts and others, to align policies and programs for seniors today and in the future.

These projects have been reviewed to ensure compliance with the Department's administration of its grants and contributions program and are subject to review under the Financial Administration Act.

For more information on the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors program, visit www.sdc.gc.ca. The next Call for Applications will open in June 2005.

A complete list of approved projects for Ontario are included in the attached backgrounder.

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This news release is available in alternative formats upon request.

For more information:

Kirsten Goodnough
Communications Officer
Ontario Region
Social Development Canada
(416) 954-0114

Renée Filiatrault
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Tony Ianno, P.C., M.P.
Minister of State (Families and Caregivers)
(613) 941-3656

Media Relations
Social Development Canada
(613) 941-1110

BACKGROUNDER

Organization	Location	Funding
Aamjiwnang First Nation Project Title: Joining the Generations	Sarnia	$25,000
Alderville First Nation Project Title: Nandagikend (Needs to Know It)	Roseneath	$25,000
Alzheimer Society of Haldimand Norfork Project Title: Caregiver Wellness Support Network	Simcoe	$25,000
Art Gallery of Sudbury Project Title: Art on the Go for Seniors	Sudbury	$25,000
Association des Auteures et auteures de l'Ontario français Project Title: NHSP – Association des Auteures et Auteure de l'Ontario français	Ottawa	$25,000
Association of Spanish Speaking Seniors of the G.T.A. Project Title: Bringing Hispanic Seniors out of Isolation	Toronto	$25,000
Bits and Bytes Computer Club Project Title: Simplify Computers for Seniors	Waterloo	$10,000
Bridging the Gap Project Title: Video/DVD Production "A Window To Your Future"	Kitchener	$20,000
Bruce County Museum & Archives Project Title: Seniors Docent Program	Southampton	$25,000
Canadian Pensioners Concerned Project Title: Proposal to Examine Homelessness in Rural Area of Ontario	Caledon East	$25,000
Care Watch Toronto Project Title: Community Connections	Toronto	$25,000
Carefirst Seniors and Community Services Association Project Title: Community Development & Outreach to Immigrant Mandarin Speaking Seniors	Toronto	$25,000
Casa De Los Abuelos Project Title: Casa De Los Abuelos	Ottawa	$14,395
Central and Northern Etobicoke Home Support Services Project Title: Congregate Dining for Seniors	Toronto	$25,000
Centre for Information Community Services Project Title: Community Support for Isolated Seniors	Toronto	$24,000
Centre: Club d'or de la valle Project Title: Cafe intergenerational	Hanmer	$25,000
Chippewas of Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation Project Title: Golden Eagle Seasonal Leadership Workshops	Forest	$25,000
Christian Cultural Associations for South Asians Project Title: Seniors Services	Kingston	$10,050
Club Amical du New Sudbury Project Title: La culture, notre affaire	Sudbury	$20,450
Community Home Assistance to Seniors (CHATS) Project Title: Seniors Programs in Diverse Communities	Aurora	$15,720
Conseil des organismes francophone – Durham Project Title: Program for Seniors	Oshawa	$24,000
Coronation 50 Plus Recreation Centre Project Title: Intergenerational Literacy Program	Niagara Falls	$13,180
Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine Project Title: Seniors Active and Healthy Lifestyles	Kincardine	$ 5,810
Dixon Hall Project Title: Promote elder abuse prevention in a multicultural community	Toronto	$17,875
Eagle Lake First Nation Project Title: Anishnabe Traditions	Migisi Sahgaigan	$25,000
Elder Help – Peel Project Title: Multicultural Senior Weekly Drop-In	Brampton	$25,000
Elliot Lake Seniors At Risk Committee Project Title: Chronic Pain Management Symposium	Elliot Lake	$ 6,750
Federation des aines et des retraites francophone de l'Ontario - FAFO Project Title: Projet de repertoire interactif de competences et d'offre de temps benevole	Ottawa	$24,440
Flamborough Information & Community Services Project Title: Community Computer Lab for Seniors	Waterdown	$12,600
Friends in Grief Incorporated Project Title: Seniors Helping Seniors : Focusing on Empowerment and Reinvestment	Hamilton	$25,000
The Corporation of the Town of St.Mary's Project Title: Computer Classes	St Mary's	$10,350
Guelph/Wellington Seniors Association (G/WSA) Project Title: Woodworking Shop	Guelph	$22,400
Haldimand-Norfolk REACH Project Title: Engaging Seniors Through Intergenerational Volunteerism	Townsend	$24,150
Hamilton Jewish Social Services Project Title: Using the Computer for Communication	Ancaster	$ 9,800
Information Windsor Project Title: Seniors Publication Series	Windsor	$20,000
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Project Title: Japanese Canadian (JC) Legacy Project	Toronto	$21,850
Kalayaan Cultural Community Centre Project Title: Fitness to Peace Net Program	Mississauga	$24,885
L'Accueil francophone de Thunder Bay Project Title: Experience en action	Thunder Bay	$25,000
Lakeshore Community Services Project Title: Rural Reality for Seniors	Belle River	$14,625
Lambton Seniors Association Project Title: Is there Life After Retirement	Sarnia	$ 9,000
Le Centre polyvalent des aînés Francophones de Port Colborne Project Title: Club d'artisanat Marie-Rose	Port Colborne	$25,000
Le Villageois Lafontaine Project Title: N.H.S.P. les aînés-communauté conviviale et ensanté	Penatanguishene	$23,160
LOFT Community Service Project Title: SUTV Seniors United Through Volunteering	Toronto	$25,000
London District Chiefs Council Southern First Nations Secretariat Project Title: Eight Nations Elder & Youth Project	Bothwell	$25,000
Multicultural Association of Bosnian Seniors and Their Friends Project Title: A Community Approach to Reducing Social Isolation of Bosnian Seniors	Toronto	$10,300
Municipality of Greenstone Community Capacity Development Project Title: Choices	Geraldton	$11,700
Muslim Community Services Project Title: Seniors Connection	Brampton	$25,000
Older Adult Centres Association of Ontario Project Title: Northwest Ontario Seniors Centre	Kenora	$25,000
Older Persons' Mental Health and Addictions Network of Ontario Project Title: Addressing Seniors Mental Health and Addictions: Peer Support Options	Toronto	$25,000
Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse Project Title: Culturally Sensitive Materials for Use in Aboriginal Communities	Thunder Bay	$25,000
Ontario Society (Coalition) of Senior Citizens' Organizations Project Title: Here and Now: Seniors' Issues for the 21st Century	Toronto	$25,000
Opeongo Seniors Club – 50+ Club Project Title: Opeongo Seniors Exercise Video	Barry's Bay	$ 845
Parks and Recreation-Access and Equity-City of Toronto Project Title: Seniors for Peace and Social Inclusion (SPSI)	Toronto	$25,000
Peel Senior Link Project Title: Senior Public Forum Series and Exhibitions at Square One	Mississauga	$25,000
Pikangikum First Nation Project Title: Honouring Our Elders Stories	Pikangikum	$10,530
Rotary Club of Collingwood/South Georgian Bay Project Title: Sandparents	Collingwood	$24,800
Rural 60 Plus Project Title: Rural 60 Plus	Thunder Bay	$11,550
Senior People's Resource in North Toronto Project Title: Multicultural Kitchen Project	Toronto	$23,800
Silayan Community Centre Project Title: Pilipino Seniors Learn and Share	Toronto	$25,000
Six Nations Health Services Project Title: Six Nations Elder Network	Ohsweken	$25,000
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Project Title: Seniors Drop In	Hillsburgh	$5,900
St. Christopher House Project Title: Health Action Theatre by Seniors (HATS)	Toronto	$24,700
St. Hilda's Towers Project Title: St. Hilda's Towers Senior Outreach Day Program	Toronto	$23,230
St. Paul's L'Amoreaux Center Project Title: Reaching Out to Frail Seniors	Toronto	$25,000
Stroke Survivors Association of Ottawa Project Title: Living Successfully with Stroke in the Community	Nepean	$25,000
Synagogue and Jewish Community Centre of Ottawa Project Title: The Mitzvah Knitters	Ottawa	$2,950
Tara Sunset Club Project Title: Tara Peer Network	Tara	$18,472
The Confederation of Toronto Chinese Canadian Organizations Project Title: Seniors for Senior Well Being	Toronto	$25,000
The Jamaican Canadian Association Project Title: Healthy Lifestyles for Seniors	Toronto	$21,040
Toronto Community Culture Centre Project Title: Senior Service in Mandarin Community	Toronto	$25,000
Ukrainian Canadian Care Centre Project Title: Zustrchy - means ‘Gathering' "To welcome"	Toronto	$23,660
Ukrainian Senior Citizens of Sudbury Inc Project Title: The Bread Project	Sudbury	$25,000
Utterson Live Wires Seniors Club Project Title: Education Advancement for Seniors	Utterson	$ 9,330
Victoria County Community Care for Seniors Project Title: Assess Needs/Meet Needs	Lindsay	$24,000
Victoria Order of Nurses -Chatham Kent Project Title: Steady as You Go # 2	Chatham	$24,020
VON – Brockville/Leeds/Grenville Project Title: Intergenerational Volunteer Project	Brockville	$25,000
West Hill Community Services Project Title: Seniors Outreach Project	Toronto	$25,000
WoodGreen Community Services Project Title: Profiling the Needs of Newcomer and Isolated Seniors in Toronto	Toronto	$25,000
Working Women Community Centre Project Title: Wellness for Immigrant Seniors	Toronto	$24,500
York Community Services Project Title: Smart Tenants – Community Awareness Project for Isolated Seniors	Toronto	$16,985
York West Seniors Citizens Centre Project Title: Community Garden Project	Toronto	$15,000
York-Fairbank Centre for Seniors Project Title: York-Fairbank Centre for Seniors	Toronto	$25,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited Project Title: Out and About	London	$21,720

Last modified : 2005-05-17

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