Eight Tri-City groups that help and connect seniors will split $187,877 in federal funding.
On March 3, Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam MP Ron McKinnon announced the money as part of the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP).
The grants through Seniors Minister Joanne Thompson come after a call for proposals last year for community-based projects that support healthy aging, prevent elder abuse, celebrate diversity and inclusion, and aid with financial security.
According to Ottawa, seniors will represent nearly a quarter of the population by 2057.
The New Horizons money is targeted at seniors at risk, including Indigenous Elders, seniors with disabilities, members of racialized and newcomer groups as well as low-income seniors.
Here’s where the latest money went locally:
- Royal Canadian Legion, branch 133 (seniors housing)
- Golden Connections: Fighting Ageism and Alleviating Isolation
- $18,249
- Chabad of Coquitlam - Centre for Jewish Life Society
- Chabad of Coquitlam Shabbat Services
- $25,000
- Fanoos Friendship Neighbourhood House Society
- Social Awareness and Active Aging for Seniors
- $25,000
- Greyhounds Masters Track and Field Society
- Let’s Get Together and Throw
- $20,795
- The Immigrant Services Society of B.C.
- Empowering Immigrant Seniors for a Resilient Future
- $25,000
- Tri-City Iranian Cultural Society
- Intergenerational Engagement and Social Inclusion of Seniors
- $23,833
- Wilson Centre Seniors Advisory Association
- Increasing Opportunities for Volunteerism and Socializing
- $25,000
- Iranian Music Society of B.C. (IMSBC)
- Music for the Soul
- $25,000
“Through the New Horizons for Seniors Program, the Government of Canada is providing a wide range of opportunities for seniors in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam to participate in meaningful activities where they can share knowledge, skills and experience to the benefit of others,” the Liberal MP said in a news release.
Meanwhile, Port Moody–Coquitlam MP Bonita Zarrillo also doled out $92,700 in New Horizons grants to the following organizations:
- Community Ventures Society
- Coquitlam Heritage Society
- Tri Cities Oldtimers Hockey League
- Tri-Cities Seniors’ Action Society
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