In Egmont this year, 14 organizations received a grand total of $166,992 in New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) funding to support the health and well-being of seniors and the community resources they rely on.
The following organizations across Egmont received NHSP 2020 funding for senior-focused projects and resource improvements:
Miminegash
- Community of Miminegash, $1,986
O’Leary
- O'Leary Community Health Foundation, $24,750
- O’Leary Seniors Sunshine Club, $5,000
St. Louis
- Palmer Road Columbus Club Inc., $20,000
- Rural Municipality of St. Louis, $28,300
Summerside
- East Prince Seniors Initiative Inc., $8644
- St Eleanors Lions Club, $10,352
- The City of Summerside, $17,460
- Trinity United Church, $5,000
Tignish
- Conseil Rév.S.-É.-Perrey inc., $14,500
- Tignish Seniors Home Care Co-operative Ltd., $6,000
Tyne Valley
- Tyne Valley Firemen's Club Inc, $25,000
The NHSP provides grants and contributions for projects that help improve the well-being of seniors in their communities and foster their social inclusion. Every year, organizations are invited to apply for NHSP community-based funding through a call for proposals.
Since 2004, the NHSP has funded more than 27,400 projects in hundreds of communities across Canada, with a total Government of Canada investment of more than $600 million dollars.
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