Pan-Canadian Projects Under the New Horizons for Seniors Program

Special to The Post

Jim Eglinski, Member of Parliament for Yellowhead, is encouraging eligible organizations in his riding interested in receiving contribution funding from the Pan-Canadian stream of the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP), to apply for $500,000 to $5 million for a project consisting of a three to five-year collective impact initiative.

Pan-Canadian project funding supports multi-year projects using collaborative and innovative approaches to address seniors’ issues. Organizations can apply for projects up to five years duration under the panCanadian stream.

The pan-Canadian stream will support the development and implementation of Collective Impact plans to increase the social inclusion of seniors. The Program has five objectives:

• Build the collective capacity of organizations to recognize and address barriers to social inclusion faced by seniors.

• Promoteimproved access to information, programs and services for seniors to enhance their social inclusion within their communities.

• Support action research to better understand effective approaches for increasing the level of social inclusion of seniors in their communities.

• Develop innovative approaches to engage and retain senior volunteers to improve their social inclusion in their communities.

• Address systemic barriers that contribute to the social exclusion of seniors. The deadline is January 21, 2019.

For more information please go to: https://www. canada.ca/en/employmentsocial-development/services/ funding/new-horizonsseniors-pan-canadian.html