{"id":1762,"date":"2023-10-19T15:30:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2023-10-20T09:02:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:02:06","slug":"ontario-increases-funding-to-help-kids-stay-active-and-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/ontario-increases-funding-to-help-kids-stay-active-and-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Increases Funding to Help Kids Stay Active and Healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Province increases investment in local after school programs for children and youth<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

NEWS Oct 19th, 2023<\/p>

BRANTFORD \u2014The Ontario government is investing $564,000.00 through Ontario\u2019s After School Program to support various After Care Programs in and in Brantford, County of Brant and Cambridge.<\/p>

This investment is part of the $1.1 million increase in funding that the province is providing to Ontario\u2019s After School Program, bringing total funding support for the 2023-24 school year to $14.6 million.<\/p>

This program is improving the health and well-being of children and youth, and encouraging their development of leadership skills through safe and supervised sport and recreation activities. Participants are also provided with a healthy snack and additional programming, such as academic support along with arts and cultural activities tailored to meet the needs of the local community.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

“Our government is supporting opportunities for children and youth to be active and healthy,\u201d said Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. \u201cThis $1.1 million increase in funding will enable after school programs to continue to serve high-priority neighbourhoods and tailor their programming to align with the needs of the local community.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cOntario\u2019s After School Program is critical to maintaining positive physical and mental well-being of children across the province,\u201d said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education. \u201cBy expanding access to these programs, we are helping to instill confidence, leadership development and life skills in youth across Ontario.\u201d<\/p>

This significant investment will help to offset rising program delivery costs and inflation and provide additional funding support to the 110 organizations that administer safe and supervised activities to more than 13,000 children and youth across the province each year.<\/p>

MPP Quotes:<\/strong><\/p>

\u201cOntario\u2019s After School Program has been very effective in supporting working families and their childcare needs.\u00a0 A healthy child means happy parents, and this supervised, quality childcare, delivered by local service providers, will continue to be an integral part of the daily routine for families in our community\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

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\u201cI am pleased that several neighbourood associations in Cambridge are receiving this much-deserved funding to provide after-school activities to children.\u00a0 Neighbourhood associations in my community play a vital role in the health and well-being of the residents they serve. They are committed to enriching the lives of people young and old, and this funding allows them to continue their good work.\u201d<\/p>

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