The United Way of Regina is providing $15,000 for five seniors' projects in Moose Jaw as part of the federal government’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.
This money is part of an overall grant of $88,000 that the federal government provided to the Regina organization so it could distribute the funding to agencies and organizations that help vulnerable seniors in the area.
Specifically, the funding is intended to help community agencies provide support to isolated seniors throughout Canada — including rural and remote communities — during the pandemic, a news release from the United Way explained. The non-profit organization provided funding to the following area groups:
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind ($2,246): to support programs primarily for individuals older than age 55 who are blind or partially sighted, using teleconference or video check-ins to reduce isolation and anxiety
- The Salvation Army ($3,877): to assess the needs of vulnerable seniors in Moose Jaw and distribute seniors’ care packages and activity kids for those identified as being at increased risk of isolation
- The Moose Jaw Non-Profit Housing Corporation ($3,877): to provide healthy meals and basic cleaning services for identified high-risk seniors within the community through their tenant services department and after-hours team
- Spinal Cord Injury Saskatchewan Inc. ($2,500): to help seniors with physical disabilities navigate and combat social isolation and mental fatigue through telephone check-ins and technology support
- Eden Care Communities ($2,500): to provide The Simple Pleasures program for vulnerable seniors in long-term care, supportive independent living and personal care homes, capturing these moments in photos or video to share with their families and loved ones
The federal government provided $9 million in total under the New Horizons for Seniors Program that the United Way Canada network can distribute across the country.
