The Alberta Government is doing their part in making sports affordable for families in the province.
The province has announced the funding of $8 Million to the Every Kid Can Play Program.
The program includes support for community and non-profit organizations that remove barriers for families across the province and help make kids’ sport and recreation activities more accessible and affordable for Alberta families.
Every Kid Can Play provided direct financial support to more than 8,500 children and youth in the past year and supported more than 110 child and youth-focused community sport and recreation programs throughout Alberta.
A few of those programs include Swim Alberta, and the Cousins Skateboard Community Association, an Indigenous-led not-for-profit focused on connecting young people with themselves, their culture and their community through skateboarding.
“Last year, KidSport Alberta supported 17,186 kids facing financial barriers into a season of sport and this would not have been possible without the support of the Every Kid Can Play Program”, according to Kelly Oehlerking, executive director, KidSport Alberta
Beginning immediately, provincial organizations can receive funding of up to $100,000 per organization per year for programs running up to two years. Community-level non-profit organizations can receive up to $25,000 per organization per year for funding. This year, applications for community-level organizations have expanded to include organizations that are members of provincial-scope organizations, allowing more support for community-level programs. The deadline for provincial-scope sport organizations and community-level non-profit organizations to apply is July 31.
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