The Honourable Paul Pike, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, is today announcing a call for applications for the 2024-25 Seniors’ Social Inclusion Initiative. This program aligns with Provincial Government’s continued commitment to create a more inclusive and age-friendly Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Seniors Social Inclusion Initiative provides 50-plus clubs and other eligible organizations funding of:
- Up to $2,000 to organize and promote activities and programs that support healthy aging, mental wellness, social inclusion, and overall well-being; or
- Up to $3,000 for intergenerational projects and activities focusing on fostering respect and understanding across generations; as well as increasing interaction and sharing of experiences, knowledge and skills.
The St. Alban’s Seniors 50-plus Club was one of 148 organizations approved for funding through the Seniors’ Social Inclusion Initiative in 2023-24. The 50-plus club used this funding for their Aging Together Intergenerational Program which included activities to foster positive and meaningful interactions between youth and seniors such as games, cooking classes, tea and walks.
Further details on all of the recipients can be found in the backgrounder below.
For more information on the Seniors’ Social Inclusion Initiative, guidelines and application form, please visit the department’s website at Newfoundland and Labrador Seniors’ Social Inclusion Initiative – Children, Seniors and Social Development ; email CSSDGrantPrograms@gov.nl.ca, or call toll-free 1-888-494-2266. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 1, 2024.
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“Meaningful social engagement and positive intergenerational connections are vital to building age-friendly communities and promoting healthy aging and overall well-being of seniors and older adults. Our government remains committed to supporting initiatives that engage older persons and seniors in social activities in their communities and I encourage eligible organizations to apply and help build a more inclusive and age-friendly Newfoundland and Labrador.”
Honourable Paul Pike
Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development
“Having young people join our seniors in their activities has been wonderful. They played bingo, cards, and shared stories about local history and how things were done years ago. Being able to bring several generations together is not only good for our seniors but benefits the whole community.”
Edith Organ
Club President, St. Alban’s Seniors 50-plus Club
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BACKGROUNDER
2023-2024 Seniors’ Social Inclusion Initiative Approved Projects
| Applicant | Project Description |
| 55 Plus Association | Meals and socials for Seniors’ Month and Christmas |
| Active Living 55+ Club | Social and learning activities |
| Alexander Murray Hiking Trail | High tea event |
| All Hallows Parish | Social activities |
| All Saints Parish Tea Room | Weekly meals and Christmas dinner |
| Anglican Parish of Burin | Intergenerational crafts |
| Anglican Parish of Port de Grave | Meals and entertainment |
| Anglican Parish of St. John the Evangelist | AV Equipment |
| Association communautaire francophone de Saint-Jean | Francophone seniors club |
| Baccalieu Trail 50+ Club | Club outing |
| Barachois Horizons Senior Citizens Club | Weekly dances and healthy snacks |
| Bauline Community Committee Inc. | Age Café – monthly intergenerational events |
| Bay de Grave 50+ Group Inc. | Intergenerational activities |
| Bay Roberts 50+ Club | Club outing |
| Beaches 50+ Club Inc. | Social activities and outings |
| Beachside Recreation Committee | Intergenerational activities |
| Bellburns 50+ Club | Weekly lunch events |
| Benoits Cove Indian Band Inc. | Tablets and pickleball equipment for intergenerational use |
| BGC Norris Arm Inc. | Intergenerational activities |
| Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland | Between Generations Mentoring Program |
| Branch Seniors Committee | Intergenerational activities |
| Buckmaster’s Circle Community Centre | “Circle of Generations” intergenerational program |
| Burgeo First Nation | Board games for intergenerational use |
| Burin Peninsula Brighter Futures | Tea Time & Nursery Rhymes intergenerational program |
| Burin Senior Citizens 50 + Inc. | Social activities |
| Burnt Islands Recreation | Social activities |
| By ‘da Bay Trails Inc. | Intergenerational Kitchen with local school |
| City of Corner Brook | Kids at Heart Event |
| City of St. John’s Recreation Division | Intergenerational activities |
| Clear Water Cove 50+ Club Inc. | Intergenerational activities |
| Communities Against Violence | Intergenerational sewing |
| Community Association of Virginia Park | Linking Generations Program |
| Community Mental Health Initiative Inc. | Pen Pals for Seniors’ intergenerational program. |
| Community Wheels (Twillingate) | Transportation to community events |
| Connecting Generations NL | Intergenerational activities |
| Crossroads Family Resource Centre | Intergenerational activities |
| Dildo Days Committee | Stories from the Cove Seniors’ Lunch |
| Earhart’s 50+ Cub | Lunch and learns and intergenerational activities |
| Exploits Community Centre | Outings for seniors |
| Exploits Valley 50+ Club | Social/intergenerational activities |
| Fédération des francophone de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador | Intergenerational folk music |
| Fédération des francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador | Intergenerational Christmas Cards |
| Flat Bay Band Inc. | Intergenerational Murder Mystery Dinner |
| Flatrock Fifty Plus Fun Club | Club outing |
| Fogo Island Roaring 50+ Club Inc. | Walking/hiking poles and intergenerational walks |
| Fortune Bay North Shore 50+ Club Inc. | Social activities |
| Fraser Road United Church | Intergenerational activities |
| French Rooms Cultural Centre | Intergenerational activities |
| Frenchman’s Cove 50+ Club | Christmas celebration |
| Friendly Fifty Plus Club Inc. | Club outing |
| Funtastics 55+ Club Inc. | Club outing |
| Gambo 50+ Club | Intergenerational meal for youth with disabilities and audio equipment |
| Gander Gymnastics Club Incorporated (o/a Aerials Active Wellness Centre) |
Matinee performances for seniors |
| Gaskiers – Point La Haye Recreation Committee | Seniors social and intergenerational activities |
| Gateway Seniors 50+ Inc. | Arts & Music entertainment and fellowship program |
| Gillams Historical Society Inc. | Intergenerational activities |
| Golden Sunset 50+ Club | Intergenerational activities |
| Good Samaritans 50+ Club | Social activities |
| Gospel Folk Seniors Choir | Intergenerational activities |
| Grand Falls – Windsor branch of Parkinson’s NL | Outing and Christmas dinner |
| Green Bay Association for Community Living | Intergenerational activities |
| Green Youth Centre Inc. | Intergenerational baking and cooking program |
| Hampden Prime Timers 50+ Club | Darts equipment |
| Hawke’s Bay 50+ Club Inc. | Social activities and community outreach |
| Howley Firettes Inc. | Intergenerational activities and games equipment |
| Jackson’s Arm Heritage Society Inc. | Intergenerational activities |
| Joe Batts Arm Recreation Inc. | Community herb gardens for intergenerational use |
| Kilbride 50 Plus Card Club | Social activities |
| Kindred Spirits Knit ‘N Yarn | Intergenerational knitting/crocheting |
| Labrador Straits Senior Housing Inc. | Outing for residents |
| Lawn Golden Age 50+ Club | Intergenerational skill sharing |
| LB Cultural & Historical Society Inc. | Cultural/historical intergenerational activities |
| Leading Tickles Outgoers | Club outings and community lunch |
| Long Island Heritage Centre Corp – Long Island Quilters | Quilting materials, machine maintenance and outing |
| Loyal Orange Lodge #153 Tilton Chosen Few | Intergenerational activities |
| Mary’s Harbour Town Council | Card tables and weekly card games |
| Marysvale Conception Bay 50+ Seniors Group | Club outings and Christmas dinner |
| Material Girls Quilting Group | Weekly meetings and quilting materials for charity quilts |
| Mi’kmaw Cultural Foundation Inc. | Intergenerational workshops |
| Mokami Status of Women Council – | Social activities |
| Multicultural Women’s Organization of NL | Intergenerational activities |
| New Horizons Random Fifty Plus Club | Learning events |
| New Wes Valley 50+ Club Inc. | Club outings |
| Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network – NAWN | “On land Elders and Youth; Breaking the Silence on Mental Health Retreat” |
| Noggin Cove New Development Committee | Social activities |
| North Harbour Lions Club | Intergenerational skill sharing |
| North Harbour Volunteer Community Committee | Intergenerational activities |
| Page One | Art workshops |
| Paradise Adventure 50+ Club | Learning event and outing |
| Parish of Bay Roberts Coley’s Point | Intergenerational knitting/crafts |
| Parish of the Resurrection | Seniors’ café – social, intergenerational and learning activities |
| Pasadena Heritage Society-NL Inc. | Intergenerational skill sharing |
| PCSP Rainbow 50 Plus Club Inc. | Club outing |
| Placentia Star of the Sea Association Inc. | Christmas celebration |
| Placentia West 50+ Club | Intergenerational crafts/convention registration |
| Port au Port West Leisure Club | Meal and entertainment |
| Port Rexton 50+ Club | Club outings |
| Pouch Cove (Town of) | Pouch Cove Days seniors’ luncheon and entertainment |
| Pouch Cove Lions Club Corp | Seniors’ turkey dinner |
| Queen Alexandria Ladies Council #4 | Intergenerational activities |
| Reidville 50+ Club | Social/Intergeneration activities and convention registration |
| Rose Blanche Recreation Committee | Social activities |
| Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 17 – St. Anthony | Meal, entertainment, and transportation |
| Royal Canadian Legion Branch 9 | Intergenerational activities |
| Salmonier 50+ Club | Books for library and social activities |
| Sandwich Bay 50 Plus Club | Healthy meals and snacks |
| School of Human Kinetics & Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland | Aquatic exercise program for seniors |
| Seal Cove (Town of), Fortune Bay | Pickleball equipment and social activities |
| Seal Cove Recreation Committee | Intergenerational activities |
| Senior Citizens Echo Club Inc. | Social activities |
| Seniors with a Purpose (SWAP) 50+ Club | Seniors social and intergenerational activities |
| Society of United Fisherman St. Albans Lodge No.53 Inc. | Seniors’ dinner |
| South Brook 50+ Club Inc. | Intergenerational activities and games equipment |
| SSVP Carbonear Food Bank | Memory Café for persons with dementia and their caregivers |
| St. Alban’s Seniors 50+ Club – Proposal | Aging Together Intergenerational program |
| St. Augustine’s Anglican Church | Dementia-friendly social activities |
| St. George’s Indian Band Council Inc. | Elder’s Feast |
| St. John the Baptist Anglican Church | Intergenerational skill sharing |
| St. John’s Retired Citizens Association | Exercise classes and learning events |
| St. Stephen’s Anglican Church | Intergenerational lunch event |
| St. Vincent’s Lions Club | Games equipment and snacks |
| Stephenville Senior Citizens Club | Social activities |
| Stoneville Local Service District | Intergenerational skill sharing |
| The Anglican Parish of Grand Bank | Social activities |
| The Quilting Crowd | Quilting materials |
| The Singing Legionnaires | Travel costs for choir |
| Three Rivers Mi’kmaq Band Inc. | Intergenerational skill sharing |
| Torbay 50+ Friendship Club | Club outing |
| Tourism Bell Island | Intergenerational activities |
| Town Council of Dover | Seniors’ dinner, entertainment and transportation |
| Town Council of L’Anse Au Loup | Intergenerational community events |
| Town of Carmanville | Intergenerational activities |
| Town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity | Intergenerational Christmas event |
| Town of Change Islands | Pottery workshops |
| Town of Comfort Cove-Newstead | Intergenerational activities |
| Town of Gambo | Intergenerational activities and seniors’ luncheon |
| Town of Gillams | Social activities |
| Town of Grand Falls-Windsor | Seniors’ wellness fair |
| Town of Harbour Main-Chapel’s Cove-Lakeview | Christmas luncheon |
| Town of Pouch Cove | Intergenerational skill sharing |
| Town of Riverhead | Intergenerational activities |
| Town of Small Point-Broad Cove-Blackhead-Adams Cove | Social activities and transportation |
| Trepassey Public Library | Intergenerational activities |
| Trinity United Church | Physical activity events for seniors |
| Victoria Community Development Corporation Ltd. | Intergenerational activities |
| Wednesday Sew and Sews | Physical activity and quilt making |
| Wesley Fellowship Ministry – Health Lifestyles Fitness Class | Fitness equipment and workshops |
| Westport Recreation Committee | Christmas celebrations |
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