Age-Friendly Communities Funding

The Department of Seniors invites applications from municipalities that:

• Assist communities with strategic planning that supports applying age-friendly thinking to improve the physical and social environment
• Assist communities to promote healthy, active ageing by creating or adapting structures and services to be accessible for people of all ages

All municipal units in Nova Scotia are eligible to apply for an Age-Friendly Communities Program grant. Successful applications will receive up to 50 per cent of their project cost, to a maximum of a $5,000 grant, where the municipality matches the fund’s contribution.

The closing date for submission of proposals is 4:30 pm on May 16, 2011.

Positive Aging Funding

The Department of Seniors invites applications from non-profit community organizations to create projects that advance the goals and actions outlined in Nova Scotia’s Strategy for Positive Aging, with a focus on health, well-being and community participation.

• grants of up to $10,000 are available
• projects must involve seniors in the planning and delivery of the project

The closing date for submission of proposals is 4:30 pm on April 21st, 2011.

For more information and to download applications, go to the website.

The guide is a comprehensive publication of everything from useful phone numbers to seniors-serving organizations and events  in Nova Scotia. You can get your copy here.

Topic:Emergency Preparedness: do older adults help or need help in emergencies?
Speaker: John Webb, the Provincial Director of Emergency Social Services.
Time:12:00-1:00pm
Date: Friday January 22, 2010
Place: Royal Bank Theatre, 1st floor, Halifax Infirmary, Summer St, Halifax.

A light lunch will be provided courtesy of the Department of Seniors.

For those of you who cannot attend this session, we will be capturing it on video and hosting it here at CAKEns.com. When it has been uploaded to the site, we will email our members to let you know.
For those who do plan to attend,  feel free to bring a friend!

We are planning a continuing series of Lunch and Learns through May of  this year, and will be posting the times, dates and topics for this in the very near future.

From the Department of Seniors website:

“The Senior Safety Grant will contribute to: the enhancement and/or expansion of existing Seniors’ Safety Program’s services; the expansion of Seniors’ Safety Programs to areas not currently served and; professional development for program coordinators. The Senior Safety Grant will provide annual funding up to $20,000 to Seniors’ Safety Programs. The Grant will:

• demonstrate government’s commitment to seniors’ safety;
• strengthen links to government’s senior abuse prevention and crime prevention strategies;
• provide a cost effective approach to crime prevention and community capacity building;
• provide professional development opportunities for Senior Safety Coordinators;
• expand programs into communities where they do not exist and;
• ensure that more Nova Scotians have access to these programs and services.

The overall goal of the Seniors’ Safety Program is to address the safety concerns of seniors by promoting education and awareness about crime prevention, senior abuse and safety and health issues, and by enhancing communication between seniors and police.”

The grants are for a maximum of $20,000 per individual project. Visit the Department of Seniors here, get the details of the grant here or call them toll free at  1-800-670-0065.

You can also view the Department of Justice website here.