Low Cost and Subsidized Recreation Programs
Access low cost and subsidized recreation for you and your family in Durham Region
Advancing Access to Affordable Recreation in Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Municipal and not for profit organizations help people access recreation services. They offer programs to low income residents. |
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Municipal programs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontario Works clients can talk to their caseworker to ask about assistance with costs of participating in municipal recreation programs.
Call Alicia Bagshaw at 705-432-2355 extension 243 or email abagshaw@townshipofbrock.ca.
Call Community Services at 905-623-3379 extension 2552 or email subsidy@clarington.net.
Call Service Oshawa at 905-436-3311.
Call Sharon Milton at 905-420-4620 extension 3601 or email smilton@pickering.ca.
Call Craig Belfry at 905-985-8698 extension 102 or email cbelfry@scugog.ca.
Call Amanda Ferraro at 905-852-9181 extension 400 or email aferraro@town.uxbridge.on.ca.
Email subsidy@whitby.ca. |
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Community programs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilities Centre: Anyone experiencing financial hardship can apply to the Membership Assistance Program. Contact Sheree Nicholson via email at snicholson@abilitiescentre.org. Boys and Girls Club of Durham: Provides subsidy for some recreation and camp programs. Eligibility is based on financial need and applicants must be Boys and Girls Club members. Contact Lisa McNee Baker via email at Lmcneebaker@bgcdurham.com. Girls Inc. Durham: Offers financial assistance to those who may not be able to pay the full enrolment fee for Girls Inc. programs. Financial assistance is offered based on available funds and works on a sliding scale. Call Tracey McCannell Director of Programming at 905-428-8111 extension 22 or email tmccannell@durham.girls-inc.org. Grandview Children's Centre: Therapeutic Recreation programs are offered for children and youth with special needs. Programs are offered at a nominal cost to children and youth that live in Durham Region. Grandview Children's Foundation and government grants support Grandview. Email Cathy Kelly at Cathy.kelly@grandviewkids.ca. YMCA Child and Family Development - Durham Region: A Funded After School Strategy from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. |
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Canadian Tire Jumpstart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canadian Tire Jumpstart (CTJS) will fund physically active programs for children between the ages of four to 18. You can call the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Call Centre at 1-844-YES-PLAY or submit an application for Jumpstart online.
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Their Opportunity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Their Opportunity helps low-income families enroll their children in local sports and recreation programs. Children receiving sponsorship "pay it forward" through Their Opportunity's give-back program. For more information, call 905-444-9992 or email info@theiropportunity.com. |
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