First Nation Youth Sport & Recreation Program

Canadian Tire Jumpstart and the Ontario Government Announce Partnership to Help First Nation Youth in the North

October 28, 2010

A new partnership between Canadian Tire Jumpstart and the Ontario government will build self-esteem and confidence for First Nation youth through a new sport and recreation program.This new partnership includes:

  • A Canadian Tire Jumpstart funded youth wellness worker in Attawapiskat, ensuring that all First Nation communities along the James Bay coast have youth wellness workers. This is in addition to the four workers announced previously by Ontario.
  • Sending eight northern First Nation communities a customized Canadian Tire Jumpstart Kids Activity Kit packed with sport and recreation equipment.
  • Providing First Nation youth with the opportunity to meet three-time Olympic athlete Sami Jo Small during her James Bay Coast tour. Small will speak about how she overcame adversity and teach hockey workshops to interested youth.

Each Canadian Tire Jumpstart Kids Activity Kit will include equipment that can be used indoors and outdoors and do not require specialized facilities, such as: basketballs, basketball nets, yoga mats, soccer balls, footballs, rugby balls, compasses and flags for orienteering, parachutes and juggling kits.

The Canadian Tire Jumpstart tour with Sami Jo Small will run from November 15-19, 2010 and the program will reach youth from the Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Weenusk, Chapleau Cree, Missanabie Cree and Taykwa Tagamou First Nations.

QUICK FACTS

  • Canadian Tire Jumpstart is a national, charitable program that helps kids aged 4 to 18 with financial need to participate in organized sports and recreation. The program helps cover the cost of registration, equipment and/or transportation. Since its launch in February 2005, Canadian Tire Jumpstart has helped give more than 250,000 Canadian kids the chance to play.
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