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Financial Assistance

Jumpstart

To be eligible for funding for one or more children, families must first meet specific financial criteria as per Revenue Canada’s Low-Income Cut-Offs (LICO) chart. View LICO chart.

Other Funding Requirements:

  • Children must fall between the ages of 4 – 18 years old.

  • Funding is allocated to sustained programs that involve a sport or physical activity.

  • Programs should be a minimum of five weeks in duration and include at least one session per week. In the case of sports camps, the program must last at least five consecutive days for consideration.

Funding Details:

  • Applications must be submitted prior to the program’s start date

  • Funding is up to $300 per activity, subject to Chapter discretion and/or local demands.

  • Children can be funded for successive seasons in an activity, up to a maximum of $300 per activity

  • The annual maximum amount a child is eligible to receive is up to $600, subject to Chapter discretion and/or local demands.

Family Outreach Program

The Family Outreach Program is a neighbourhood-based program funded by the Region of Waterloo that works with families with children aged 17 and under to prevent and reduce the effects of poverty.

Program Eligibility

Families with children 17 years of age and under who live in Waterloo Region and are experiencing low income.