28 projects awarded wellness grants

Twenty-eight groups on P.E.I. have been offered grants by the provincial government as part of its wellness strategy.

$100,000 in grants part of new wellness strategy

CBC News Posted: Aug 12, 2015 11:40 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 12, 2015

Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie shares a healthy breakfast with some participants in the Pathways Youth Program, one of the recipients of a provincial wellness grant. (Province of P.E.I.)

Twenty-eight groups on P.E.I. have been offered grants by the provincialgovernment as part of itswellness strategy that was launched in January.

The groups were chosen from more than 200 applicants.

There were $100,000 worth of grants available to community groups.

Wednesday's announcement was hosted by Pathways Youth Program, which received a grant to provide healthy snacks and activities to children.

"A grant like this is huge and what it also does is it allows us to focus on what we do best, which is working with the adolescent group instead of spending all of our time doing events and trying to raise dollars to keep the kids engaged," said Murray MacInnis, the program's co-ordinator.

Wellness grant recipients
Group	Grant	Location	Project Description
Adventure Group	$3,700	Charlottetown	About 100 children (aged9-14) will attend a three-week summer programon living an active life, living tobacco-free, healthy eating, drinking responsiblyand mental health.
Brain Injury Association of P.E.I.	$2,600	Charlottetown	Community members who are brain injury survivors will be offered chair yoga and aquafit. A creative arts program will help dexterity and mobility issues.
Canadian Mental Health Association	$4,420	Queens	Living Life to the Full isan eight-week course forseniors to help them react to challenges in their lives.
Charlottetown Farmers Market	$5,000	Charlottetown	Participants will be given $15 worth of coupons for 15 weeks to shop at the Charlottetown Farmers' Market, and farmers will provide tours of their farms.
East Prince Seniors Initiative	$2,300	East Prince	A community mobilization project to organize and deliver healthy-eating seminars and activities for seniors.
East Prince Community Coalition Inc. (Family Place)	$5,000	Summerside	Will establisha mom-to-mom breastfeeding support group.
Heart & Stroke Federation	$5,000	Province-wide	An online Sugary Drink Challenge will encourage families to reduce sugary drink consumption and increase consumption of healthy drinks.
Heart and Stroke Foundation	$2,100	Charlottetown	Adult stroke survivors and their care partner will take part in a pilot project that will engage them inphysical activity, dance and movement.
Holland College Food Bank Committee	$2,500	Summerside	Students will attend Lunch & Learn sessionson buying and preparing whole foods on a budget.
Inner City Life Skills Inc	$3,000	Charlottetown	Summer day camp for children seven to 12 years of age will provide basic food literacy, sportsand positive coping skills.These will build concepts of fair play, self esteemthrough modelling and hands-on experiences.
La Coalition Actions pour enfants	$5,000	Province-wide	A programto educate francophone parents and caregivers on age-appropriate and culturally relevant life skills willenhance children's well being and set the stage for positive mental health.
La Leche League	$4,920	Province-wide	This project will work toward making breastfeeding the cultural norm through a social media campaign and by encouraging a more welcoming atmosphere for breastfeeding in public by providing "Make Breastfeeding Your Business" kits for Island businesses.
Le comite acadien et francophone de l'Est	$2,500	Eastern Kings	This project will educate francophone children and youth on the importance of healthy eating and physical activity through weekly hands-on experiences.
L'Association des francophones d'age d'or de I.P.E. (FOAIPE)	$3,000	Abrams Village	Monthly activities for seniors will be offered from October to March.Different topics will be presented in the morning stress, diet, mental health and relaxation -- and the afternoon will be spent doing physical activities.
Main Street Family Resource Centre	$4,000	Eastern Kings	Parents and children in the eastern Kings area will be offered weekly hands-on educational opportunities (exercise, outdoor field trips,healthy eating education) to improve skills and knowledge and create a supportive environment for families.
The Mount Community Council	$3,000	Charlottetown	A series of educational seminars willbe provided to better educate residents and community members on the benefits of local food production and to promote interest in The Mount's community garden project.
Native Council	$2,500	Province-wide	This project will offer workshops to help teach islanders of all ages how to eat traditional and healthy foods and how to get active and lead a healthy life. The project also involves the start-up of A.A. and Al anon groups.
Pathways Youth Program	$5,000	Charlottetown	Afree summer camp for youth aged 12-16will provide life skills, hands on learningand will challenge youth though role-modeling and education.
P.E.I. Association for Newcomers to Canada	$4,000	Charlottetown	This project will offer refugee and immigrant youth weekly opportunities to improvephysical activity, healthy eating, and mental health awareness.This project willalso build social networking opportunities, skills, and confidence.
P.E.I. Food Exchange	$5,000	Charlottetown	The Community Food Mentor Program is aninitiative to increase community food security and build partnerships toincreasethe exchange of information onhealthy eating practices and local food sourcing.
P.E.I. Home & School Federation	$3,500	Province-wide	Home and school members will arrange for presenters to lead parents and school staff indiscussions onvarious aspects of mental health and mental illness.
P.E.I. Reach Foundation	$3,000	Province-wide	Work-adjustment program clients (all recovering from addictions) will take part in half-day training sessions in various areas of work and life skills.
Recreation PEI	$4,000	Province-wide	The objective for this pilot project is to find volunteers across the Island to create sustainable walking clubs.
Seniors College	$3,200	Province-wide	This project will add a suite ofcoursestargeting physical activity, healthy eating, mental health, and potentially tobacco reduction and alcohol consumption.
UPEI Department of Psychology	$5,000	West Prince	This project will create a forum theatre troupe in western P.E.I.Mothers of young children will be provided with skills and training to deal with challenging situations. Theproject includes a community presentation to both teach and inspire peers to join in the work.
UPEI Chaplaincy Center	$850	Charlottetown	Soup for the Soulwill offer a monthly gathering for students and the campus community by creating a supportive environment fornutritious and low-cost meal preparation.
UPEI Student Union	$950	Charlottetown	The community kitchen would allow a group of students,staff and faculty membersto get together once a month and cook and eat a meal together.Participants will learn new recipes that focus on being cost effective and healthy.
Western Region Sport and Recreation Council	$5,000	West Prince	Twice a month participants will be taken on excursions (e.g. snowshoeing, hiking, geocaching, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, archery) followed by a one-hour sessionon topics such as meditation, mindfulness, focusing, acceptance and balancing.

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