Email
Print
KidSport™
2014-04-24
Helping kids and families overcome financial barriers that limit participation in sport.
KidSport™ is a national children's program that helps kids overcome the financial barriers preventing or limiting their participation in organized sport. KidSport™ Nova Scotia provides funding of up to $300/year/child for sport registration and/or equipment. In operation since 1994, KidSport™ Nova Scotia has assisted over 16,100 children totaling over $3.1 Million. In 2012 KidSport™ Nova Scotia allocated over $515,000 to more than 1957 children from Sydney to Yarmouth.
The Need for KidSport™
One-third of Canadian parents with children under the age of 18 have been unable to register their children in organized sports due to expenses.
32% of children in Nova Scotia between two and 17 years of age are either overweight or obese. The national average is 26%. Over 16,000 Nova Scotian children live in families receiving income assistance.
KidSport™ Provincial Office:
David Wagg
5516 Spring Garden Rd, 4th Floor
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1G6
Tel: 902-425-5450
Fax: 902-425-5606
dwagg@sportnovascotia.ca
The Need for KidSport™
One-third of Canadian parents with children under the age of 18 have been unable to register their children in organized sports due to expenses.
32% of children in Nova Scotia between two and 17 years of age are either overweight or obese. The national average is 26%. Over 16,000 Nova Scotian children live in families receiving income assistance.
KidSport™ Provincial Office:
David Wagg
5516 Spring Garden Rd, 4th Floor
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1G6
Tel: 902-425-5450
Fax: 902-425-5606
dwagg@sportnovascotia.ca