Ontario Supporting Seniors in Newmarket

Funding helping connect older adults to programs that help them stay active and socially connected

NEWS July 18th, 2024

Newmarket — The Ontario government is supporting seniors in the community by awarding the Newmarket Public Library with a Seniors Community Grant. The Newmarket Public Library is receiving up to $6,870 to improve their services and support their Pixel Project. The grant will allow them to purchase film scanners and create workshops to educate seniors on how to utilize conversion and preservation software, enabling them to digitize and safeguard their cherished memories.

“Keeping our seniors connected while safeguarding the memory of our history is an important part of the community,” said Dawn Gallagher Murphy, MPP for Newmarket—Aurora. “This work that the Newmarket Public Library is doing is helping reinvent what the library means for our community members while keeping it relevant for future generations.”

The Ontario government is investing up to $6 million through the Seniors Community Grant Program to support 282 community projects that help seniors and older adults stay fit, active, healthy and socially connected, close to home. Programs range from physical activities to exposure to the arts and music, to learning opportunities, day trips, and so much more.

“Thank you to the Provincial government for supporting the Library’s Pixel Project,” said Mayor John Taylor. “It’s great to see projects like this leveraging technology to help seniors connect to their past, better preserve their memories captured in photos, and offer them more ways to surround themselves with these cherished memories than just a framed photograph.”

Up to $25,000 per project is invested in local programs, services and events to provide seniors with opportunities for greater social inclusion, volunteerism and community engagement. The Seniors Community Grants Program is a unique Ontario government grant designed to reduce social isolation, fight ageism and create positive connections.

QUICK FACTS

  • See the full list of 2024-25 Seniors Community Grants.
  • Since 2018, Ontario has invested in over 1700 Seniors Community Grants.
  • See the full list of Seniors Active Living Centres.
  • The number of seniors aged 65 and over is projected to increase significantly, from 2.8 million or 18.4 per cent of population in 2022, to 4.4 million, or 20.3 per cent by 2046.

For further information please contact:
Scott MacLean Constituency Assistant
Email: Dawn.GallagherMurphy@pc.ola.org
Phone: 905-853-9889