Who Can Apply?
Twice per year, we award Community Spirit Grants of up to $2,500 per initiative to individuals or organizations who are doing great work to support seniors in our community in the areas of Seniors’ Wellness, Seniors’ Active Living, and Seniors’ Social Connections. You must meet one of the following criteria to apply:
- Be an employee of Shannex, Parkland, or Faubourg du Mascaret
- A community-based non-profit organization, registered charity, or registered association
- Applications must be from regions where Shannex operates in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, or Ontario
We’re excited to announce that applications are now open for the Fall Community Spirit Grants! Don’t miss your chance — apply by December 20, 2024.
Examples of projects could include:
- Establishing a network to support older adults in their communities.
- Enhancing seniors’ wellness, active living, and social connections.
- Creating intergenerational learning and relationship-building opportunities.
- Providing community services that promote older adult independence.
- Organizing and promoting resident-engaging conferences and forums.
- Developing research, tools, and resources.
- Raising awareness of elder abuse, including financial exploitation.
- Training older adult volunteers to mentor peers facing loneliness and grief.
2024 Grant Recipients:
We are excited to announce our Summer 2024 grant recipients, whose impactful projects and initiatives are supported by our Shannex Cares Community Spirit Grants.
- Upper Hammonds Plains Community Development Association
- Keep Well Antigonish Society
- My Grandfather’s Cat
- Cape Breton Regional Library
- Municipality of the County of Inverness
- Lunenburg 2024 Mobility Cup
- Stepping Stone Senior Centre
- Association des aînés de la Capitale pour l’apprentissage et le mieux-être, Inc.
- Volunteer Success
2023 Grant Recipients:
We are proud to highlight the previous grant recipients, whose dedicated efforts are significantly enriching the lives of seniors in their communities:
- Meals on Wheels Fredericton
- Moncton Lions Community Centre
- YMCA Greater Saint John
- Stepping Stone Senior Centre
- Sackville Seniors Advisory Council
- Alzheimer Society of Durham Region
- Portapique Market
- Lucasville Community Association
- Operation Kindness