Senior Safety Grant

The Senior Safety Grant, a new and joint initiative of the Departments of Seniors and Justice, advances the fourth strategic area of the Department of Seniors’ Elder Abuse Strategy: Towards Awareness and Prevention by supporting programs that provide resources and supports that respond to elder abuse.

The Senior Safety Grant will contribute to: the enhancement and/or expansion of existing Seniors’ Safety Program’s services; the expansion of Seniors’ Safety Programs to areas not currently served and; professional development for program coordinators. The Senior Safety Grant will provide annual funding up to $20,000 to Seniors’ Safety Programs. The Grant will:

• demonstrate government’s commitment to seniors’ safety;
• strengthen links to government’s senior abuse prevention and crime prevention strategies;
• provide a cost effective approach to crime prevention and community capacity building;
• provide professional development opportunities for Senior Safety Coordinators;
• expand programs into communities where they do not exist and;
• ensure that more Nova Scotians have access to these programs and services.

The overall goal of the Seniors’ Safety Program is to address the safety concerns of seniors by promoting education and awareness about crime prevention, senior abuse and safety and health issues, and by enhancing communication between seniors and police.

Who can apply?

Applicants must meet the definition of a Seniors’ Safety Program in order to apply.

Non-profit community organizations in Nova Scotia that are registered with the Registry of Joint Stock Companies, or community organizations in the process of registering are eligible to apply.

Applications for the Fall 2009 funding round will be accepted
until 4:30 p.m., December 22, 2009.

Application Forms. Please note that late applications will not be considered.

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The 2008-2009 programs are:

-- Bridgewater Senior's Safety Program, $20,000

-- Senior Safety Program, Truro and Colchester County, $20,000

-- Association for Safer Cape Breton Communities, $19,250

-- Eskasoni Elders Safety, $20,000

Existing safety programs that have been awarded grants are:

-- Security for Seniors Association, Municipality of Clare, $10,700

-- Pictou County Senior Safety Program, $20,000

-- Seniors Safety Program Association of Hants County, $20,000

-- Antigonish Senior Safety Program, $20,000

-- Kings County Seniors Safety Program Association, $20,000

-- Digby RCMP Seniors Safety Program Association, $19,835

-- Annapolis County Seniors Safety Program Association, $20,000

-- Cole Harbour and District Senior Safety Program Association, $14,212

-- Fall River, RCMP Community Policing Safe Seniors Program, $20,000

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For More Information...

The Department of Seniors staff are pleased to provide information and assistance to seniors and persons acting on their behalf.

Call Our Seniors Information Line

1-800-670-0065 (toll-free)
(902) 424-0065 (Metro area)

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Fax: 902-424-0561
E-mail: seniors@gov.ns.ca or use our secure web form.

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