SASKATCHEWAN RIVERS RECEIVES OVER $11,000 FOR CHILD AND YOUTH SUMMER PROJECTS

The Community Initiatives Fund is providing three Saskatchewan Rivers community-based organizations with $11,200 for child and youth summer projects.

"The 2007 summer grant program is part of the government's effort to help make life better for Saskatchewan communities and families, now and into the future," Culture, Youth and Recreation Minister Sandra Morin said.

"It is important that our community has a strong voice in identifying its needs and is able to contribute in providing the solutions," Regional Economic and Co-operative Development Minister and Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Lon Borgerson said. "These grants will directly enhance the quality of life not only of our children and youth but the community as a whole."

The $11,200 will fund the following community projects:

• $5,000 to the Big River community football team;
• $5,000 to the Big River Interagency Group for its summer day camp; and
• $1,200 to the White Fox Wapiti Regional Library for its summer craft program.

The Community Initiatives Fund is focused on helping community organizations throughout Saskatchewan deliver projects that improve the education, health and well-being of children, youth and families.

To ensure that provincial funds are responsive to community priorities, grant decisions are made by an arms-length board of trustees based on advice from regional committees. These committees include representatives from agencies and community organizations involved in human service delivery at the regional level.

The Community Initiatives Fund was established in 1995 to provide tangible benefits from Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation profits for Saskatchewan communities. Since it began distributing funds in 1996, community projects throughout Saskatchewan have received over $66 million.

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For more information, contact:

Aidan Morgan
Culture, Youth and Recreation
Regina
Phone: 306-787-9087
Email: amorgan@cyr.gov.sk.ca