About Us
The Sports for Kids Timmins mandate is to focus on creating conditions that enable and support children and youth to participate in sports, recreation and physical activities. This includes, but is not restricted to, eliminating a range of barriers so children can engage in play, and thus receive all the benefits associated with constructive sport and recreation opportunities.
Sports for Kids Timmins believes that because sport, recreation and physical activity provide documented substantive social, educational and health benefits, they must be accessible to all kids, and that no child/youth should be denied the tremendous associated benefits.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help the youth of Timmins, between 4 and 18 years of age, overcome social and economic barriers which have prevented or limited their participation in sport, recreation and physical activity. We perform this task by issuing direct financial subsidies/grants for registration fees and purchase of equipment. All funds raised will be used to assist in funding children from low income families to be able to participate in sporting activities.
Our Vision
Our community is one in which sport, recreation and physical activities are accessible to everyone; involvement is highly valued; sport achievement at all levels is celebrated; and no child/youth between 4 and 18 years of age that meets financial thresholds is denied the benefits and opportunities of participation in the activities and programs of his or her choice. Every young person who has a desire to participate is included.
Challenge
Children and youth between 4 and 18 years of age currently face challenges and barriers in organized sports and recreation programs such as;
As a direct result, childhood inactivity has increased.
Impact
The lack of physical activity directly effects health and personal development of children and youth. It also results in childhood obesity. In turn, this impact spreads to families, our community and our country.
Annual Report 2020
Sports for Kids Timmins mandate is to focus on creating conditions that enable and support children and youth to participate in sports, recreation and physical activities. This includes eliminating a range of barriers so kids can engage in play, and thus receive all the benefits associated with constructive sport and recreation opportunities.
Sports for Kids Timmins believes that because sport, recreation and physical activity provide documented substantive social, educational and health benefits, they must be accessible to all kids, and that no child/youth should be denied the tremendous associated benefits.
Our community is one in which sport, recreation and physical activities should be accessible to everyone; involvement is highly valued; sport benefits and opportunities of participation in the activities and programs of his or her choice. Every young person who has a desire to participate is included.
Our Objectives
In 2020 we met all our objectives. In 2020, we helped 119 children participate in more than 149 different sports activities totaling $38,017.95 which was down 65 applicants due to the pandemic and sports being cancelled. The dollar amounts being allocated to Timmins children reflect the significant need for low income children to receive assistance for sports activities within our community. Sports for Kids Timmins strives to make a difference in Timmins through the direct issuance of registration and equipment grants to modest and low-income families. Due to the pandemic, we reissued over 50 vouchers as sports cancelled so the child could have another sport.
We raised funds through the following endeavors: letter writing campaign to businesses, individuals, community partners and service clubs; and in memoriam donations. Our funding was decreased by 50% due to COVID. We operated the office remotely during the pandemic doing applications by phone and email. Meetings were held virtually during the pandemic.
2021 Applications
You must apply for all sports opportunities and children at the same time. Children must be 4 to 18 years of age when the sport begins.
Please click here for the Application:
APPLICATION 2021 - PDF APPLICATION 2021
APPLICATION-FRENCH-2021
(You require your 2019 Notice of assessment and paystubs or social assistance for the month prior to the application until March 15th 2021 then require 2020 documents.)
Applications must be received
Activities from January 1 – March 31: Deadline for applications is December 15.
Activities from April 1 – August 31: Deadline for applications is March 10th.
Activities from Sept 1 – Dec 1: Deadline for applications is August 10th.
Amounts will not be changed or sport changed after the application is adjudicated. You cannot reapply for another child in the same year after your first application. All children must be applied for at the same time. Also applications not accepted after registration of the sport your are applying for is closed.
Parents of applicants must ensure they register their child with the sports organisation on their registration dates as no spots are held for Sports for Kids Timmins applicants. Call the organization for registration dates.
When you apply to Sports for Kids Timmins, the registration of the child and the use of the vouchers before the expiry date is the parent’s responsibility. Also you are to notify the office that you have not used the voucher.
Colleen Landers
President Sports for Kids Timmins
