Yoga for Kids

What Everyone Ought to Know About Yoga for Kids

April 16, 2021Team QuantumFitnessLeave a comment

Yoga can be done by anyone, young, old, even kids. With a little help, even toddlers can do it. Even though it is a simple introduction to yoga and done with a little bit of game playing, it doesn’t mean that kids cannot get the benefit out of this particular sport.

The benefits are:

  • To be healthier and help obesity in children. By taking yoga classes, kids are triggered to move. Nowadays, because of computer games, kids move less than they ought to.
  • To control their stress. Yes, children can get stressed out, too. Being overscheduled, tough competition in school, peer pressure, all cause your kids’ strain. Yoga can help them get relaxed. Their ability to control their breathing can be applied to deal with problems they face in real life.
  • Better concentration. Controlling breathing is a way to learn how to focus. And yoga can be an excellent way in learning that. Some studies have shown that kids who practice yoga, especially those with special needs, such as those with ADHD, can concentrate for longer periods.

Besides those benefits, yoga also can be a way for them to express themselves and develop their self-esteem. To those with special needs, it can be a way to learn how to socialize. The method is flexible. Yoga for kids mostly is modified with game-playing, singing, storytelling, drawing, simple breath meditations and rest. Poses are balanced between quiet and active ones. Children follow the teacher’s instructions by learning the names of different body parts, their locations and function. That way, their yoga improves very quickly. Yoga for kids should be enjoyable. Try to put your kids in a yoga class and see how they can grow stronger physically, mentally, and emotionally. And they can have lots of fun. Ask them to stop, they would refuse.

Safe Play on Playgrounds

Play it Safe on Playgrounds this Summer: Safety Tips to Teach Your Kids

March 30, 2021Team QuantumPlaygroundsLeave a comment

Each year, more than 200,000 kids visit hospital emergency rooms for playground-related injuries. Learn what to look for in playground design and equipment and how to teach your kids about playing safely.

Inspect Playground Design and Equipment

  1. Select age-appropriate play equipment. Because sizes and proportions differ, playground equipment should be suited to your child’s age, whether they’re toddlers or school age. Designating separate areas keeps everyone safer. Use playground equipment that is good for your child’s age and that your child can reach and climb on their own. Preschool-age children and school-age children need different types of playground equipment.
  2. Look for absorbent surfaces. Absorbent surfaces reduce injuries from falls. You want soft materials that will cushion an impact. Some of the best options are loosely packed wood chips, mulch, pea gravel, and sand or synthetics like rubber mats.
  3. Ensure the equipment is well maintained. All equipment should be anchored into the ground firmly, and nuts and bolts should be tight and covered. Beware of rusted metals, splintering wood or any jagged edges or open hooks that could catch on clothing.
  4. Calculate safe spacing. Allowing for plenty of clearance will reduce accidents. See that swings are at least 2 feet apart and 6 feet away from any wall or fence. All platforms should be less than 12 feet high.
  5. Take special care with moving equipment. Equipment with moving parts, like seesaws and carousels, belong in separate areas of the playground. Be vigilant around pinch points where a child’s fingers can catch.
  6. Don’t wear scarves, clothing with drawstrings or other cords, helmets. These items of clothing can cause choking if they get wrapped around a child’s neck.
  7. Check the playground for any loose parts of playground equipment, strong handrails and barriers, broken pieces of glass, or other sharp objects before letting your child play.
  8. Report safety concerns to the appropriate authority. Familiarize yourself with whoever handles the playground’s upkeep, whether it’s a local government, school or private organization. If you see a hazard, warn others to keep away and report the issue immediately.

Teach Your Kids How to Play Safely

  1. Actively supervise your child by staying close enough, enabling you to take action if needed.
  2. Require kids to use the equipment as intended. Even well-designed equipment needs some cooperation from the user. Show kids how to stay inside the guardrails, use the slide feet first, and sit facing each other on seesaws. Many devices are built for one kid at a time, so keep it that way.
  3. Point out safety features. Help kids understand the importance of guardrails and protective barriers on elevated platforms and ramps. Discuss how the hood on a slide reminds you to sit down and plastic slides stay cooler than the metal versions.
  4. Encourage caution when climbing. Falling causes almost 70% of playground injuries, so climbing merits special attention. Practice falling so your kids learn to land on both feet with their knees bent. Using both hands and keeping far behind the person in front of you are also important measures.
  5. Rule out roughhousing. Use your playground outings to show the benefits of taking turns and sharing. Discourage shoving, pushing or fighting.
  6. Enforce safe distances. Praise your kids for being observant of their surroundings and standing back from any equipment when it’s in use. Make it a habit to check that there are no other kids at the bottom of the slide before descending. Pick a path that creates a wide berth between you and the swing set.

Keeping your kids safe on the playground will let them enjoy the fresh air and fun with less risk of injury. Playing alongside your kids is a great way to check out their play areas, provide adequate supervision, and share the good times.

Support an Adult Fitness Tax Deduction

March 23, 2021Team QuantumFitnessLeave a comment

The fitness industry was hit hard by the pandemic, affecting everyone’s physical and mental health. With the health measures and social distancing in place, gym-goers significantly dropped between 20% – 40%. As COVID-19 lingers, this could continue to affect our health and wellness if no action were taken.

The proposed Adult Fitness Tax Deduction Bill is an excellent way to address this concern. Quantum Recreation is encouraging everyone to support the new Bill, which aims to help Canadians invest in their health & fitness and reinforce their support for the industry and local fitness centres.

The federal government is currently reviewing the Fitness Tax Deduction, and a decision is expected to be made by early April. This is the perfect time to show your support and make this successful. You could save between 15% – 33% on your membership dues annually if the bill gained enough support. This could also help save billions of dollars in potential health-care costs in the long run.

Let us show support for the fitness industry! Contact your local MP and ask them to support an adult fitness deduction. Just follow the simple steps below.

Step 1. Find your Local MP. Search in the Members of Parliament directory for your local MP. Just enter your postal code in the search bar and it will show your current MP. On their profile page, click the contact tab and copy their email address.

Step 2. Contact your MP via email. Now you just need to send them a brief message expressing your support for the Adult Fitness Tax Deduction. We’ve crafted a sample where you can pattern your message.

Dear Mr./Ms. (Last Name), MP:

This pandemic has taken a serious toll on the fitness industry. We can address this issue by advocating for the new Federal Adult Fitness Tax Deduction.

Exercise plays a key role in the physical and mental health aspects of one’s life. In Canada, fitness activity is currently at an alarmingly low level. We are all familiar with the benefits of being physically active. It lowers your risk for developing several commonly occurring health and mental illnesses and improves the quality of life, in general. It will provide even more benefits by reducing healthcare costs in the country in the future.

I strongly believe that fitness services should be considered as medical expenses. Our current situation with the pandemic is making this clear now than ever. The outbreak forced fitness and gym owners to close their businesses. With limited access to fitness services, Canadians are also losing motivation and commitment to their wellness as this pandemic drags on.

(Add more information about how the pandemic has impacted your fitness activities.)

The proposal to include fitness services as a tax deduction and claimed as a medical expense is now being considered for the 2021 budget. This tax deduction will not only support the health of Canadians but will also help to rebuild the fitness industry and the economy. Regarding this, I am appealing to you to consider advocating for this bill as part of the solution to our current healthcare and economic crisis.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

(Your Name)
(Contact Information)

New Measures on the Step 2 of the Path Forward

Key Takeaways From The Town Hall With Alberta Health Representatives (Step 2)

March 16, 2021Team QuantumQ_recreation InformationLeave a comment

The ARPA organized a Town Hall with Alberta Health representatives to clarify and answer questions on the new measures of Step 2 of the Path Forward.

Some of the Step 2 updates that came into effect on March 1st were the further easement of indoor fitness activities and libraries’ restrictions. Libraries are now allowed at 15% capacity. Fitness activities with low-intensity exercises or low-intensity group fitness are also now permitted. The order for high-intensity activity from Step 1 is still in effect with the one-on-one training consideration. There is a different guidance for sporting activities. The indoor fitness guidelines should not be used for team sports.

Some of the leading indicators showed a slight indication of spread resulting in caution in the Step 2 easement. Ease of restrictions on other items was later given on the second week of March. These are easements for banquet halls, community halls, conference centres, hotels, collegiate sport and recreation activities. Additional easements for performance and recreation activities and community easements for retail up to 25% capacity are also included in Step 2.

Further clarifications on the new measures were discussed. To effectively assess each case, the intention should be clear. Is it for fitness or training?

  • In an aquatic environment, low-intensity fitness at 3 metres distance to other people or low-intensity fitness group at 3 metres apart in a class setting is permitted. There is a requirement, however, to wear masks. No exceptions. The sector is advised to design a program and make it low intensity with minimum splashing and doesn’t require the head to get underwater. One of the parameters considered was permanent walled-off areas, with their own space and ventilation. It is the ideal setup in a facility. Facility operators can also consult their local health inspector and talk about what might work in their facility.
  • Community halls are open for the activities that are permitted. Youth-based recreation programs, wedding ceremonies and funeral ceremonies can take place. From a recreation perspective, guides, scouts, 4-H groups can have their group activity. This easement is not intended for a workplace to book a meeting. Where possible, it should be done virtually. It is still not a good time to bring people together.
  • For the distinction between high intensity and low intensity, note the risk. The heavier and harder the breathing is, the more risk there is. By definition, “Low-intensity fitness includes activities not focused specifically on cardio, which have a low depth and rate of respiration.” Normally, if you are out of breath doing the activity, it’s high intensity, but it depends on the individual. Hence, it is not just the facility operators, but the accountability is in all of us in making sure the recent guidelines are followed.
  • Minimal time in dressing rooms is still advised. Anytime that can minimize those shared spaces would be better. For an indoor group fitness setting, there is no max of 10 in a room. The restriction will be how many people can get in the room with the appropriate distancing of 3 metres. Also, a face shield is not a substitute for masks.
  • In cases where an animal welfare issue is involved, like horseback riding, the activity is not permitted considering the idea of sport. But exercising the horse could go.

Most of the time, it always comes down to the intent and the age group. If it’s a permitted activity, it can take place in any setting unless stated otherwise. Next is intent and then the age group. The Alberta Health representatives are always monitoring the leading indicators to make sure trends are not moving in the wrong direction. You may refer to the Town Hall recording and the Enhanced Public Health Measures for additional information on the new measures of Step 2.

Town Hall with Alberta Health Representatives

Key Takeaways from the Town Hall with Alberta Health Representatives

February 22, 2021Team QuantumQ_recreation InformationLeave a comment

The ARPA, in collaboration with the Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation (SPAR) Branch with Alberta Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women hosted a Town Hall with Alberta Health representatives last February 11, 2021. The discussion aims to provide updates, clarifications, and answers to questions regarding the Step 1 Guidance of the Path Forward about recreation and sport. We have made a rundown on some of the key information discussed in the Town Hall.

  • A change regarding minors, 18 years old and younger, can take part in any indoor group training for teen sports or other activities with up to a maximum of 10 in a group. This group is inclusive of coaches and trainers. Each member should adhere to the mandatory 3-meter physical distancing. Coaches and trainers must always wear a mask, but participants can remove theirs when engaged in a high-intensity physical activity.
  • Spectators are not allowed, but young participants that need parental support may be paired up with an adult. The pair, however, will be counted as two people. Another update is that a single-family or one household can rent a single pool or arena without a trainer. The key requirement is for the family to rent the entire facility, arena or pool.
  • In the idea of shared equipment, where possible, a single piece of equipment should be designated to one person. When there is a need to share equipment to perform the activity, exercise hand hygiene first before engaging in the activity, then clean and disinfect the shared equipment after. It would also be better to minimize the number of people sharing the same piece of equipment. The 3-meter distancing must still be maintained throughout the activity.
  • Two groups of 10 can occupy the same facility if the space can accommodate the distanced activity among all the participants. Movements while doing the activity must also be considered in ensuring that the facility can accommodate multiple groups. It is up to the facilitator and all the participants to ensure that the 3-meter physical distance is always observed. One can also be involved in more than one group of 10, like with coaches. However, this also increases their risk because they interact with more people.
  • In terms of expectation on the Step 2 Guidance, the 3-week period is a time in between to engage with stakeholders, analyze the data, see the impact of each step and make sure that the trend is going in the right direction before continuing on the next phase.

There is a continuous study on these new measures and steps, and the Alberta Health representatives ensure that any decisions and updates made will be shared to the public as soon as possible. The guidance will not fit perfectly in every situation, but the intention is to make it work in most of the settings. It is also important to note that each of us has a role to play to support the successful implementation of the guidance.

Winter-Friendly Cities

Takeaways: Winter-Friendly Cities: Addressing Social Isolation in Winter

February 9, 2021Team QuantumEducationLeave a comment

Winter is a wonderful and challenging time of the year. The Wintermission project led by 8 80 Cities was set out to address social isolation, increase physical activity levels, and get cities and citizens to embrace wintertime.

A webinar was held to share the experiences and learnings from the program. We were inspired to hear about the success stories of the three participating cities: Buffalo, NY, Eau Claire, WI and Leadville, CO.

Here are some of the notable highlights from the event.

1. An inclusive engagement process is important.

It is a critical determinant of the overall success of each of the cities’ pilot projects. Bringing everyone in a room and ensuring that a wide range of voices and experiences are heard will have its challenges, but the cities managed it well by setting expectations and acting as conveners.

The community responded positively to each of the cities’ engagement strategies, the workshops, surveys, pop-up engagements and focus groups. From the results, they determined the public interests, ideas, existing barriers and challenges. Different experiences and relationships with winter also helped identify which are the most vulnerable groups to social isolation.

Based on insights from the stakeholders, the three cities were guided by their vision statement.

2. The pilot projects are inspiring.

It will serve as an inspiration to the other winter cities to do the same. It took collaboration, planning and persistence to make the pilot projects happen, responding to the main issues and opportunities raised during the engagement process. They came up with priorities in different areas. Still, they had an intersecting focus on better snow management, gear lending or sharing, winter accessibility and comfort, winter guidebooks and more inclusive winter events and activities.

These pilot projects brought collective ideas into action and engaging life into winter. It will also be part of the Winter City Strategy, which will shape future projects, programs and policies.

3. We are adaptive and capable of coming up with innovative alternatives.

In difficult times, we can be surprisingly adaptive. Covid19 happened, and the social distancing made it even more challenging for the winter cities. Nevertheless, it didn’t stop them from pushing community engagements and continued to focus on the goal.

They went to homes and distributed weatherization kits to community members. The “winter fun in a bag” that promotes family bonding activities and the volunteer programs that aim to help the most vulnerable group to social isolation were significant. The Wintermission social media plan was also a timely strategy to influence and spread positive information about winter.

It requires consistent effort and participation from all the residents, community organizations and stakeholders to reach the goal. The Wintermission and the three cities’ accomplishments will encourage others to develop their own unique winter city strategy for increasing social and physical activity in winter.

Future-Reader

QR Takeaways: Five Key Strategies for Being a Future-Ready Recreation Leader

January 29, 2021Team QuantumEducationLeave a comment

The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA), a national organization dedicated to realizing the full potential of parks and recreation as a major contributor to building healthy and active communities, hosted a webinar last September 10, 2020. The speaker, Brenda Herchmer, an expert in community development, talked about the Five Key Strategies for Being a Future-Ready Recreation Leader. Here are Quantum Recreation takeaways:

The webinar covered strategies for strengthening the impact of recreation, what it means to be a future-focused recreation leader, inspiring ideas, promising practices and tools to put the national recreation strategy in play. (https://links.quantumrecreation.com/101020)

In a fast-changing world, we would need future-focused community leaders who: create strategies for more complex issues; develop new leadership models, work more cross-sectoral; enable more citizen engagement; and make the best use of our collective resources.

These are the five key strategies for being a future-ready recreation leader.

1. Maximize Leadership Growth

Future-focused leadership has three (3) essential components: strategic foresight, systems-thinking and community-led development. A future-ready leader is not entirely content with the present and always aiming for the better. It is a person who exerts effort to develop better alternatives, observe and understand community as a system and apply strategic foresight. A future-ready leader is a community-builder who can provide responsive, meaningful programs, products, services, initiatives and make a change.

A changing world is driven by fast-paced information flows and technological factors that cause increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. This will demand new skills, knowledge and attitudes. Successful leaders are those who already mastered the basics of change, anticipate it early on and manage it in whatever situation.

The work we do in recreation is very well aligned with futurism. Recreation is an opportunity to make a difference because it can influence what the future will be.

2. Never Forget Your “Why”

We frequently focus on what and how but if we are going to be innovative and inclusive, we first have to begin with why. The “why” is our recreation benefits, contributing to the individual, community and environmental wellbeing.

There are various key marketing messages recreation can use to promote its benefits. Use these benefits to position and market recreation as part of the solution to broader community issues, i.e., illiteracy, crime, mental health, illness. This is what keeping the leaky faucet from dripping means.

3. Utilize Strategic Foresight

There is a need to shift the emphasis in the following areas: leadership, outcomes, power, collaboration, involvement, timing and focus. There are a whole lot of factors that are impacting recreation, and it is important to identify several different plausible future scenarios. Pay attention to what people are already attracted to, recreation trends and weak signals or edge cases that are starting to emerge, potentially impacting the future. Being positioned at the grassroots is advantageous because it will enable us to pay more attention to these weak signals.

4. Prioritize Citizen Engagement

Two strategies are typically being used in recreation, direct service delivery and community development. Direct service delivery is based on the needs model, and community development involves the community’s capacities and assets.

A recreation leader’s job is to call the meeting and build the connection by community building and designing a process that will allow all voices to be heard. Think big, but you can start with small ways to engage your community.

5. Be Driven by Vision and Values

Remember recreation’s vision and values. Make sound decisions and take actions that are in line with these values and key priorities.

Aside from these 5 key strategies, you may also note the simple actions you can do as a future-ready leader. You can observe trends in your daily life, read, cultivate curiosity, promote a learning culture, and so on. In complicated times like Covid19, look out for clues and think of actions you can take. Act in a spirit of hope, be “context-alert,” be a learner/teacher and always practice compassion.

Gym

What happens if gyms close forever – how will we work out? Will we improve our fitness levels?

January 27, 2021Team QuantumFitnessLeave a comment

Each of us has altered our fitness regimes during COVID 19, and the regulations have impacted the viability of local gyms, including permanent closures. The question now is if we will return to our old fitness regimes and support local gyms or continue to work out at home. If we work out from home, can we maintain or improve our fitness levels?

Fast Company has predicted that gyms will not come back, and initial surveys found 76% of people have been working out at home, and 66 % prefer it (http://www.fastcompany.com/). The fitness industry is adapting and using innovation to launch new equipment or on-line platforms for people to use at home. With new equipment and on-line options, people have a choice to work out at home or go back to the gym.

Harvard Health has listed the pros and cons of joining a gym or working out at home (http://www.health.harvard.edu).

Joining a Gym

  • The benefits include providing options with equipment or facilities to workout, the availability of fitness classes or spotter for safe lifting, no distractions, and increased motivation or a boost from being around other people to encourage you to work harder.
  • The challenges include the cost, the hassle to accommodate their schedule, access to equipment, and the additional time commitment to participate.

Working Out at Home

  • The benefits include convenience (you do not have to pack a bag or drive anywhere), creating your own workout time or schedule, no monthly costs after investment in equipment, and your ability to create variety with workout apps or live-streaming.
  • The challenges include boredom from being at home with limited equipment or workouts, lack of motivation with a million excuses not to exercise, and the space in your home for equipment or space for training.

If gyms do not return and people workout at home, will they continue to be motivated, keep up their exercise regimes, and maintain their fitness levels.

If you are self-motivated, working-out at home is easy, and you will exercise no matter what. However, if you find way too many distractions or excuses to exercise, then the gym is an excellent workout option.

The critical question is, will we maintain or improve our fitness levels if gyms close permanently. There is a loss of camaraderie, motivation, accountability, and even fun you gain from being with a personal trainer, instructors, or fellow participants at the gym or fitness class. As you see, other people working out or spurred on by an instructor encourages us to push ourselves and ultimately improve our fitness levels. Can we get the same results through on-line platforms or working out by ourselves.

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Helping Municipalities Find Financial Stability in Times of Upheaval

January 14, 2021Team QuantumconsultingLeave a comment

These are unprecedented times. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has increased expenses and shrunk budgets, make for difficult planning and decision-making. Municipal governments face massive financial shortfalls because of the pandemic. To support citizens, municipalities are deferring property taxes and other civic fees, which are the primary source of municipal revenue. However, civil services like garbage pickup, emergency services and road maintenance are continuing to operate. The pandemic has also provided new operating costs to meet the mandated health protocols. Council and municipal staff are confronted with a new financial reality that requires the reformulation of municipal budgets and making difficult decisions on how to deliver civil services sustainably for the foreseeable future.

The shutdown of many municipal services and the new fiscal responsibilities have created the perfect chance to consider a service level review. The stakes are far too high for municipal staff and councillors to make mistakes regarding planning priorities, service delivery and spending. Now, more than ever, Council and municipal staff need to seek a balance of citizen expectations and the financial constraints to deliver these services.

A rigorous service level review should include opportunities for engagement from citizens, including those in the community, Council, administrators, municipal staff and key stakeholders, should be performed.

Questions to ponder before you start?

  1. What are the total costs associated with providing services, and will the municipality meet the new health protocols?
  2. What programs or services are important to citizens?
  3. What financial challenges or shortfalls does the municipality face?
  4. What are Council’s priorities, taking into account the new information?

How do you start?

A service level review can be a labour-intensive process. The first step would be for municipal staff to determine if the municipality has the capacity to complete a service level review using internal resources, even though many employees have been laid off. Alternatively, the staff can choose to hire a consultant to complete the review. One of the main advantages of hiring a consultant is that they can be an impartial third party and facilitate an objective process with Council, municipal staff and residents. The consultant also provides credibility and commitment to the process, which allows the municipality to focus on other priorities at work. Secondly, with all the new protocols combined with staff reduction, the municipal staff should ensure that the work will be completed with maximum efficiency and focus.

Elements of successful service level review

  1. Set clear expectations and clarify the roles and responsibilities
    Once the staff have decided how to implement the service level review, either internally or externally, they can focus on setting clear expectations to monitor and manage the project’s scope. It is also important to clarify roles and responsibilities so that everyone understands their role, how they contribute, and their responsibilities in supporting and completing the project. Roles can be clarified by completing a terms of reference for an internal committee or requesting a proposal from an external consultant.
  1. Utilize local knowledge and expertise
    The service level review benefits from the inclusion of diverse community perspectives. Engaging Council, municipal staff, key stakeholders and citizens to share their knowledge and expertise improves the data collection process, analysis and development of recommendations. The integration of stakeholder and community engagement ensures that the report and recommendations are realistic and meets the community’s unique needs.
  1. Adopt project management principles to implement the service level review
    The use of project management principles to implement the service level review will ensure that the review is successful. A successful service level review is completed on time, within budget, and meets the project’s expectations of the original scope.

What a service level review can accomplish

The service level review examines current service delivery models, explores best practices and engages with citizens to determine community priorities. The analysis reveals if the municipality has the organizational capacity to fulfil the enhanced service mandates and determines what changes are required to meet the additional financial constraints caused by the pandemic. The recommendations from the review will provide options for municipalities to develop a financially sustainable approach to deliver municipal services based on the new health protocols and community priorities. A discussion with Council regarding service levels, community priorities and financial challenges will support municipalities in making informed decisions regarding what services are essential and what can be put on hold during this extraordinary time.

How Quantum Recreation can help with your Service Level Review:

  1. Provide terms of reference or request for proposal review
  2. Community engagement planning. Our International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) trained staff can help design and/or implement your community engagement plan and events.
  3. We are experienced in providing a complete and community reflective service level review.
Funding

Capitalize on Alberta Funding to Transform Your Organization

January 13, 2021Team QuantumGrantsLeave a comment

Is your society looking for grant funding to help with the COVID-19 relaunch?

You can apply for Civil Society Funding to support transformation change for your organization and expand your capacity to address social issues impacting your community.

One of the United Progressive Conservative priorities is to harness the Civil Society’s power and is built on the belief that civil society voluntary groups are generally more effective in preventing and reducing social problems (UPC platform, pg. 71).

The new Civil Society Fund (CSF) provides 20 million to expand civil society’s capacity to address Albertans’ social programs. Organizations can apply for a one-time grant to support an effective and sustainable recovery of the civil society sector. The CSF goal is to support innovative cost-shared programs delivered by community groups.

Eligible projects support transformational change for the organization or broader society sector, and transformation change significantly expands the civil society’s capacity to address social issues.

Eligible organizations are registered community not-for-profit, a First Nation, a Metis Settlement, or a Collaborative with the applicant organization is a registered and non-profit organization.

Priority areas for your project include system infrastructure, civil society research and data, organizational transformation, financial sustainability, and resilience.

Quantum Recreation wants to help you transform your organization and increase your ability to impact your community positively. Contact us if you need help completing the application form, ensure your project meets the key priorities, and meet the current deadline, January 20, 2021. Contact us TODAY.