Staying home helps ensure the safety of our seniors, but it can also take a toll on their mental health and well-being. That is why we are funding over 1,000 new projects that offer immediate COVID-19 relief or activities to seniors.

Organizations will receive up to $25,000 in funding to offer immediate COVID-19 relief or recovery activities to seniors. The projects will include activities such as:

• Promoting computer literacy and virtual activities, such as exercise classes, among seniors
• Supporting the delivery of food and medication or personalized monitoring of seniors by phone or by videoconference
• Assisting seniors with essential activities, such as visits to the doctor
• Hiring staff to replace a loss of volunteerism capacity due to the outbreak
• Providing information to seniors regarding how to care for themselves in light of experiences relating to the pandemic, and
• Providing training on disease prevention and use of personal protective equipment

We will continue to provide support to Canada's seniors throughout the pandemic.