A Big Thank You to Canadian Tire Jump Start

A Big Thank You to Canadian Tire Jump Start for their support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hamilton and Burlington. Their support allowed fifty seven of our Little Brothers and Little Sisters to register and engage in a sport or recreational activity that they enjoy. Sport and Recreation is not always readily available to youth who come from single parent households or homes where there may be under employment or unemployment but thanks to Canadian Tire Jump Start it is no longer out of reach.

Any Big Brothers, Big Sisters who have a Little who is interested in an sport or recreational activity we encourage you to contact your case manager to see how they can access the Jump Start program. A short registration form must be completed with the name , address and phone number of the organization that is offering the activity, the cost of registration and number of hours and weeks or months that the activity will take place. In some cases, equipment costs can also be covered as part of the application, but please note that Jump Start funding may not cover all related costs depending on the sport and overall costs associated with it.

Jump Start does not cover the costs of elite sports that are typically at a higher cost as they do try to provide resources to as many children as they can. An example of an elite sport would be “competitive swimming”

We are now taking applications for any clients of our agency up until June 15th.