Access to Recreation for Low Income Families

Access to Recreation for Low-Income Families in Ontario: Promising Practices Guide
This Promising Practices Guide, funded by the Canadian Recreation and Parks Association (CPRA) Everybody gets to play initiative, provides examples of progressive and innovative policies and practices...
AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES: Positioning Statement
Outlines principles developed by the Board of Directors, which formed the basis the the creation of a Task Group on Access to Recreation for Low Income Families.
Affordable Access to Recreation for Ontarians: Policy Framework. Everyone Plays
This framework sets out a vision, objectives and strategic directions to guide those who develop public policy,make funding decisions, offer recreation programs, or build and maintain facilities or op...
Every Child Plays: Access to Recreation for Low-Income Families in Ontario. Promising Practices
Innovative initiatives that are increasing access to recreation for low-income children and youth are listed from 11 different organizations. Some have been completed and others are ongoing.
Every Child Plays: Access to Recreation for Low-Income Families in Ontario. Report of Survey Findings
Summary of an online survey of 145 municipal recreation practitioners in Ontario with regard to policies and practices for low income access to recreation.
Every Child Plays: Access to Recreation in Ontario Policy Planning Institute
A statement of vision and beliefs from the policy planning institute held November 14, 2007.
Every Child Plays: Report on the Access to Recreation for Low-Income Families in Ontario Policy Planning Institute
In November 2007, the Ontario Task Group on Access to Recreation for Low-Income Families held a first of its kind Policy Planning Institute in Toronto. Bringing together 100 leaders in recreation, e...
Improving Access for Low Income Families in Ontario
This presentation discusses how to identify recommendations and initiatives regarding access that are applicable to a community, take steps to undertake a local access strategy, and how to find out a...
Promising Practices Submission Guide and Application
The Ontario Task Group on Access to Recreation for Low-Income Families is pleased to announce the enhancement of the “Promising Practices” booklet that was created in October 2007 and provided to d...
Resolution Re: National Policy on Access to Recreation for Low-Income Families
Sample of a resolution, passed at the Parks and Recreation Ontario (PRO) Annual General Meeting in 2006 which could be used by an organization that would like to adopt the Canadian Parks and Recreatio...
The Affordable Access Toolkit
Outlines the steps needed to develop an action plan and answers key questions on how to develop an Affordable Access Policy. Presentation from the Parks & Recreation Ontario 2010 Educational Forum...
The Health, Social and Economic Benefits of Increasing Access to Recreation for Low-Income Families: Research Summary Report
Summary of a research project to support the work of the Access to Recreation for Low-income Families project. Bibliographic databases, recent U.S., U.K. and Australian evaluations on after-school pr...