Financial Assistance
We are a firm believe in a child's right to participate in organized sports. YRFA reduces the cost of sports by providing all equipment needed (with the exception of cleats). In addition, financial assistance may be available for those that qualify. Please see links below. Some support is limited to the area in which a child lives, please read all options carefully. Support is provided in partnership through the association and our partners below.
KidSport Ontario
Applications: Ontario residents, York Region Lions members
KidSport believes that no kid should be left on the sidelines and all should be given the opportunity to experience the positive benefits of organized sports. KidSport provides support to children in order to remove financial barriers that prevent them from playing organized sport.
Jumpstart Program
Applications: Ontario residents, York Region Lions members
All applicants should use the main portal.
One in three Canadian families cannot afford to enroll their children in sport and recreation activities because of financial barriers (Ipsos Reid, 2009). That means that many kids are missing out.
Canadian Tire Jumpstart is dedicated to removing barriers, so children can participate in organized sport and recreation. Jumpstart helps cover registration, equipment and/or transportation costs to help children participate in a sport or recreational activity of their choice. We see it as equipping kids for life, because participation in organized sport and recreation increases a child’s chance for success in life.
They discover and participate. They gain self-confidence. They develop self-esteem. They learn leadership skills. Their lives become richer. This is the power of Canadian Tire Jumpstart. Since their launch in 2005, Canadian Tire Jumpstart has given 473,792 kids across Canada the chance to play. Please apply based on where you live (see below). Please visit the Jumpstart Website to apply at https://jumpstart.canadiantire.ca/pages/individual-child-grants
All Kids Can Play - Sport Aurora
The All Kids Can Play program is available to residents of Aurora. Please see application here: https://www.sportaurora.ca/Admin/SideMenu/DispSideMenuContentMain.aspx?menuID=207
East Gwillimbury Youth & Community Initiatives Fund
Applications: East Gwillimbury residents only
The Town of East Gwillimbury is committed to helping youth (under age 19), elite athletes and community groups of the Town to participate in various activities and community programs.
To support this commitment, the Town has established a “Youth and Community Initiatives Fund”, which is funded through the Mayor & Council Charity Golf Tournament held annually in September.
View applications here: https://www.eastgwillimbury.ca/en/government/youth-and-community-initiatives-fund.aspx
