Thank You, Ontario Trillium Foundation!
Thank You, Ontario Trillium Foundation!
The Wrestle 4 Fun program is coming to an end for the year, in light of this, BTS wanted to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their contributions that made this program possible, here we will showcase more about who Trillium is and how their support for our program was able to impact the lives of so many children in Ontario.
Who are they?
The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is an agency of the Government of Ontario and one of Canada’s leading granting foundations. For over 30 years, their generous investments in community-based initiatives as well as their mission to strengthen the impact of Ontario’s non-profit sector have helped build healthy and vibrant communities in Ontario. OTF has had a huge impact on the social, cultural and economic well-being of the people of Ontario thus far!
“The leadership of Trillium has been a co-operative effort from the beginning, involving some of the finest minds in the province, who, together, shared a vision that they could make a difference.” — John Craig Eaton, founding chairman
What are their Strategies?
OTF invests in hundreds of projects every year to make Ontario's communities healthier and more vibrant
Their goal is to improve the well-being of Ontarians through:
Supporting projects that build stronger and more resilient communities. OTF supports projects that develop more inclusive and accessible programs and projects that enhance community spaces that develop new innovative approaches.
What informed the investment strategy?
Results from the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) indicated that the development of programs and activities can improve the well-being of people across the country.
The OTF asked the CIW to research the well-being of Ontarians and the final report How Are Ontarians Really Doing? This helped to produce the investment strategy and where they focus their investments; the Six Action Areas.
Strategy Overview
Impact based funder that supports eligible non-profit organization projects that fit the OTF investment strategy
OTF has an Investment Strategy Framework that starts with Action Areas that OTF invests in and through funding projects with goals in each area, you can stimulate a positive change across the province.
SIX action areas:
Active People: Fostering a more active lifestyle
Aim: To keep people moving.
Connected people: building inclusive and engaged communities together
Aim: To bring people together.
Green people: encourage people to support a healthy and sustainable environment
Aim: To live more sustainably.
Inspired people: enriching people’s lives through arts, culture and heritage
Aim: To cultivate enjoy shared experiences.
Promising young people: supporting the positive development of children and youth
Aim: To create brighter futures.
Prosperous people: enhancing people’s economic well being
Aim: To provide financial stability.
OTF IMPACT:
The Wrestle 4 Fun(damentals) Project encourages more children (ages 6-12) to become active by improving their physical literacy and confidence-building blocks for an active lifestyle - in a fun and inclusive environment.
Thanks to the generous grant given by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, we in part 1 Year, we already reached 1,700 students. We are excited to reach another 2,000 by March 2022.
Testimonials:
Through this program, children stated that they learnt how to manage their stress, emotions, physical activity and set goals!
