KidSport™ is a national children's program that helps kids overcome the financial barriers preventing or limiting their participation in organized sport. KidSport™ Nova Scotia provides funding of up to $300/year/child for sport registration and/or equipment. In operation since 1994, KidSport™ Nova Scotia has assisted over 10,000 children totalling over $2 Million. In 2009 KidSport™ Nova Scotia allocated over $446,000 to more than 1749 children from Sydney to Yarmouth.

The Need for KidSport™ One-third of Canadian parents with children under the age of 18 have been unable to register their children in organized sports due to expenses 32% of children in Nova Scotia between two and 17 years of age are either overweight or obese. The national average is 26%. Over 16,000 Nova Scotian children live in families receiving income assistance.

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