Age-friendly Communities Social Connectivity Grants Program recipients announced
Almost $250,000 funded through the WA Recovery Plan to assist projects preventing social isolation and reducing the risk and occurrence of elder abuse
21 local government and community service organisations will receive a share in close to $250,000 of funding support towards projects and initiatives aimed at reconnecting seniors impacted by social isolation during COVID-19.
Seniors and Ageing Minister Mick Murray congratulated the recipients of the Age-friendly Communities Social Connectivity Grants Program and highlighted the importance of initiatives that prevent older people from experiencing isolation and reduce the risk and occurrence of elder abuse.
The grants program is funded through the McGowan Government’s WA Recovery Plan, and will see projects delivered in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Goldfields, Great Southern and throughout metropolitan Perth.