Newstars Futbol Academy is looking to reduce barriers to participation by Sponsorship and
other community programs. We are currently applying to Project Jumpstart.
JUMPSTART’S VISION AND CORE PURPOSE
Raising funds. Lifting spirits. Supporting dreams.
Jumpstart is more than just about getting kids active. It’s about giving kids from families in
financial need the same chance to participate as their neighbours, their classmates and their
friends. Whether it’s the chance to try a new sport or to continue with a favourite one, no kid
should be left out.
The vision of Jumpstart is simple: Canada, where all kids have a chance to fulfill their dreams.
Jumpstart is a national charity with a commitment to local communities. Organized sports
connect kids to their communities. Canadian Tire Corporation recognized this and makes sure
that money raised stays where it is donated. Canadian Tire Corporation is Jumpstart’s biggest
supporter as it funds all the general administrative expenses of Jumpstart, which means 100%
of customer donations go directly to help kids in need.
Community Partners, like the Canadian Paralympic Committee, Boys and Girls Club, Maison de
la Famille, URLS, Centre Jeunesse and numerous others work with local Jumpstart Chapters to
identify the kids whose families need Jumpstart’s funding assistance to get them off the
sidelines and into the game. What kids do is up to them; we’re here to help them do it.
Jumpstart: Giving Kids a Sporting Chance.
HISTORY OF JUMPSTART
Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) has been a part of communities large and small for more than
90 years.
As the company grew, so did its focus on helping the communities that keep its aisles busy. In
1992, CTC created the Child Protection Foundation and, in 1999, it turned it into the Foundation
for Families. The Canadian Tire Foundation for Families provided a helping hand to families in
need, to ensure that life’s basic needs were met: food, shelter, clothing and essential goods.
In 2005, Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities was launched to address an issue of national
concern; the inactivity of kids. National in scope, but local in its focus, Jumpstart helps kids in
financial need participate in organized sports and physical activities by assisting with the costs
associated with registration, equipment and/or transportation.