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Sun Life commits $900,000 to support the Promoting Life-skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) Program through Right To Play partnership
Sun Life commits $900,000 to support the Promoting Life-skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) Program...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Sun Life commits $900,000 to support the Promoting Life-skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) Program through Right To Play partnership\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sun Life has proudly supported Right To Play's\n \n PLAY Program\n \n since 2015.\n \n \n Sun Life is investing\n \n $900,000\n \n over the next three years to help scale and expand the\n \n PLAY Program\n \n which provides Indigenous children and youth with play-based, culturally-competent programming that supports their holistic health, including their physical and mental wellbeing.\n \n \n Through weekly health and wellness activities\n \n ,\n \n the\n \n PLAY Program\n \n focuses on helping children and youth create healthy habits, adopt positive coping skills, and maintain positive relationships.\n \n \n With Sun Life's continued support, Right To Play will deliver health and wellness programming to approximately 2,000 children and youth from 25 Indigenous communities, annually.\n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Feb. 22, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - Sun Life has partnered with and invested a total of over\n \n $2 million\n \n in Right To Play's\n \n PLAY Program\n \n since 2015. To improve access to community-led, culturally relevant programs for Indigenous youth in\n \n Canada\n \n , Sun Life is committing\n \n $900,000\n \n over three years to the program. Through this partnership, Sun Life is taking action to build sustainable, inclusive communities, helping people live healthier lives.\n \n \n \"The Indigenous community continues to face enormous challenges in Canada because of inequalities in Indigenous health status, including physical, social, emotional, and mental health and wellbeing. Many Indigenous children are denied access to quality education and experience significantly poorer health than non-Indigenous children. That's why Sun Life is committed to supporting youth in Indigenous communities with access to the important heal...