{"id":1296,"date":"2023-04-03T14:05:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T14:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/?post_type=news_stories&#038;p=1296"},"modified":"2023-04-03T19:18:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T19:18:23","slug":"kidsport-alberta-increases-funding-amount","status":"publish","type":"news_stories","link":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/news-stories\/kidsport-alberta-increases-funding-amount\/","title":{"rendered":"KidSport Alberta Increases Funding Amount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1301\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/Increased-Funding-Announcement-Instagram-800x800.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/Increased-Funding-Announcement-Instagram-800x800.png 800w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/Increased-Funding-Announcement-Instagram-400x400.png 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/Increased-Funding-Announcement-Instagram-768x768.png 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/Increased-Funding-Announcement-Instagram-12x12.png 12w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/Increased-Funding-Announcement-Instagram.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a major announcement today, KidSport Alberta has increased their funding amount by $100\/child. This increase comes with the knowledge that cost of living has gone up significantly in recent years, and helping families get their kids access to sport post-pandemic is critical to their mental and physical wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are so excited to make this announcement, and to reach more kids through our increased funding amount&#8221; said Executive Director, Kelly Oehlerking. &#8220;We know that everything is more expensive these days, and we have seen registrations return to pre-pandemic levels already this season. 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