The Foundation is pleased to announce its latest publication: Resilience. With the purpose of sharing the Foundation’s evolving strategies and granting focus, Resilience provides an understanding of why we fund what we do and highlights lessons learned from work with our grantees and partners. Resilience is available to download from our website. During Tim Brodhead’s […]
Learn moreThe Caledon Institute’s Anne Makhoul recently documented the lessons learned from the Canadian Caregiver Coalition’s (CCC) successful effort to bring the issues of family caregivers to the attention of Canadian politicians and policy makers. The report, Effecting Policy Change: Lessons from the Canadian Caregiver Coalition, produced with the Foundation’s support, focuses on the CCC’s use […]
Learn moreThe B.C. Government recently announced $3 million in funding for Connect for Care, a program to help seniors and people with disabilities remain independent and socially connected while still living at home. Building on the experience of lead partner Tyze Personal Networks, the program will deliver a targeted suite of online tools and personal support networks […]
Learn moreA tax credit for family caregivers was included in the March 22nd federal budget, and several parties have included support for family caregivers in their election platforms, bringing the issues surrounding family caregivers to a wide audience. These announcements shine light on the issues that affect an estimated 4 million caregivers whose contributions to Canadian […]
Learn moreThe Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), a savings plan designed for families supporting children with disabilities, is gaining exposure with a new set of rules in 2011. Both “Time to make use of RDSP” in The Financial Post, and “New rules add incentive to open a disability savings plan” in The Globe and Mail cover […]
Learn moreCreated in partnership with the Foundation, The Belonging Fund makes Tyze’s online networks available to Canadian charitable organizations that work with those who are at risk of suffering from isolation. Expressions of interest from qualified charities are currently being welcomed. “No one should have to face disability, chronic illness or caregiving alone,” says Vickie Cammack, […]
Learn moreAuthor Donna Thomson will read from her book, “The Four Walls of My Freedom,” at McGill University on Wednesday, October 20. In this book, Donna Thomson, wife of the Canadian High Commissioner to Britain and disability-rights activist, offers vivid descriptions of her own experience in treading delicately through daily care, medical emergencies and the medical […]
Learn moreMcConnell grantee the Canadian Caregiver Coalition is garnering a lot of media attention, with its caregiver strategy at the centre of a Federal debate. The Coalition is a diverse group of national and provincial organizations from across Canada that works collaboratively to represent and promote the needs and interests of family caregivers with all levels […]
Learn moreLong-time Foundation grantholder (and key contributor to the Care Renewal initiative) VON Canada has inaugurated the Katharine Pearson Caregiver Award, in honour of the late Katherine Pearson, a vital staff member of the Foundation and a tireless advocate of caregiver rights.
Learn morePartenaire de SiG@PLAN Institute (et récent lauréat d’un prix pour action humanitaire de la Société canadienne de psychologie), Al Etmanski discute, dans un nouveau billet, de la contribution de Tim Brodhead, PDG de la fondation, à l’innovation sociale au Canada et de son article publié en février 2010 dans la revue The Philanthropist.
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