Supporting wellbeing
Founded in 2011 as an extension of Medavie’s commitment to deliver community-centered healthcare, the Medavie Foundation is focused on improving access to equitable, culturally aligned care in the areas of:
Partner with us
The Medavie Foundation provides grants and facilitates collaboration as well as knowledge sharing with organizations operating in the communities where we live and work.
To partner with the Medavie Foundation, organizations must:
- Be a registered charity or non-profit, operating in the community(ies) they serve
- Address barriers for a community that is disproportionately less likely to have access
- Serve an area where Medavie has operations (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Demonstrate strong organizational financial management and governance
- Actively engage the community in decision-making (leadership, implementation, and/or participation)
Our Partnership Guide has the answers to your frequently asked questions. Please review it carefully to limit application delays.
Contact Medavie Inc. if you would like to make a request to Medavie for the sponsorship of an event or activity at communityrelations@medavie.ca.
Healthy Living
Access to healthy food and physical activity contribute to overall wellbeing. The Medavie Foundation aims to strengthen community-centered food systems and improve access to physical activity through accessible outdoor spaces and sport programs, community gardens, urban farms, and community kitchens, etc.
To be considered for Healthy Living funding, initiatives must:
- Increase or improve access to regular and consistent physical activity, and/or
- Increase or improve access to healthy food by strengthening a community-based food system and building community belonging
- Be open to the public and accessible across a community (i.e., no/low cost, in a public/community space)
- Track community participation in terms of the number or increased number of people participating as well as improvements in physical or food literacy and/or physical health condition.
For an example of a Healthy Living partnership, read about our work with North Grove Community Food Centre, or explore Our Stories for more funding examples and to see how Medavie is improving wellbeing.
Follow the links below to learn about our focus area criteria and submit a request for funding. We encourage you to review our Partnership Guide and Frequently Asked Questions to limit application delays.
Partnerships can take up to 2 months to establish. Please take this into consideration during your planning.
Post-Traumatic Stress
Post-Traumatic Stress not only affects people who have experienced trauma, it can impact their families and support systems too — from their household to relatives, friends, and anyone who plays a significant role in their life. The Medavie Foundation aims to improve access to credentialled, community-centered counselling and therapy, ensuring care is accessed as soon as possible.
To be considered for Post-Traumatic Stress funding, initiatives must:
- Address the range of possible individual mental health challenges and symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions or needs)
- Track usage as well as clinical outcomes (i.e., change or maintenance of symptoms)
For an example of a post-traumatic stress partnership, read about our partnership with PSPNET, or explore Our Stories for more funding examples and to see how Medavie is improving wellbeing.
Partnerships can take up to 2 months to establish. Please take this into consideration during your planning.
*Some groups of people are disproportionately affected by PTS because of the nature of their work. Among those at higher risk of PTS are public safety personnel, including paramedics, firefighters (career and volunteer), police as well as Indigenous emergency managers, search and rescue and public safety communications personnel (911 operators, dispatchers), correctional services officers, border services officers, and operational intelligence personnel.
Youth Mental Health
Child and adolescent mental health are in crisis. The Medavie Foundation aims to increase access to credentialled, community-centered counselling and therapy to address the range of mental health symptoms and challenges experienced by young people.
To be considered for Youth Mental Health funding, initiatives must:
- Benefit individuals between the ages of 12 – 25 years old
- Increase or improve access to credentialled care (e.g., psychologists, counsellors, therapists) at no cost to the young person receiving care
- Address the range of possible individual mental health challenges and symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions or need)
- Track usage as well as clinical outcomes (i.e., change or maintenance of symptoms)
For an example of a Youth Mental Health partnership, read about our recent work with Youth Mental Health Partners, or explore Our Stories for more funding examples and to see how Medavie is improving wellbeing.
Partnerships can take up to 2 months to establish. Please take this into consideration during your planning.
