News & Updates
Call for Letters of Intent: Prevention of type 2 diabetes in northern and remote Indigenous communities
Details about the call including eligibility criteria, available funding and the application process are available here.
Upcoming Funding Call | Diabetes prevention in northern and remote Indigenous communities
Late last year the Lawson Foundation Board of Directors approved a new direction for the Child & Youth Diabetes Strategy (CYDS), narrowing its scope and making a ten-year commitment to focus on the prevention of type 2 diabetes in northern and remote Indigenous...
Can a new funding model turn the tide in the diabetes war?
A partnership between Raven Capital, the Lawson Foundation, and the federal government leverages an impact-investing strategy from the clean energy sector to tackle the diabetes epidemic in Indigenous communities. Read more. Un partenariat entre Raven Capital, la...
Guest Blog Series | Self-Management Health Coaches – A valuable resource in the continuity of care
Cindy is a mother and partner. A primary caregiver who works part-time to support her family. She has also recently been diagnosed with diabetes. Immediately following her diagnosis, Cindy had access to educators who explained all the things she needed to know and do...
Report | Funding for Outdoor Play in Canada
"Funding for Outdoor Play in Canada" supports funders and grant seekers in finding common ground and building partnerships to advance the multiple issue areas that overlap with outdoor play July 29, 2021 - A new report from The Lawson Foundation and Outdoor Play...
Article | Why the outdoors should be an integral part of every early learning and child-care program
Our program director, Christine Alden, put pen to paper to make the case on why the outdoors should be an integral part of every early learning and child care program. She explains outdoor learning and its benefits to kids’ development and provides some policy...
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