by Lawson Foundation | Mar 8, 2021 | Diabetes, News
The Lawson Foundation has a long history of supporting work in diabetes. While important progress has been made on a number of fronts, diabetes continues to be an epidemic in Canada and around the world. Today, more than 11 million Canadians are living with diabetes...
by Christine Alden | Jan 19, 2021 | News, Outdoor Play Strategy
The Lawson Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the second phase of its Outdoor Play Strategy and an investment of $4.95 million in 8 demonstration projects that will benefit Early Learning and Child Care across Canada. This strategy and investment are...
by Christine Alden | Dec 1, 2020 | News, Outdoor Play Strategy
The Lawson Foundation’s Outdoor Play Strategy is an integral part of our overall strategic direction. It is driving our comprehensive approach to exploring how outdoor play supports the healthy development of children and youth in communities across Canada. Our...
by Amanda Mayer | Jul 13, 2020 | Healthy Active Children, News, Outdoor Play Strategy
Go outside and play! Opportunities for outdoor play critical for children during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic Lawson Foundation shares recommendations for policy makers, early learning and child care, and post secondary early childhood education programs to...
by Karen Shelstad | Jun 22, 2020 | Diabetes, Healthy Active Children, News, Truth & Reconciliation
Putting community knowledge and leadership at the centre of a challenge – that’s what we’re doing in a unique collaboration with local Indigenous communities, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners and Indigenous Services Canada’s First Nations...
by Christine Alden | May 21, 2019 | Healthy Active Children, News, Outdoor Play Strategy
The Lawson Foundation is pleased to release Advancing Outdoor Play and Early Childhood Education: A Discussion Paper which is a synthesis of a multi-sector symposium convened in October 2018. The discussion paper shares the major themes of the Symposium and proposes...
