by Amanda Mayer | Feb 26, 2016 | Diabetes, News
The Lawson Foundation will announce a Canada-wide funding call next week in the area of diabetes and children and youth (review our Strategic Direction). The call for applications will occur in March with a deadline in April. Check the website and follow the news on...
by Christine Alden | Jan 7, 2016 | Healthy Active Children, News, Outdoor Play Strategy
Today marks an exciting day as we launch our Outdoor Play Strategy and announces 14 newly funded outdoor play projects and an evaluation to capture the learning. The Outdoor Play Strategy aims to increase children’s opportunities for self-directed play outdoors in all...
by Christine Alden | Jan 7, 2016 | Healthy Active Children, Outdoor Play Strategy, Update
[version française] It’s a great pleasure to be announcing the Lawson Foundation’s Outdoor Play Strategy and sharing the news about the newly funded projects! The Foundation believes children’s outdoor play merits a substantial investment in projects that will help us...
by Christine Alden | Jul 22, 2015 | Healthy Active Children, Outdoor Play Strategy, Update
Going into this 2015 Active Outdoor Play Funding Opportunity, it was impossible to anticipate the volume of interest it would elicit. But the incredible media uptake and public reaction to the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play and the 2015 ParticipACTION...
by Amanda Mayer | Jun 11, 2015 | Healthy Active Children, Outdoor Play Strategy
Toronto (Ontario) June 11, 2015 – Opportunities to increase children’s outdoor play will receive a $1.5 million dollar boost with new funding announced today. The Lawson Foundation will award grants to registered charitable organizations across Canada for projects...
by Christine Alden | Jun 11, 2015 | Healthy Active Children, Outdoor Play Strategy, Update
The Lawson Foundation is buzzing as we release this 2015 Funding Opportunity for Active Outdoor Play! It’s been a busy few months of preparations that are both a culmination and a beginning. This funding call marks the end of a tentative two year journey exploring...
