by Amanda Mayer | Sep 6, 2021 | Diabetes, Impact Investing, Update
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...
by Lawson Foundation | Aug 24, 2021 | Diabetes, Guest Blog Series, Update
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...
by Christine Alden | Jul 29, 2021 | Outdoor Play Strategy, Update
“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...
by Christine Alden | Jul 18, 2021 | Outdoor Play Strategy, Update
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...
by Christine Alden | Jul 14, 2021 | Outdoor Play Strategy, Update
Check out our latest update on early learning and childcare in First Policy Response, “Outdoor early learning helps kids. Provinces should do more to support it,” by our very own Christine and Kayla Ritchie, and Frank Welsh. From the article: “We...
by Marcel Lauzière | Jun 30, 2021 | Early Childhood Development-Funders Working Group, Update
The Lawson Foundation has joined other charitable, academic and private sector leaders in urging Ottawa to limit child care funds to only nonprofit/public providers. Read the open letter here (Lisez la version française de la lettre ouverte ici). 595 total...
