Grants and Contributions

RMHC® Atlantic is constructing a new Ronald McDonald House in the Maritimes, situated at 5940 South Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The facility will be located directly across the street from the IWK Health Centre which is the only children’s hospital in the Maritimes, and the largest facility in Atlantic Canada caring for patients under 21 years of age. This expansion aims to double the number of families served annually from 600 to 1,200, while also broadening the range of support programs available during their stay. The initiative prioritizes increased support for equity-deserving groups, including low-income families, as well as Indigenous, First Nations, racially visible, and immigrant
families. Funding from Canada will facilitate the project's transition to net zero carbon, enhancing sustainability and aligning with environmental objectives. Moreover, the funding enables the integration of additional accessible features, catering to the diverse needs of the population served by RMHC® Atlantic.

The Sagamok Transit Project will include the purchase a 2022 Grand Caravan SXT for public transportation for community members. It will also include the purchase of 2022 Promaster 2500 Wheelchair Accessible Van. Transportation is one vital linkage that could facilitate synergistic benefits between residents, businesses, local government and other organizations within the Sagamok community.

Develop a rural transportation needs assessment and feasibility study to facilitate long-term transit planning for Westlock County, AB

This project aims to purchase a greenhouse with a concrete slab and HVAC, raised garden beds, seeds and soil, a dehydrator, a knife kit, an upright freezer and storage boxes.

This project aims to purchase raised garden beds with irrigation system, a greenhouse, growing supplies, food processing equipment, food storage equipment, tableware, tables and chairs.

This project will support individuals experiencing homelessness in the City of London, addressing substance-related harms and providing essential services in response to the rising overdose crisis. It will focus on meeting basic needs while offering harm reduction and overdose prevention services to help reduce health and safety risks. The initiative will assist those most affected by homelessness, including those with complex needs, by alleviating deprivation and helping them access crucial support, ultimately working toward long-term health and housing stability.

This project will provide mobile wrap-around health care and outreach services, to those experiencing substance use issues and barriers to access traditional - place based health care services including access to addiction counselling, harm reduction and overdose prevention education and supplies, crisis management, peer support, system navigation, access to basic needs, and referrals to local services.

This project will improve access to healthcare and harm reduction services for those facing housing insecurity, mental health challenges, and substance use by creating a pharmacy window and deploying a mobile outreach van. This initiative will bring care directly to those in need, the initiative seeks to prevent overdose deaths, provide immediate health interventions, and establish long-term support.

To support efforts to build climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems, and protect and improve the health of people living in Canada in a changing climate, including from extreme heat, through better understanding of risks and successful adaptation options, and building capacity to address and implement them.

This project will provide mobile wrap-around health care and outreach services, to those experiencing substance use issues and barriers to access traditional - place based health care services including access to addiction counselling, harm reduction and overdose prevention education and supplies, crisis management, peer support, system navigation, access to basic needs, and referrals to local services.