Art With A Heart is proud to announce funding for gender equality. The Fund for Gender Equality is supported by a collaboration between Community Foundations of Canada and the Equality Fund, with support from the Government of Canada.

Through this fund, Art With A Heart is able to provide 3 upcoming Art and Wellness programs including:

• 2SLGBTQ+ Empowered Arts, an Expressive Arts Mental Wellness Group
• BIPOC Empowered Arts, an Expressive Arts Mental Wellness Group
• Empower Arts: Coping Skills, a Virtual Expressive Arts Group (coming soon)

The following is quoted directly from the Durham Community Foundation official website

Durham Community Foundation is one of many participating community foundations across the country taking part in The Fund for Gender Equality in Canada, a new collaboration between Community Foundations of Canada and the Equality Fund which is supported by the Government of Canada.

As Canadian communities work towards a just recovery and a future grounded in gender equality, the Fund for Gender Equality (The Fund) supports ambitious, local projects that advance gender equality. 

The Fund builds on efforts to shift power to women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people, and will work towards a future grounded in justice and gender equality.

By participating in the Fund for Gender Equality, Durham Community Foundation is also committing to several other actions, including an examination of our own organizational and investment practices. By catalyzing the community foundation movement and the thousands of Canadians we connect with each day, we believe we can do more than just foster gender equality. We have an opportunity to begin removing the long-standing barriers to it.

For more information on each upcoming program, click the associated links in the list above or contact us here.

– The Art With A Heart Team