AboutFace is the only charity in Canada dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by facial differences. With a mandate to provide education, advocacy, resources and programs, AboutFace provides a comprehensive array of life-changing supports for the emotional and mental well-being of individuals with facial...
A vision of the late Marion (“Billie”) McCain, the Andrew and Laura McCain Gallery was established in 1984 in Florenceville, New Brunswick, hometown of McCain family. Year-round, the Gallery offers exhibitions and educational programming featuring regional and provincial artists and artisans and has become a...
Hope Air is Canada’s only national charity providing Canadians in financial need with travel and Airbnb accommodations for medical care far from home, regardless of age or medical need. Since its inception in 1986, Hope Air has organized more than 200,000 travel arrangements for families...
The Gaia Project was founded in 2009 with a mission to empower youth to take action on climate change through education. With the help of continued support from the McCain Foundation, the Gaia Project has created student-led programs from grades 3-12 that are recognized by...
New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada are the most rapidly aging regions in our country. With matching funds from the McCain Foundation and the NB Health Research Foundation, St. Thomas University has hired Dr. Albert Banerjee as the new Chair in Community Health and Aging. Dr....
2Over a decade ago, the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra (NBYO) adapted a transformational music education program, “El Sistema”, from Venezuela with the goal of creating social change for young people throughout the province. A program that began in one centre with 50 children, today delivers...
Hope Blooms is the remarkable story of how empowered youth can change their community. Through Hope Bloom’s social enterprises that are created and developed by young people, Halifax’s north end is now home to a community centre, garden, and kitchen that is having a measurable...