CURRENT RECIPIENTS

iSisters Technology Mentoring creates and delivers technology programs at no cost to women in need, believing in equipping women with the skills and confidence to participate fully in their community. With the support of Grey Birch Foundation, iSisters has launched a new Assistive Technology Program for young mothers at the Youville Centre in Ottawa. This program uses Assistive Technology to help young women with disabilities work around their challenges so they can learn, communicate or simply function better. With Assistive Technology tools and strategies, young mothers at Youville have what they need to succeed in school – resulting in a high school diploma, and a successful transition to work or post-secondary education.

The grant from Grey Birch Foundation supports the centre's "Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies" outreach program for mothers in need with babies up to a year old. Our funding provides food vouchers for up to one year, with the goal of giving babies a healthy start in life while educating and empowering their mothers to make healthy food choices.

This is the only national, public foundation in Canada dedicated to empowering women and girls to move out of violence, out of poverty, and into confidence and leadership. Since 1991, the Canadian Women's Foundation has raised money and invested in over 1,900 community programs across Canada. The funding from Grey Birch Foundation is helping to support the development of a Northern Funding Model to ensure funding effectively reaches communities and individuals in the North.