Our Focus Areas
The JL Foundation has 3 overlapping focus areas. These strands are consistent threads that run through and inform all of our strategic priorities. They include our commitment to marginalized children and youth, Indigenous peoples through Reconciliation; and the One-Health model.
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The JLF is committed to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and to realize our commitment to reconciliation as a signatory of the Philanthropic Community’s Declaration of Action.
The idea of One Health refers to the interdependence between the health of people, animals and entire ecosystems. The JLF is committed to highlight the interdependence between our human and animal world.
The JLF is committed to providing opportunities for growth and learning otherwise denied to children and youth who are marginalized in Canadian society.
Priority Area Funding Cycle
Each year we only provide funding for programs related to 2 of our focus areas.
We aim to balance our funding between our 2 focus areas each year. We tend to have more applications for our Marginalized Children and Youth focus area than Reconciliation and One Health. For this reason, we encourage applicants to consider building a focus on Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and/or the One Health model into their programming.