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Island community groups receive wellness grant funding

Provincial wellness grants are assisting 16 community groups this year with projects that promote healthy living and community well-being.

The Wellness Grant Program provides $50,000 annually to support community-led initiatives grounded in “upstream” health promotion principles in the following priority areas:

  • tobacco reduction
  • responsible alcohol use
  • physical activity
  • healthy eating and
  • mental Wellness

“These grants provide important opportunities for local groups and organizations to positively influence wellness in their own communities,” said Minister of Health and Wellness, Ernie Hudson. “It is wonderful to see a wide range of innovative projects happening across PEI this year. We know that the work our community partners do makes a real difference in the health and wellness of Islanders.”

This year, the grant program offered two different streams of funding for both small and large wellness initiatives: the Community Catalyst Grant (up to $2,500 to support building local capacity) and the Health Promotion Impact Grant (up to $10,000 to support larger, targeted projects that focus on modifying risk factors for chronic disease).

One of the sixteen community groups to receive funding for 2021-22.

“Focusing on health promotion and community wellness is more important now than ever before as move out of this pandemic. We must continue to work together to create and foster environments that support healthy living, prevent chronic disease, and that are supportive to all Islanders."

Almost 100 projects have received Wellness Grant funding since the program launched in 2015. For more information, visit the Wellness Grant Program or follow @LiveWellPEI on Facebook and Twitter.

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2021-22 Health Promotion Impact Grant Recipients

PEI Association for Community Living – ConfiDance: Movement and Mindfulness for Individuals who have Intellectual Disabilities

Black Cultural Society of PEI – Camp Furaha: BIPOC Girls’ Group 

PEI Lung Association – Youth Vaping Awareness Days 

2021-22 Community Catalyst Grant Recipients

4 Love 4 Care – PEI Community Fridge

ADHD PEI – Peer Support Group Expansion 

PEI Association for Community Living – Grief and Loss: Explaining death to individuals who have an intellectual disability

BIPOC USHR – Racialized Men’s Support Groups

Camp Triumph Society – Camp Triumph Family Support Resources Project

Charlottetown Farmer’s Market – Awareness Through Animated Videos

Eastern PEI Chamber of Commerce – The Wishing Trees 

Institute for Bioregional Studies – Therapeutic Horticulture 

PEI Lung Association – Exploring Youth Vaping Cessation

Roots of Empathy – Creating a Better Future for Children of PEI

Rural Municipality of Mount Stewart – Building Communities Together

Rural Municipality of Wellington – Mental Health Awareness & Shared Messaging 

PEI Transgender Network – Gender-Affirming Wellness Project

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