Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health opens applications for grants program

Who: The Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health

What: The foundation is now accepting applications for its 2024 Community Grants Program.

Local charitable organizations, research or innovation initiatives designed to help improve the state of women's healthcare and health outcomes may be eligible to receive grants valued up to a maximum of $100,000. 

Through this program, the Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health plans to grant $1.5 million to charitable organizations working to foster health equity by making care more equitable and accessible for all women in Canada.

Applications are open until May 15.

"The Foundation's mission is to do everything possible to help build a future where care is equitable and accessible, so that all women in Canada can lead healthier lives," said Jeff Leger, president of Shoppers Drug Mart and chair of the board for Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health, in a release. "With the help of our partners and generous supporters, our Community Grants Program enables us to work closely with recipients to bolster the impact that their important work has across local communities and on the lives of countless women across the country."