Funding

The Healing Fund was originally established by General Council in 1994 as a five-year fund-raising and educational campaign (1995-1999) to address the impacts of residential schools on Aboriginal people. It now continues as one facet of the United Church's ongoing reconciliation work with Aboriginal people.

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About the Healing Fund

The Healing Fund was originally established by General Council in 1994 as a five-year fund-raising and educational campaign (1995-1999) to address the impacts of residential schools on Aboriginal people.

Criteria for Healing Fund Projects

Criteria and guidelines for the disbursal of money raised through The Healing Fund.

Healing Fund Resources

Resources about residential schools, The Healing Fund, and related United Church history and events.

How the United Church Became Involved in the Residential School System

The schools were part of the general assimilationist policy of the government that was explicitly stated even into the 1950s.

Projects Supported by the Healing Fund

The Healing Fund Council, comprised of First Nations United Church members from across Canada, meets twice a year to consider incoming proposals.

Online Donations

Make a secure online donation to The Healing Fund.

Applying for Funds

Application deadlines are March 15 and September 15 of each year. Download the Application Form [PDF: 4 pp/17 KB].

To send us an email message or to make a contribution to The Healing Fund, please contact:

• The Healing Fund
  The United Church of Canada
  3250 Bloor St. W., Suite 300
  Toronto, Ontario M8X 2Y4
  Tel: 416-231-5931 ext. 4028
  Fax: 416-231-3103
  E-mail: Healing Fund