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.

Online Donations

Make a secure online donation to The Healing Fund.

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.

Criteria for Healing Fund Projects

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

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.

Healing Fund Resources

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

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

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