Government of Canada Funding Helps Hospice Build Equity Action Plan

The Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation was recently awarded $43,456 from the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund to develop an Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Action Plan for both the Chatham-Kent Hospice and the Foundation. “The funding has allowed us to hire a consultant to help us develop a long-term education plan to ensure the continued refinement of our EDI …

Thank you Ontario Trillium Foundation!

In 2021, Chatham-Kent Hospice received a one year $135,400 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation for use in understanding the impact of COVID-19 on Hospice staff and volunteers, and to provide resources to support resiliency as they continue to provide quality end-of-life care through a global pandemic. Thanks to the Ontario Trillium “Resilient Communities grant”, it has allowed the Chatham-Kent …

Hike for Hospice results are in!

Our community has stepped up once again to support Chatham-Kent Hospice families and residents through Hike for Hospice held last week. Throughout the spring hikers collected pledges and raised over $128,700 to ensure these families continue to receive compassionate, end-of-life care at no cost. “We are always impressed with the dedication of our hikers to supporting Hospice residents and their …

5 Truths We’ve Learned About Grief

Loss is something we all have to go through at some time in our life, whether it’s our family pet, a parent, a spouse, a friend or our child. While we have no control over it we have to find a way to get through it. One of the difficult things about grief is that it’s like a fingerprint and …