Partners
Thank you!
We want to extend our gratitude to the partner organizations below who have supported our work. If you’d like to support Grief Matters, please email us at info@griefmatters.ca.
Official Grief Matters Partners
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Epilog
Epilog is a Nova Scotia based Community Interest Company committed to compassionate and practical support with transitions from moving to funeral services, all with a focus on environmental sustainability and well being.
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Hike Nova Scotia
Hike Nova Scotia is a nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes a growing hiking and walking culture throughout our great province. We strive to be the voice for those who hike, walk and snowshoe as well as those who build and maintain hiking trails. With every step we’re building a community of outdoor adventure enthusiasts.
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When You Die
The When You Die project is all about supporting positive conversations about death and dying. We believe talking about death isn't dangerous but, conversely, can nurture happier, healthier individuals and families who approach death informed, inspired, and with a sense of understanding.
2023 Grief Matters Sponsors
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J & W Murphy Foundation
The J & W Murphy foundation has supported issues like literacy, housing and food insecurity, newcomer resources, mental health programs, the arts, and animal welfare, among others.
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is Canada's federal funding agency for health research.
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QEII
The QEII Foundation helps fund new technologies, medical research, innovation and professional education that contribute to life-changing moments experienced every day by patients and their loved ones.
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Hospice Halifax
Hospice Halifax is a compassionate and supportive community dedicated to making dying and living as comfortable and as meaningful as possible at the end of life.
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Halifax Central Library
Thank you to Halifax Public Libraries and the Halifax Central Library for their generosity and support in co-hosting many of our 2023 events.
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Canadian Virtual Hospice
The Canadian Virtual Hospice provides support and personalized information about advanced illness, palliative care, loss and grief, to people living with illness, family members, people working in healthcare, educators, and researchers.
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Canadian Grief Alliance
The Canadian Grief Alliance (CGA), is a group of leading grief specialists that are encouraging the Government to address national gaps in grief services.
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Help Texts
Help Texts delivers expert, ongoing grief support via text message. With gentle, evidence-based texts customized based on cause of death, age, relationship and more, Help Texts supports grievers globally and in 20 languages.
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Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association
Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association is a non-profit, province-wide association that supports the education of hospice and palliative care for individuals living and dying with life-threatening illness.
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Pallium Canada
Pallium is a national, non-profit organization focused on building professional and community capacity to help improve the quality and accessibility of palliative care in Canada.