Children and Education

Boys and Girls Club

Funding of the Leacross Foundation Technology & Study Space at the Heatherington Taggart Parkes Family Clubhouse, and programming at Camp Smitty.

Canadian Children's Book Centre

Funding provided in support of Book Week 2023 – bringing creators to schools across Canada.

Chelsea Library

Bringing in authors and illustrators to educate all elementary students in Chelsea at the local library.

Child Haven

Providing funding for orphanages in India, Nepal, Tibet and Bangladesh.

MASC

Funding towards young writers conference, senior creative programming and engaging artists with students in schools.

OrKidstra

The Leacross Foundation has supported OrKidstra as of 2023 with operational funding to enhance existing after-school programming, and reach more children and youth from under-served high-needs Ottawa communities by growing from two Hubs (Centretown and Vanier/Overbrook) to three (by expanding into Heron Gate) over the next five years.

Partners for Youth

Funding for PEI/New Brunswick  Making Waves Youth Training and Sport3 initiatives.

Telling Tales (Festival)

Canada’s leading children’s literary festival since 2009 and a registered charity, which puts homegrown Canadian authors, illustrators, and storytellers at centre stage through school programming and special literary events.

The APPLE Schools Foundation

APPLE Schools is an innovative school-focused health promotion initiative who works with vulnerable school communities to make kids healthier for life.