Build from the Heart

Discover the 2024 campaign

The goal of the RONA Foundation's Build from the Heart campaign is to provide financial support to non-profits that have a project aimed at revitalizing a living environment or facilitating access to housing for victims of domestic violence and their children, low-income families and people with disabilities or mental health issues. A total of $1,000,000 is awarded this year to seven nonprofit organizations to support their projects.

Discover the supported organizations.

Alberta

Homes for Heroes Foundation

Funding granted: $100,000

Target audience: People with disabilities of mental health issues

This foundation’s mission is to integrate all homeless military veterans into the community by providing housing and support services. The donation will be used to support its Veterans Village project, which provides transitional housing for homeless veterans.

“The Homes for Heroes Foundation is thrilled to have the RONA Foundation and their Build from the Heart program support our Veterans. These funds will go a long way in creating and maintaining our villages of healing and support. Community partnerships like this are what allow our foundation to continue our work honouring the service men and women of this great nation,” explained Angie Shilliday, Director of Operations of the Homes for Heroes Foundation.

British Columbia

Habitat for Humanity Okanagan Society

Funding granted: $150,000

Target audience: Low-income families

Habitat for Humanity Okanagan is a non-profit organization that helps low-income families access home ownership. The NPO wishes to use the donation to complete a multi-family housing project in Lake Country and make 12 new homes available.
“The RONA Foundation is helping Habitat for Humanity Okanagan build a stronger community that includes everyone. We are proud to call the RONA Foundation a partner in our mission and we are grateful to be receiving funding through the RONA Foundations’ Build from the Heart program this year, especially in such uncertain economic times where so many more families are facing financial instability as Canada continues to grapple with a national housing crisis,” said Danielle Smith, Director of Resource Development of Habitat for Humanity Okanagan.

Manitoba

Rainbow Resource Centre

Funding granted: $50,000

Target audience: People with disabilities or mental health issues

The NPO provides support to the 2SLGBTQ+ community through counselling and a variety of programs. The donation will be used to set up a project to build housing for low-income people in the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

“Thank you for helping create a gathering and support space for the 2SLGBTQ+ seniors who’ll soon live at Place of Pride. We’re grateful and proud to have the RONA Foundation as a partner in building community for folks who fought tirelessly for the right to proudly be themselves, and for the rights we now have. It’s up to all of us to ensure they have what they need to thrive in their later years,” said Noreen Mian, Executive Director of the Rainbow Resource Centre.

New Brunswick

Hestia House

Funding granted: $50,000

Target audience: Victims of domestic violence and their children

The Hestia House is a transition house for abused women and children. The donation will be used to create a wellness room to enhance its service offering.

“The Hestia House is tremendously excited to work with the RONA Foundation on our Zen Den project. We have a need to develop a women’s only programming space where they can relax, participate in therapeutic classes, and most importantly heal. The only available location in the building is our attic floor, and the RONA Foundation grant will provide us with the funds required to bring our vision to life for the betterment of all the women we serve,” said Jana Comeau, Executive Director of the Hestia House.

Ontario

Cornerstone Housing for Women Foundation

Funding granted: $300,000

Target audience: Victims of domestic violence and their children

This foundation provides services and temporary shelter and supportive housing for women in vulnerable or homeless situations. With the donation, the organization will undertake significant infrastructure updates to its emergency shelter for women and its supervised units. 

“Funds from this incredibly generous donation will go toward modernizing several buildings at Cornerstone Housing for Women, collectively supporting more than 1,000 women in our community. From security infrastructure updates to new lighting and doors – these improvements will make our housing residences and emergency shelter a safer and more welcoming place for the individuals we serve. We cannot thank the RONA Foundation enough for this transformational gift,” said Kate Jackson, Acting Executive Director of Cornerstone Housing for Women.

Québec

Fondation l’Intermède

Funding granted: $300,000

Target audience: People with disabilities or mental health issues

The mission of this foundation is to support Intermède’s respite home, which offers families having a member with an intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder the opportunity to take a break. The funds will be used to adapt a home the organization recently acquired to improve its services.

“As the father of a severely disabled 35-year-old child and a user of Intermède’s respite home services, I sincerely and humbly thank the RONA Foundation for their invaluable financial contribution that will help bring this great project to life and maintain the organization’s mission for decades to come,” said Marc Ayotte, President of Fondation l’Intermède.

Saskatchewan

Lloydminster Interval Home Society

Funding granted: $50,000

Target audience: Victims of domestic violence and their children

The Lloydminster Interval Home Society is an organization that provides short- and long-term accommodations for women victims of domestic violence and their children. With the donation, the organization will undertake renovations to improve its services.

“The Lloydminster Interval Home Society is so grateful to the RONA Foundation's Build from the Heart program for this much needed to contribution to our transitional housing facility, the Dol-Mar Manor. This project helps us provide safety, support, and a sense of home to the women and children that live there,” said Tara Lawrence, Director of community programs of the Lloydminster Interval Home Society.