What We Support
Our company, clients and communities benefit from a well-educated, skilled and informed population. We believe education is perhaps the most powerful tool for reducing poverty, improving health and advancing prosperity. We fund educational grants addressing education from pre-K through college.
With a globally recognized healthcare design practice, we value the importance of healthcare and healthy communities. Promoting healthy living at the community level brings the greatest health benefits to the greatest number of people. We fund grants that address active lifestyles, wellness education and preventative healthcare.
We promote the value of environmentally responsible practices to our clients, employee-owners and communities. We are all responsible for the use, stewardship and protection of our natural environment. We support grants that address restoration, renewal, conservation and sustainable best practices of our global resources.
Canadian Recipient Spotlight
This CA$7,000 HDR Canada Fund grant matched employee donations toward the Canadian Red Cross Alberta wildfire relief efforts. The funds contributed to those impacted in Jasper and surrounding communities with immediate and ongoing relief, including financial assistance, support to evacuees and the communities hosting them, recovery and resilience efforts in response to the wildfires, as well as supporting community preparedness and risk reduction for future all-hazard disaster events. While the grant matched individual employee donations, the Alberta Provincial Government and Canadian Federal Government tripled the donation, which brought the total result of this effort to CA$41,215 to support the Canadian Red Cross.
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board strives to enrich the learning experience of children by supporting initiatives that go beyond core educational funding. This CA$10,000 grant will be used to purchase a new play structure for children ages 6-12 attending W.E. Gowling Public School, replacing the previous playground that was removed due to age. Approximately 450 students will benefit directly from the new play equipment, allowing children to maximize their time outdoors and develop social, cognitive, problem-solving, and physical skills.
A Better Life Foundation provides daily meals, training and education to a downtown Vancouver population that experiences many complex challenges, including drug abuse, homelessness, unemployment and housing issues. This CA$5,000 grant will support the Plenty of Plates initiative, where HDR volunteers will participate in a community event to prep, cook and serve 80 community members home-cooked meals. The remaining funds will contribute toward the daily meals program, which reaches over 1,800 community members throughout the year.
The mission of Made by Momma is to provide wholesome nourishment and nurturing care to mothers and young children facing crisis. This CA$5,000 grant will fund two HDR group cooking events to provide meals to mothers and young children in crisis, in addition to diapers, baby wipes, baby formula, and birthday gifts for kids and teenagers. Giving mothers the time they need to rest, recover and focus on their families creates a nurturing environment during challenging times.
