Through a transformational $11 million gift, the Krawczyk Family Foundation is helping to advance Indigenous-led care at every level at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and Providence Healthcare in Scarborough. This gift will support the Indigenous community by enhancing healthcare navigation and access to traditional care providers, creating land-based healing spaces, and providing opportunities for hospital staff education, community outreach, and other initiatives.

Two new Indigenous Wellness Centres will provide meaningful central places for members of the Indigenous community to feel welcomed and at home while they are at the hospital. Each space will provide an opportunity to participate in ceremony and learn more about aspects of wellness from both traditional and Western perspectives through guest speakers, external organizations and Knowledge keepers.

The Centres will also serve as places to host non-Indigenous hospital staff, supporting them on their journey to allyship through curated programming and training that shares knowledge about Indigenous peoples, histories, and current realities.