Anishnawbe Health Foundation

Indigenous people face deep rooted health inequities, and there is an urgent need for culturally informed healthcare. The disconnect from culture, identity and community resulting from the ongoing impacts of colonialism, systemic racism and attempts at cultural erasure have led to complex health and social challenges.

Today nearly 90% of Indigenous people in Toronto live below the low-income line, many experiencing homelessness, unemployment, and barriers to education, all which are conditions that contribute to chronic illness, mental health struggles and higher rates of premature death.

As such the need for culturally informed health care is greater than ever, and meeting this need requires increasing resources.

The Anishnawbe Health Foundation (AHF) is a registered Indigenous charity that works with generous donors to financially support improved health and wellness for the Indigenous community in Toronto.

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, AHF is able to help create an environment where the urban Indigenous community can heal spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally by enhancing capital and program funding for Anishnawbe Health Toronto (AHT), while also fostering the reclamation, preservation, research and sharing of traditional healing methods with all people.

Anishnawbe Health Toronto is uniquely equipped to address the health concerns of Indigenous people; as the only fully accredited community health centre in Toronto driven by Indigenous leadership. AHT’s growth is essential to advancing equitable, culturally grounded health care for Indigenous people in Toronto.

And we could not do this work without you, our donors. It is because of your generous philanthropy and dedication to creating a better future for Indigenous People that Anishnawbe Health Toronto can foster an environment where Indigenous people are able to heal.

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