Employers

GreenHouse in partnership with the Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program and the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, hosted Hack4Health 4.0, alongside the MS Society and the Alzheimer Society. Hack4Health is a hackathon focused on creating positive social impact by improving the quality of life for those living with multiple sclerosis and dementia. Twelve teams spent two days learning from and engaging with 30 mentor

Historic no-hitter a big hit with Indigenous youth

Thanks to a donation from MNP LLP, a group of Indigenous youth attending the DIRECTIONS conference with the Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre (WISC) had front row seats for baseball history at Rogers Centre on May 8.

Group of Libro and GreenHouse employees holding giant cheque

Libro Credit Union awarded $35,000 to St. Paul’s GreenHouse from its Prosperity Fund last Thursday, a program which recognizes initiatives that focus on regional economic development, money smarts, and youth leadership.

Marlena Books, a St. Paul's GreenHouse startup, won one of four big $25,000 Velocity Fund prizes up for grabs at the most recent competition.

Marlena Books is a venture that was created by Rachel Thompson to help people with dementia and Alzheimer's keep mentally active through reading materials made specifically for them.

Five St. Paul’s GreenHouse ventures received grants to develop their socially minded products and services at the most recent GreenHouse Social Impact Showcase.

Employers

Hack4Health 4.0 awards prizes for innovation in the kitchen

Historic no-hitter a big hit with Indigenous youth

New Discovery Labs and Big Ideas Challenge to benefit from Libro Prosperity Fund

GreenHouse startup wins $25,000 Velocity prize

Social Impact Fund winners range from bedsore prevention to zero-waste parties