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The Social Impact Fund encourages GreenHouse innovators to put their ideas into action.

The Fund is open to current GreenHouse innovators who demonstrate early-stage customer validation or idea testing (i.e. prototype, pilot, market research) and a plan for how they will implement their idea over the coming year.

On October 24th 2018 Maddi received a phone call from one of her friends that totally changed her life. Ariel Amaral is a member of the Team Canada SUP team for 2018, and she had called to inform Maddi that a spot on the team had opened up for the ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championships in Wanning China.
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

Big Ideas Challenge Fellows from left to right: Cassie Myers, Rachel Thorburn, Lauren Smith, Pablo Amay

A big thank you to Libro Credit Union who continues to support GreenHouse from its Prosperity Fund. A fund that recognizes initiatives, which focus on regional economic development, money smarts, and youth leadership.

Who inspires you?

For Cherie Wai, it’s former St. Paul’s student Alex Foto.

Alex was a star student in the International Development (INDEV) program and a proud World Vision Youth Ambassador. Following her death in a cycling accident in August 2014, World Vision launched the #LiveLikeAlex campaign to inspire other youth to change the world.