Heart and Stroke Foundation

Organization Type: Fundraising, Grant Making & Foundations
Address: 5657 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3R4
Contact: Jeremy Vaters
Website: http://www.heartandstroke.ns.ca/site/c.inKMIPNlEiG/b.3667919/k.BF56/Home.htm

Our vision: Healthy lives free of heart disease and stroke. Together we will make it happen.

Our mission:

  • Prevent disease
    • Give children and youth the best start for a long, healthy life
    • Empower Canadians to live healthy lives
  • Save lives
    • Enable faster, better cardiac emergency response and treatment
    • Enable faster, better stroke response and treatment
  • Promote recovery
    • Enhance support for survivors, families and caregivers

Our values:

  • A passion for health
  • Making a difference
  • Learning every day
  • Being extraordinary together
  • Embracing diversity

We achieve our mission through:

  • Investing in life-saving research
  • Advocating for healthy public policies
  • Partnering with stakeholders
  • Engaging Canadians to make health last
  • Ensuring health equity

To learn how we are working towards our mission, see our Strategic Plan.


Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Volunteer Opportunities

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I was raised to volunteer: nursing homes, clinics, church nurseries, school, everywhere that could use help. It’s such an intrinsic part of me, to use my life to help improve the quality of others.
Debby Ryan

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5657 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3R4

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