Adult Education Advancement Initiatives

The Foundation will consider applications that focus on the adult education and learning needs of new Canadians and marginalized populations and in particular, those that seek to address the most pressing contemporary problems and concerns of these groups. It will also consider applications for Catholic Religious Education Programmes, University/Community partnerships and other organizations which are dedicated to dialogue and interaction with other religious traditions for the understanding and integration of Christian faith and life in a spirit of ecumenism.

Education Values & Objectives

The contemporary role of adult education and learning is to promote active, civic engagement, democracy, dialogue and to develop the critical consciousness and skills required to promote a more just, equitable and sustainable society in Canada. The Catherine Donnelly Foundation takes a proactive approach to serving the adult education and learning needs of new Canadians and the most marginalized groups in contemporary society. It will support groups, projects and initiatives that use adult education and participatory forms of research to:

• Enable the poor and marginalized to collectively address contemporary problems and issues of racism, poverty, violence, isolation and other forms of oppressions and exclusion
• Promote the active engagement of people in identifying solutions to their own problems
• Promote the skills, knowledge and creativity of people to engage in community development
• Promote critical literacy skills
• Promote Catholic Education Programmes, University/Community partnerships and other organizations which support the Christian mission of peace, human rights, equity and social justice through interfaith dialogue and positive interactions among religious traditions and groups.

Pastoral Ministry

The grant supporting catholic women who are preparing for pastoral ministry is no longer being offered through the Catherine Donnelly Foundation.

Download: Education Application (Adobe PDF format)
Download: Education Application (MS Word format)

Go to Other Funding Areas:

Housing Initiatives
Environmental Enhancement Initiatives

CATHERINE DONNELLY FOUNDATION
10 Montcrest Boulevard
Toronto, Ontario • M4K 1J7
Tel: 416-461-2996 • Fax: 416-465-4193
Email: info@catherinedonnellyfoundation.org

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