COVID-19 Update – Business Continuity
(Ottawa, ON) April 2, 2020 At the Legacy of Hope Foundation, we were looking forward to the year 2020 as this is the year that we celebrate our 20th Anniversary. While the COVID -19 pandemic has presented us all with unprecedented challenges, it is in our nature to look for hope in difficult times and it is in this spirit that we are continuing to work towards marking this important milestone in our existence.
As we face uncertainty, we believe that it is important to celebrate our successes. Since our incorporation on July 17, 2000, we have worked with Survivors and ally partners to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing intergenerational impacts of the Residential School System and subsequent Sixties Scoop on First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Survivors, their descendants, and their communities to promote healing and Reconciliation in Canada.
We are continuing to produce high quality exhibitions, curricula, and other resources from our homes while teleworking, so that we can continue support people to in their actions to address discrimination and injustices contributing to the equality, dignity, and respectful treatment of all, including Indigenous Peoples.
We have implemented our business continuity plan and we are committed to maintaining organizational operations throughout this period of heightened risk and uncertainty. We will continue to work on projects, issue progress reports, and try to accomplish deliverables in keeping with current agreements to the best of our ability.
It is a privilege to work with our partners and communities and on behalf of our Board and our Staff, we thank you for your ongoing support, we urge you to be safe, and we look forward to our continued progress together over the next twenty years.
For media inquiries:
Teresa Edwards, B.A. JD.
Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Phone: 613-237-4806 Ext. 303 info@legacyofhope.ca