Community partners

The Lifespan Institute works with a variety of community partners throughout Niagara and beyond. Please see below for a listing of some of our current community partners, as well as information on our building supporters.

If you have any questions about any of these partnerships, or wish to become a community partner, please email us at [email protected]

Our Community Organization Partners:
Website Link to Adolescent Family Support Services Niagara
Link to Alzheimer's Society of Niagara Region
Website Link to Bethesda
Website Link to Big Brothers Big Sisters
Link to Boys & Girls Club of Niagara Website
Link to Breethe Website
Link to BUSU Website
Website Link to CAA Niagara
Link to CAMH Website
Website Link to Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Website Link to Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse and Addiction
Website Link to Canadian Red Cross
Link to CCAC Website
Website Link to Centre De Sante
Link to Cham Shan Temple Website
Link to Community Care Website
Website Link to Community Crisis Care
Website Link to Contact Niagara Services
Website Link to CPHA
Website Link to CSSN
Website Link to Distress Centre Niagara
Website Link to District School Board of Niagara
Link to ECCDC Website
Website Link to Family and Children's Services Niagara
Website Link to Fort Erie Economic Development and Tourism
Website Link to Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
Link to Fort Erie Race Track Website
Link to Township of Fort Erie Website
Website Link to Institute for Enterprise Education
Link to IWK Health Centre Website
Link to Job Gym Website
Link to the Leave Out Violence Website
Link to Township of Lincoln Website
Link to Live Different Website
Link to McMaster University Website
Link to Mental Health Commission of Canada Website
Link to Multicultural Centre of Fort Erie Website
Website Link to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Link to CASON Website
Link to Niagara Catholic District School Board Website
Link to Niagara College Website
Website Link to Canadian Women's Health Network
Website Link to Niagara Economic Development Corporation
Link to Niagara EMS Website
Link to Niagara Falls Tourism Website
Link to City of Niagara Falls Website
Link to Niagara Folk Arts Website
Link to Niagara Wine Festival
Link to Niagara Health Website
Link to Niagara Region Public Health Website
Link to Niagara Regional Housing Website
Link to Niagara Regional Police Services Website
Link to Niagara Regional Native Centre Website
Link to Niagara on the Lake Website
Link to OECTA Website
Link to the Ontario Brain Institute Website
Link to YMCA Niagara Website
Link to World Health Organization Website
Link to the Parachute Organization Website
Link to Pathstone Mental Health Website
Link to Peace Grantmakers Network Website
Link to Peaceful Schools International Website
Link to the Township of Pelham Website
Link to Port Cares Website
Link to City of Port Colborne Website
Link to Positive Living Niagara Website
Link to PREVNet Website
Link to RAFT Website
Link to RCMP Website
Link to Respect Group Website
Link to the Right to Play Website
Link to Schizophrenia Society of Ontario Website
Link to Sport for Life Website
Link to Springboard Website
Link to the St. Catharines Public Library Website
Link to SBCN Website
Link to GNCC Website
Link to City of St. Catharines Website
Link to the Sandbox Project Website
Link to Thorold Fire and Emergency Services Website
Link to City of Thorold Website
Link to Township of West Lincoln Webpage
Link to UCIrvine Website
Link to UNICEF Webpage
Link to United Way Website: Niagara Falls and Greater Fort Erie
Link to Wainfleet Township Website
Link to City of Welland Website

The Institute for Lifespan Development Research Building Supporters

  • A gift from the estate of John Greenhill Walker for the two-storey research institute, Jack and Nora Walker Canadian Institute for Lifespan Development Research, housed within the Plaza Building.
  • A gift from E. S. Fox Ltd. designated for a meeting room in honour of the company’s founding president and general manager.
  • A gift from Jacob and Katherine Hildebrand for a lab named in their family’s honour, The Hildebrand Family Children’s Rights Laboratory Suite.
  • A gift from the Koffler Family for a lab named in their honour, the Trauma Research Laboratory.

Grant for the building was supported by:

  • Canadian Foundation for Innovation
  • Ontario Innovation Trust
  • Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation