EKM Health Foundation

12/10/2025

The EKM Health Foundation recently awarded $96,194.00 to 13 local organizations for health-related grants. Organizations included (but were not limited to) the EKM Community Health Centre, Wolfville Area Food Bank, Portal Youth Outreach, Gaspereau School, and the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation. The Foundation is pleased to support such hard-working community groups.

If you wish to make a donation to help support the work of the EKM Health Foundation, you may send your donation to 23 Earnscliffe Avenue, Wolfville, NS B4P 1X4.

06/24/2025

11/08/2024

The EKM Health Foundation is very pleased to be able to support such an important project in our community.

Congratulations to the EKM Health Foundation on reaching a major fundraising milestone; since 1997, the Foundation has provided $4-million in support to health-related charitable organizations and initiatives in the communities of Eastern Kings County.

The Hand-to-Hand to Help fund is one of the beneficiaries of the EKM Health Foundation. The fund provides patients and families from Greenwich to Avonport with financial help for expenses related to their cancer treatment.

“That’s the nice thing about Nova Scotia. It’s community helping community,” said Dianna Hutt, cancer patient navigator. Learn more: https://www.nshealth.ca/news-and-notices/eastern-kings-memorial-health-foundation-hand-hand-help-fund-makes-big-impact

📸Dianna Hutt, cancer patient navigator and Sylvia Fullerton, chair EKM Health Foundation

10/04/2022

Please note that the EKM Health Foundation is a SEPARATE ENTITY from the EKM Community Health Centre located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

The EKM Community Health Centre operates under the Nova Scotia Health Authority, and provides health programs and services to the public.

The EKM Health Foundation is charitable organization (not affiliated with, but whose office resides in, the EKMCHC) which provides health-related grants to eligible organizations located in Eastern Kings County.

10/04/2022

The Wolfville Children’s Centre (located just below the EKM Community Health Centre on Earnscliffe Avenue in Wolfville) celebrated their 50th anniversary with an Open House on Saturday, October 1st. As part of the anniversary, they displayed a plaque thanking the EKM Health Foundation for helping them acquire the building to house the WCC.

08/31/2022

Please be advised there will NOT be a public "Call for Grant Applications" this Fall of 2022. Please check in with us again in February of 2023 to see how things are progressing.

06/19/2022

The Western Zone of the Nova Scotia Health Authority remains in Tier 4 of the Covid-19 protocols, and for the EKM Health Foundation this means our Administrative Assistant is still working from home. Although you are unable to visit the Foundation office, you may still make contact via our email address at:
foundation-ekm@avdha.nshealth.ca

For those wondering about upcoming grant periods, we will not be having a public call for applications this Fall of 2022. We are cautiously optimistic for a public disbursement period at the end of March 2023.

Before filling out an application (as found on our website), please email the Foundation to confirm dates/protocols for applying.

06/19/2022

Items purchased, or donations made towards items, for use mainly at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, Nova Scotia, via the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation.

12/14/2020

PLEASE BE ADVISED: Due to Covid-19, the EKM Health Foundation Office will be closed indefinitely to the public.

NOTE WELL: The EKM Health Foundation is NOT the EKM Community Health Clinic. If you would like information about Clinic hours (blood work, etc.), please call 902-542-2266.

The Disbursement Periods for applications from the public (usually held at end March and end October of each year) have been postponed until such time as the Committee is able to meet. If you have questions regarding whether or not to apply, please email the Foundation at: foundation-ekm@avdha.nshealth.ca.

06/18/2020

As businesses slowly re-open please note that
the EKM Health Foundation Office will remain closed to the general public, but will be available via email for enquiries at: foundation-ekm@avdha.nshealth.ca.

VERY IMPORTANT: The EKM Health Foundation is NOT the
EKM Community Health Centre. Please contact them at
902-542-2266 for enquiries regarding services and clinic hours.

The Foundaiton is operating on reduced hours, so we appreciate your patience during this difficult time.