Community Funds

Mental Health Fund

GRANT CLOSED – Next call for applications in November 2026.

Mental Health Fund

True Patriot Love’s Mental Health Fund supports projects that improve access to mental health care and support services for Canadian Armed Forces service people, Veterans and their families.

About the Mental Health Fund

The intensity of military service, its emotional and physical demands, and the potential of injury and loss of life are huge burdens for an individual to carry and can also impact their family members. The impacts of service can also continue after service ends.

We recognize the mental and emotional toll of service. Through the Mental Health Fund we support community-based programs to help to bridge the gaps in the system to ensure that no military member, Veteran, or family member is left to navigate recovery or transition alone.

To support Canada’s military and Veteran community at every stage of their journey, True Patriot Love’s Mental Health Fund provides grants to support programs that:

Work to increase the accessibility and continuity of mental health care for military families
Provide peer support for Veterans and serving members of the Forces
Expand availability of supports for spouses, parents, children and caregivers
Support rehabilitation, recovery, and well-being

How to Apply

Application window is currently CLOSED.

Successful applicants will participate in a verbal interim impact meeting (approximately six months after disbursement) and submit a written final impact report outlining activities, outcomes, and financial expenditures.

Considerations

True Patriot Love will consider proposals that focus on supporting the following themes:

Mental health and wellbeing
Military and Veteran families, including child and youth programming, including
but not limited to the 2028 summer camp season
Projects leveraging, expanding or replicating proven programs and services
already offered by Military Family Resource Centres (MFRCs) or other
organizations that provide support to military families, children and youth

Eligibility

Canadian Registered Charities, including non-profits supported by a charitable partner, are eligible to apply.
Programming must be delivered in Canada.
The delivery organization must have a strong understanding of and, be informed by the lived experience of serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces, Veterans and their families.
Inclusion of a safeguarding policy, including background checks and trauma-informed practices is mandatory.
The proposal must be evidence-based with clear objectives, a measurement plan and specifically addresses project sustainability post-funding.
Programs must directly support the military and Veteran community. (While first responders may participate in programming, True Patriot Love funding is directed to support the participation of those who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces and/or their families.)

Ineligible activities and expenses

Events and conferences
Capital projects
Partisan and religious activities
Out-of-country expenses
For-profit organizations

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the Fund, please email funding@truepatriotlove.com.

Community Partners

Partners that have received mental health program funding from True Patriot Love include:

Pacific Assistance Dog Society (PADS)

Funding from True Patriot Love enabled PADS to match certified PTSD service dogs with military personnel and Veterans living with PTSD in Alberta and BC at no cost. Service dogs can be instrumental in transforming lives, helping people regain their independence and reconnect with their communities.

Canadian Mental Health Association of York Region, South Simcoe

True Patriot Love’s funding helped provide Applied Suicide Intervention Training (ASIST) to military personnel, Veterans, and their families in Ontario at no cost. ASIST Training is a two-day interactive workshop that teaches everyone how to identify and provide emergency support, increase safety, reduce risk and promote wellness and recovery for those who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts or behaviours.