Strolling through a market, ice skating, hiking with friends: public spaces encourage us to put down our phones and make lasting memories with the people we love most. Your donation is vital to support public spaces in your city.
The amount of time the average Canadian will spend on mobile apps in a year.
The amount of time students in grade 7-12 spend on screens. Three times the recommended limit.
Too much phone use is linked to attention deficits, sleep disturbances, myopia, anxiety and depression.
Great public spaces provide us with fun, affordable and accessible places to go where we can connect with the real world. Your donation helps us steward spaces where children can laugh and play together, where people can find joy in skating, walking, cycling and exploring nature, where families can weave new traditions and where we can truly cherish each other’s company.
We put this into action at Evergreen Brick Works. With the support from people like you we welcome over 145,000 visitors to our weekly Farmers Market, over 121 hours of free public skating and over 33,000 people to our festivals and events.
Connect children to nature
Your donations support bursaries and make nature programs accessible for thousands of kids to have the opportunity to connect with nature.
Support the local economy
Programs like our beloved Farmers Market and the Community Spotlight series wouldn’t be possible without your support.
Tackle the climate crisis
Cities need public spaces that are resilient to flooding, extreme heat, wildfires and other impacts of the climate crisis. Your donations help to build them.
Strengthen local communities
Your donation means we can supply more local communities across the country with the resources and expertise they need to build great public places.
When you invest in these places, you’re fostering deeper connections, nurturing meaningful interactions and enhancing the health and wellbeing of our communities. Your donation is an important step towards creating a less lonely, more connected future for us all. Thank you for your support.
You can have an even greater impact on public places in your city by becoming a monthly donor. Giving monthly means we can build and support more great public places across Canada for years to come. That means more public places that encourage kids to get outside into nature, families to get active and neighbors to get to know each other.
