Community Support

Our Funding

St. John Ambulance, York Region Branch supports itself through a variety of funding sources. 

• First Aid training and first aid kit sales
• Trillium Grants: 2003 - Operations & Communications Grant
• Nevada Fund – helps to support some of the costs of our Community Service Groups.
• Bingo Fund – helps to support some of the costs of our Community Service Groups, Therapy Dog Group and Car Seat Safety Program.
• Community service donations – monetary donations received in return for our first aid services

In addition, local individuals and companies provide products or services in kind to assist us in reducing our expenses, ensuring that we keep our donated dollars working in the community where they belong.

We would like to thank the following organizations for their generous donations to our Therapy Dog Program:

• Bell Canada
• Imperial Oil

St. John Ambulance gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and recreation, which receives annually $100 million in government funding generated through Ontario's charity casino initiative.

Current Projects New Mobile First Aid Unit

Your Donation Will Make A Difference

Imagine what you would feel like to be the leader in a project that significantly improves the health and safety of the community for all people and saves lives.

Leadership gifts of $1,000 and up, are collected until one of the above projects can be fulfilled.  For the mobile first aid post, a grant of $40,000 will put a company's logo on the doors.  

Donations of less than $1,000 make a difference too!  Our Gift Guide Chart will give you an idea on what you can achieve with each dollar amount.

Gift Guides

$50- $74

• Evaluate and equip one Therapy Dog and owner in order that they can provide comfort and companionship on their visitations to seniors.
• Train one volunteer to be certified to provide advice to parents on the proper installation of their child car seat, increasing the child's safety in the vehicle.

$75 - $99

• Provide CPR training for one family that has given birth to an infant at high risk for cardiac arrest.
• Provide a uniform and first aid training for one St. John Youth Group member
• Provide leadership training for one St. John Youth Group member
• Train one economically disadvantaged person with first aid certification training to assist them in being able to obtain employment.

$100 - $249

• Purchase supplies to train 96 high school students in CPR
• Purchase a First Aid Tent for treating patients in shelter and privacy at outdoor events.
• Train a group of teen parents with life saving skills in order to respond appropriately to a child's emergency.

$250 - $499

• Purchase equipment and supplies to send 10 youth to camp.
• Purchase one oxygen kit for assisting a patient in a breathing emergency.

$500 - $999

• Purchase and equip one bike unit for first aid duties.
• Fully equip and train one adult Brigade member for patient care duties for one year.
• Purchase one two-way radio and associated supplies for communicating in emergencies.