Our Mission:
Laidlaw Foundation supports young people impacted by the justice, education, and child-welfare systems to become healthy and engaged by investing in innovative ideas, convening interested parties, advocating for systems change, and sharing learning across the sector.

The Laidlaw Foundation’s mission statement serves as our guide for our collective activities that help us deliver on our vision for the future. With our bold commitment to youth impacted by the justice, education, and child welfare systems, our mission statement builds on our history and our strengths as a foundation while focusing in on areas of greatest need for youth. We will continue to invest in youth-led and youth-centred ideas, will convene key stakeholders in the sector, will advocate for systems changes that meet youths’ needs, and will share our learning across the youth sector so that all youth in Ontario can achieve their full potential.