Our Mission
The Gordon Foundation mission is to improve the mental and emotional well-being of children and youth. We are committed to playing a leadership role in the promotion and advancement of young people - using awareness and promotion to encourage and cause change that enhances the success and ability to thrive for children and youth.
Our focus on the mental and emotional well-being of children and youth is intended to cover the wide range of mental, emotional, cognitive and behavioural domains. The Foundation believes that children and youth with good mental health, positive self-esteem and general well-being are more likely to look after their health as adults – adults who will maintain and improve our society.
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The Foundation commemorates the work of Dr. Gerald Gordon who was Executive Director of the Atlantic Child Guidance Centre (ACGC) for more than 20 years, and the associated Atlantic Child Guidance Centre Foundation. From the late 1940s until the integration into the IWK Grace Heath Centre in 1995, ACGC and its precursor organizations sought to improve the mental and emotional well-being of the children and youth of Nova Scotia.
The Gordon Foundation Nova Scotia carries on this legacy as a non-profit charitable organization that provides funding for programs that enhance and add to the quality of life and success of our young people.