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Our 2023 Press Start CoLab Program Awarded $61,000 in Grants to Young Canadian Changemakers

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“The mental health crisis today is both multi-faceted and unprecedented, but there is hope,” said Martha Turner Osborne, Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer of nowly Insurance, a division of Teachers Life. “Each of the program participants brought unique lived experiences and insights to their proposals, and it’s inspiring to see how passionate and committed they each are to making a difference for all Canadians. nowly and Teachers Life would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2023 Press Start CoLab, with special thanks to partner OTIP for the additional funding that enabled us to expand the grant recipient pool.”

Did you catch the news? We're making headlines! We're thrilled to announce that the 2023 Press Start CoLab Program and the remarkable accomplishments of the participants, speakers and mentors have been showcased in The Globe & Mail, Toronto Sun, Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Financial Post, Insurance Industry Today, Yahoo! Finance, and Insurance Business America. Discover and read about the inspiring award recipients and their groundbreaking solutions as they work towards addressing the mental health crisis in Canada through innovative, impactful change.

The CoLab Program

The CoLab Program is an innovation accelerator that helps the next generation of change makers build an idea. Throughout the 10-week program, social entrepreneurs from across the nation worked collaboratively to come up with a minimally viable solution to the mental health crisis in Canada.

Participants got access to industry and impact experts who mentored them through the ideation process. The goal of the program is to create truly meaningful change in our communities.​ Learn more about the CoLab Program.

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The Press Start Entrepreneur Program

We believe in helping to nurture meaningful change that comes from within our communities. Our Press Start Program will help uplift socially-minded Canadian entrepreneurs by providing them with adequate resources, tools and social networks that will help us all achieve a socially and environmentally conscious like-minded goal.

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