In 2021, SJC launched its Giuseppina Gagliano Family Wellness Grant to support an organization that is helping Canadian youth to know the strength and security that comes from a safe and happy family life. One in which basic needs are met and equal opportunities are provided to thrive, learn, grow, and feel respected and loved.The Grant is in honour of SJC’s matriach, Giuseppina Gagliano. An immigrant, the mother of 10 children and partner to her entrepreneurial husband who started a print company in the basement of their family home, she faced hardship and sacrifice. But she understood that a strong family foundation grounded in love and support could get them through anything.
“In a world in which heroes are few and far between, my mother and father were part of a generation of heroes,” says Tony Gagliano, Chairman and CEO of SJC – and seventh-born to Gaetano and Giuseppina.
This International Women's Day, we are pleased to announce the recipient of our inaugural Family Wellness Grant is the George Hull Centre for Children & Families.
The George Hull Centre for Children & Families is committed to helping children from infancy through age 18, together with their families, achieve mental wellness. Based in Toronto, the Centre was named one of Canada’s Best Charities of 2020 by Maclean’s.
“Our approach is family-centred because, as Giuseppina clearly understood, a child’s best chance at mental wellness happens when their family is positively involved in the outcome," -Seana Massey, Director of Philanthropy at the George Hull Centre for Children & Families
As recipient of the Giuseppina Gagliano Family Wellness Grant, the George Hull Centre receives a monetary donation and 2 full-page ads in any SJC Media magazines of choice to spread awareness about its meaningful work.
