Wisdom2Action (W2A), previously the Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts Network, is a Canadian consulting firm based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It offers services in "non-profit organizational development, 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion, creative facilitation, mental health, knowledge mobilization and more."[1]
History
The organization was formed in 2011, originally known as the Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts Network. It also claims to have been founded in 2013, incorporating as a “social enterprise” in either 2018 or 2019.[2]
Organization
W2A is a member of the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC)[3] and the Halifax Chamber of Commerce.[2:1]
Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Lachance | Founder and Principal Consultant (former)[4] | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| Fae Johnstone | Executive Director, Co-owner and Principal Consultant | - |
| Dennis Stuebing | Director | - |
Affiliations
Partners and clients of Wisdom2Action include:[4:1]
- Access OpenMinds
- Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD)
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Canadian Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence (CPN-PREV)
- Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
- Canadian Women's Foundation
- Capital Rainbow Refuge
- Champlain Regional Planning Table for Gender Diverse Health Services
- Children First Canada (CFC)
- Community Foundations of Canada
- Decolonize Now
- Dignity Network Canada (DNC)
- Elder Blu
- Enchanté Network
- Frayme
- Government Services Union
- Gris MTL
- Horizon Ottawa
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- International School of Macao
- Kickstand
- Kind Space
- Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro
- MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning
- Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Nova Scotia Physiotherapy Association
- Ottawa Citizen
- Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women
- Out Niagara
- Promoting Relationships and Ending Violence Network (PREVNET)
- Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Quadrangle NL
- RBC Future Launch
- Recreation Nova Scotia (RNS)
- Sandbox Project[5]
- School Mental Health Ontario
- SPECTRUM
- Toronto Star
- UNISON Health and Community Services
- Utilities Kingston
- Wabanaki Council on Disability
- Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)
- YWCA Halifax
External links
Home. Wisdom2Action. Retrieved January 19, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230119054322/https://www.wisdom2action.org/ ↩︎
About. Wisdom2Action. Retrieved January 19, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.01.19-054603/https://www.wisdom2action.org/about/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Organizational Members. Atlantic Council for International Cooperation. Retrieved November 29, 2025, from http://archive.today/2025.11.29-002425/https://www.acic-caci.org/organizational-members ↩︎
Johnstone, F., Lachance, L., & Stuebing, D. 2021 Annual Report. Wisdom2Action. Retrieved July 5, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220705154236/https://www.wisdom2action.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/W2A-2021-Annual-Report.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎
Our Network. The Sandbox Project. Retrieved June 25, 2025, from http://archive.today/2025.06.25-022840/https://sandboxproject.ca/our-network/ ↩︎
