Nav-CARE

Interested in becoming a Nav-CARE hub?

With a contribution from Health Canada, we are inviting hospice palliative care organizations to apply for 2-year funding ($30,000 per year) to implement Nav-CARE in their site and to support implementation in additional hospice palliative care sites.  

Hub Responsibilities 

The Nav-CARE project team will provide: 

  • Access to the entire Nav-CARE toolkit, including the online volunteer training platform 
  • Monthly ‘Hub Huddles’ to discuss emergent issues 
  • Monthly volunteer training reports specific to your Hub over the 2-year period 
  • Profiling your Hub in our knowledge products 

Visit our home page for background on the Nav-CARE program

How to apply?

Please download and complete the following application and submit to Dr. Gloria Puurveen nav.care@ubc.ca ApplicationDownloadChecklist Download

Application Timeline

  • Request for proposal: October 1, 2021 
  • Deadline for proposal submission: March 1, 2022 
  • Notice of decision: March 31, 2022
  • Implementation start date: June 1, 2022  

Are you eligible?

To determine whether your organization would be eligible to become a Nav-CARE Hub, please refer to the following materials: 

1. Implementation manual: this manual walks you through 5 key questions to consider prior to implementing the Nav-CARE program; Nav-CARE Implementation ManualDownload

2. Implementation video: this 2-minute video gives you an overview of the implementation manual; https://www.youtube.com/embed/toJMTiY7QTY?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent

3) The RFP video: this 7-minute video introduces the Nav-CARE program and the RFP process; https://www.youtube.com/embed/e-h6IzlJ7fg?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent

4) Frequently asked questions: FAQ.PdfDownload



For more information, please contact Dr. Gloria Puurveen nav.care@ubc.ca  

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