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We are clearly at a time when the mental and emotional health of our young people is at an all time low. To offer our young people an alternative to depression, suicide, low self esteem, alcohol and drug abuse, unsafe sexual activity, violence and criminal activity, seems to be something that ought to be a priority in our schools these days. Offering tools whcih teach younge people to control and manage their emotions and their stress more effectively is an option, yet most schools don't know that such an option exists. YES! Youth Empowerment Seminar for High Schools is something that specifically addresses these issues for young people. YES! provides teens with practical and effective tools to reduce stress, increase mental clarity thereby improving study and skills and test scores, manage emotions, develop leadership skills and take greater responsibility for their own comunities.

Throughout its 37-year history, Cosmos has been a provincial leader in creating, delivering, and facilitating support services and specialized programs to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities in our community. We work with youth to older persons, aboriginal and other minority groups, and have extensive experience in supporting a range of clients with: - developmental and physical disabilities, mental health needs and learning difficulties - chronic illness, Acquiried Brain Injury, medically fragile - complex needs, dual diagnosis, addictions We believe that the people we support are individuals first and foremost and, as such, they should be able to pursue personal interests and enjoy a lifestyle unique to their values and choices. Our aim is to offer diverse services continuously seeking to improve our programs and the opportunities available to those we serve.

We exist to foster and promote the ideal that human life is sacred at every stage, from conception to natural death; whether unborn, mentally or physically challenged or elderly and infirm. We seek to educate people to the science that supports this view, and to the abuses of life that occur in our society, like abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia.

Join the Dance is the Ontario representative for Pierre Dulaine's internationally acclaimed Dancing Classrooms of Mad Hot Ballroom and Take the Lead Fame. A 10 weeks Inter-curricular, Character Education program for children and youth that utilizes ballroom dancing as a vehicle to change the lives of not only the participants, but also the lives of the teachers and families who support them. Academic components of History, Geography, Literacy, Public Speaking and Social Studies are woven intricately into the joy of the dance that provides 50-minutes of good physical fitness and mental health stimulation. Culminating events allow diverse school communities to Join the Dance and Dancing Classrooms are fully endorsed by the Toronto Public and Catholic Boards. $100 will provide 1 student in a classroom with twenty 50-minute sessions for ten weeks. $2,000 sponsorship/donation provides the program to one entire classroom.

www.cpomc.ca Canadian Parents Of Murdered Children offers unique support to distressed parents and other persons who have experienced the death by homicide of a son or daughter or other persons(family and friends of those who have died by homicide); provide contact with similarly bereaved parents or other persons; establish self-help groups that meet on a regular basis; provide information about the grieving process specific to survivors of homicide victims; provide information about the criminal justice system as it pertains to survivors of homicide victims; communicate with and provide information to interested professionals in the field of mental health, social work, community services, law enforcement, criminal justice, education,medicine, religion, law, funeral services, and other areas, about the problems faced by the survivors of homicide victims; educate society at large to the challenges faced by the survivors of homicide victims, and foster awareness of such challenges.

Midwest Music Foundation unites and empowers the Kansas City area music community by providing health care assistance, education and career development, events and resources.

CHA is the recognized champion for a sustainable and accountable quality health system that provides access to a continuum of comparable services throughout Canada, while upholding a strong, publicly-funded system as an essential, foundational component of this system.

AMBERHEART Breast Cancer Foundation - a registered charity focused on creating breast health education and cancer prevention programs related to early detection and increasing awareness of breast cancer. Amberheart centers its attention on endorsing healthy ways of living, pro-health habits and identifying women who, because of risk factors, have a high probability to develop breast cancer. Its activities are mainly addressed to young women and those who do not participate in the government supported breast cancer prevention program. The activities of the organization are addressed to: - women, who for any reasons do not participate in the mammography screening program and - younger women who are not covered by it - breast cancer survivors - adolescent women Besides the educational materials such as brochures, videos and flash presentations, we offer courses in breast cancer prevention and detection methods for women and health care specialists

Our mission is to foster the emotional, physical and social development of the young people we serve by enabling them to create and engage in programs for music, the arts, and health and wellness, while preserving and improving the historic Phoenix Theater as a resource for youth and the community at large.

WI is women working: (1) To be a voice for and to empower women everywhere (2) to relieve poverty (3)to improve health & safety (4)to provide education for everyone, and (4)to promote community connections & cultural pride. The NBWI is a grass-roots organization that allows participation by anyone regardless of class, colour or creed.

Play It Forward believes that all children need access to the M.A.G.I.C. of music. Studies show and research has found that learning a musical instrument boosts – Mental Wellness, Agility, Grit, Independence and Community and we think that is MAGIC. However, due to such factors as poverty and historic marginalization, many children cannot access the kind of instrumental instruction their more affluent peers enjoy. We believe providing free instrumental lessons and free instruments can bridge the gap between desire and opportunity that keeps many children from enjoying the many gifts of playing music.

THE MISSION OF THE PLAY BALL FOUNDATION IS TO CREATE AND EXPAND TEAM SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE URBAN YOUTH WHO ARE AT A PIVOTAL TIME OF PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF TEAM SPORTS, PLAY BALL! SEEKS TO INSPIRE YOUNG ATHLETES TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, BECOME ENGAGED IN THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS THAT WILL MAKE THEM BETTER PREPARED TO ENTER HIGH SCHOOL.THE PLAY BALL FOUNDATION SEEKS TO CREATE AND EXPAND SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOLERS BECAUSE WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT ATHLETIC COMPETITION INTRODUCED AT AN IMPRESSIONABLE AGE CAN GREATLY IMPROVE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND LIFE SKILLS OF YOUTH. IT'S HEALTHY PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.