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Food for the Hungry is a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to ending poverty - one community at a time. With partners like you, FH walks alongside the most vulnerable communities throughout the developing world as they strive toward sustainability. Recognizing that each community faces unique challenges as well as advantages, FH is committed to an integrated, holistic approach to development including priorities such as agriculture, education, health, and gender equality.

from the website: Navarasa Dance Theater's mission is to make the arts accessible to all through performances, classes and social awareness. We believe that the performing arts are a source of inspiration for society, a means of expression and an integral part of every person's life. Art is not just a pastime of the privileged; it is a necessity for all. Furthermore, Navarasa Dance Theater believes that art is an effective and powerful medium to create awareness and to mobilize people for positive social change. Navarasa works with all forms of arts to create social justice awareness and to empower people, especially people of color and people from low-income communities. Navarasa Dance Theater offers classes in Bharatanatyam Classical Dance, Kalari ppayattu Martial Arts, Yoga (in-studio and online); as well as workshops in Aerial dance Mallakhamb rope and pole, Ways of Expression (Story telling through your body), Physical Theater for Emotional Expression, Contemporary Dance in a multi-cultural world, Acting for Dancers, Movement for Actors, and Voice. Navarasa's Dance for Everyone program offers free training and scholarships in performing arts for low-income students of dance and martial arts, with programs in Kerala, India; Boston, MA and Los Angeles, CA. Navarasa's touring dance theater company has performed in Asia, North America and Europe for almost 20 years.

We promote research relevant to aging with a focus on practice-relevant research as a driving force behind innovation and quality care. Through partnerships with the University of Waterloo and Conestoga College, we attract research projects to "living research environments" within long term care and retirement communities as well as community settings. We facilitate the transfer of research to practice by developing research-informed programs for seniors' care and seniors' health.

Newpark is a non-profit child care facility, offering high quality early education and child care since 1986. Newpark attained Charitable Status in 1992. Newpark is licensed under the Day Nurseries Act of Ontario and meets all local and provincial fire, health and safety regulations. Newpark is operated by a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors determines the policies, budget, and fees for the Centre. Parents are welcome to join the Board of Directors.

Weston Frontlines Centre, known as Frontlines, offers after-school programs and summer day camp to the children and youth of the Weston community, located in the north-west corner of Toronto. At Frontlines, we strive to serve the whole child - physically, mentally, socially and spiritually - in a neighbourhood that is under-served and designated one of the City's priority areas. We provide a friendly environment where people feel cared for and safe - a place where children and youth are encouraged to choose a healthy lifestyle and constructive alternatives to further their growth and development. Our theme is "bringing people together" because we believe that for our children and youth to excel, the entire community - parents, businesses, officials, other social organizations - need to be involved and engaged in their development.

Ecosource is all about changing the world, right in our own backyard! We are leaders in grassroots environmental education in Peel Region and across Ontario. Our staff team works in schools and throughout the community, delivering interactive learning experiences that inspire youth and adults to take responsible personal environmental actions that make a huge difference to the health of the planet. We are proud to work with over 40 000 youth and adult community members annually!

Camp Jumoke was founded by The Association For the Advancement of Blacks in Health Sciences (AABHS) and is dedicated to enriching the lives of children with Sickle Cell Disease. The continuing mandate of the Camp Jumoke organization is to better serve the needs of hundreds of children across Canada afflicted with SCD. Your contributions help send kids to a camp where they can participate in outdoor activities, develop lifelong memories and relationships, enhance self-esteem, create support networks and so much more.

The New Jersey Festival Orchestra (NJFO) is one of New Jersey’s premier fully professional regional symphonies. The NJFO’s mission is to promote the world’s legacy of symphonic and operatic music to audiences, involving them in this rich heritage through a diversity of professional musical experiences, including performance, education and mentoring. The orchestra also creates experiences that stretch the boundaries of traditional classical performances. Programs include classics from the orchestral repertory as well as offerings that bring to life the fusion of fine arts and popular culture. Furthermore NJFO’s mission encompasses initiatives facilitating performances for the physically and mentally disadvantaged, as well as economically disadvantaged areas of New Jersey, with the goal of enhancing the meaningfulness of life, spiritual and cultural awareness, and the participation in the life of their communities otherwise limited by their condition.

The artists and trustees of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey bring dramatic masterpieces of the past to dynamic new life in order to inspire present lives as well as future visions of the world. We are a teaching theatre, fervently dedicated to providing transformative experiences through live performances of the classics. We integrate education and learning into all our endeavors, while promoting literacy, a culture of enlightenment, a dedication to excellence, and a keen awareness of how the arts are a necessity to the health of the collective mind and soul of a great civilization.

Children from grades 1 through 10 can expect an exciting and adventurous summer of activities along the shores of Pine Lake, Alberta. Parents can rest assured that the health and happiness of their children are the camp's first priority and that the camp is accredited by The Alberta Camping Association. Through the camp's awesome array of activities and innovative programs, children will not only have fun, develop lifelong friendships, Jewish traditions and magical memories but will also develop skills and competencies that will stay with them throughout their lives.

We facilitate the linking of Canadian volunteers (including those from ethnic communites, recent university graduates and retirees) with indigenous organizations and their humanitarian initiatives in third world countries. We provide management and technical support to these volunteers as well as tax-deductible receipts for their donors. Our service enables volunteer Canadian 'humanitarians' and their third world partners to implement projects in health, water, agro- forestry, income generation and education. In short - We help people help people!

Freedom Tree is an international development agency founded and based in Calgary, Alberta. It has worked extensively in Sierra Leone, West Africa in the following areas: Maternal Mortality and health Primary Education for children An asset based approach is key to the success of Freedom Tree, as it aims to come alongside and empower local communities in development. A wide volunteer base and support from the Western world is also crucial to the process as it provides growth and development to volunteers participating in a life giving organization.