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Our Association is two-part. We offer Home Support Services and activities for Seniors who want to live independently in their own homes. Our Board of Directors is made up of 22 Senior Citizens who are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of the elderly. We support seniors by offering a wide variety of Home Support services including Meals On Wheels, Telephone Assurance, Diners' Club, Transportation, Frozen Meals, Home Maintenance, help with their Income Tax, and Information and Referral. Believing that the more active an individual is the healthier they will be, we offer many social and educational activities. These include Bridge, Bowling, Euchre, Golf, Painting, Shuffleboard, Tai Chi, Walking, Bus trips, Craft Workshops and Ceramics. All of these activities are coordinated by volunteers. In fact, we have 200+ volunteers that are the heart of our Association and are what make our Services and Activities so successful.

Seniors’ Outreach Services Society was incorporated under the BC Societies Act March 1989, and is also a federally registered charity. We work to improve the health, well being and independence of local seniors, to bring hope, resist ageism, and to prevent abuse neglect and self neglect. Services and programs include Information and Referral Program, Volunteer Programs (Friendly Visitors, Computer Mentors, Event Hosts/Hostesses, Volunteer Income Tax Program, Handyman), Coffee Break (social group and speaker series, Regional Housing Program (including Housing Directory(online), Information Sessions and Social Work Outreach Elderguide (print and online resource directory), Eldernet (computer and technology skills training)

The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton is launching a fundraising campaign to better serve the city's growing number of sexual assault survivors. We currently provide individual and group counselling services to child and adult survivors of sexual abuse and sexual assault at no cost to clients. We also do community outreach and education, staff a 24 hour crisis line and provide specialized treatment services for new Canadians who have experienced war rape in their country of origin. The online campaign asks for donations in exchange for sending a “candle of hope” to a friend. We appreciate your support. Light a candle in the darkness. Dare to be aware.

The Sexual Assault Support Centre is a non-profit, charitable organization that offers service to women who have experienced sexual violence. This could include childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual assault, sexual harassment, etc. We offer a 24-hour support line, support groups, individual support, legal advocacy, accompaniment to court, hospital and police, information, public education and specialized programs for young women, immigrant and refugee women and women who have experienced ritual/cult abuse.

At Shalom Counselling Services we provide a safe, welcoming and non-judgemental environment for conversation and problem-solving. Our experienced, accredited counsellors support individuals, couples, families and groups from youth to adult as they work through emotional and relationship concerns. Whether you need just a few sessions or more intensive counselling, we provide assessment, treatment, consultation and referrals. As a faith-based agency we honour and respect the diversity of persons, backgrounds and beliefs within our community. As Christian professionals, Shalom counsellors are receptive to conversations of faith and spirituality when initiated by the client in the counselling process. Counselling is provided at the following location: Waterloo, ON at - 9 Avondale Ave. South, Waterloo, ON, N2L 2B5

The Shuswap Association for Community Living (SACL) has been providing services and support for people with intellectual disabilities and their families for 50 years. Persons supported through the agency have access to Community Services (Outreach, Host Agency, Community Volunteer Placement and Recreation/Health and Wellness) and Employment Services to support them in job development, job supports and job site training. All programs promote inclusion, participation, and seek to foster a sense of personal enrichment.

Sign language opens the world to the Deaf Communication is the cornerstone of all human relationships. Silent Voice Canada is a community organization, founded in 1975, serving Deaf children, youth, adults and their families in American Sign Language (ASL), with programs that focus on communication. Silent Voice is the only organization in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) offering community and family-based support to Deaf children and adults in ASL - through social-recreational programs for Deaf children and their hearing brothers and sisters, and an in-home ASL teaching program for families. Also, in partnership with other organizations, we provide special assistance and outreach services to socially and economically disadvantaged Deaf adults living in the community. Communicating with ASL empowers a Deaf child and adult, opening up a world they had never imagined.

Silver Threads Service responds to the needs and interests and changing status of seniors. STS operates 2 centres and several outreach initiatives. We develop and administer programs and services. Further, we cooperate and liase with other agencies to encourage participation of seniors.

The Single Parent Resource Centre is a registered non-profit society that has been committed to serving the varied and changing needs of single parent families in the Greater Victoria area since 1978. In a relaxed and supportive setting, the Centre offers a wide selection of programs and free services that assist custodial and non-custodial parents in meeting the needs of their families. Our services include free individual counselling for single parents, and a comprehensive selection of life skills and parenting courses and support groups. We also offer a volunter training program that readies volunteers to provide reception,individual support,and resource and referral information for the Centre and its clients. Some of our free services for single parents include a clothing room, toy room & library, a bread pantry, and a "wish list". Seasonal programs for single parents include an annual School Supplies Drive and Christmas Sponsorship Program.

Sistering is a non-profit charitable organization which provides a safe and welcoming environment where women receive practical and emotional supports such as, a daily hot meal; showers and laundry facilities; clothing; access to health care professionals; informal counseling, support groups and other program activities; housing services; pre-employment programs, and referrals to appropriate agencies. These supports enable women to take greater control of their lives.

Our Goals 1. Increase citizen participation in social, economic and political life of the community. Build social cohesion through relationships, collaboration and community action. 2. Increase understanding of social resources, assets, issues, needs and context of the local community by those who need this knowledge to take action. 3. Develop the social infrastructure of the community – people, organizations, services, policy. 4. Reduce inequitable access to knowledge resources particularly those resulting from emerging technologies.

As of the beginning of 2012 Just Food has become an independent incorporated non-profit organization. If you wish to make a donation to Just Food please visit their website.