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The Canary Research Institute realizes its mission by: 1. Undertaking scientific and social research; 2. Publishing, promoting and distributing the results of the Institute’s research in articles, journals and monographs and by developing and delivering workshops and seminars to disseminate the results of the Institute’s research; and 3. Providing seminars and workshops for rural and remote communities dealing with the impacts of mining. The Canary Research Insitute has a sister organization, MiningWatch Canada that, among other activities, works to change the laws that enable destructive mining practices. MiningWatch Canada is registered as a non profit organization, rather than a Charity, as part of its mandate is to advocate for responsible mining.

Twice daily in Room 8 of the Fairfield Hotel in downtown Victoria, we hold a prayer time in the style of Taize for the homeless. We also hold retreats in the city and in the countryside where both mainstream and homeless people can connect, pray, and share their experiences.

Community support services and programs, as well as services at the local Community Health Centre, for seniors and people with special needs. Support services include Meals on Wheels and specialized and volunteer transportation. The Community Health Centre provides primary health care needs to residents of the City of Kawartha Lakes who do not have a family physician. Hospice Services, including grief and bereavement support, and a Low-Income Dental Clinic for individuals and families on an assistance program or who do not have dental coverage.

“ACCEPTANCE, AFFIRMATION, ASSISTANCE, ADVOCACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY” We ACCEPT every individual regardless of reach, colour, creed, religion, ethnic origin, gender, language, physical or mental status, sexual orientation, drug and/or alcohol use, age, gender identity, sexual risk behaviour or level of education. We do all within our power to AFFIRM in each individual’s unique self-worth. We provide ASSISTANCE to individuals in an atmosphere of confidentiality. We ADVOCATE for continuous improvement in support services, education, harm reduction, public awareness, and ongoing public financial support. We are ACCOUNTABLE to the public. Individuals we serve, and our funders and supporters for our programs and services and stewardship of funds.

Americares helps people and communities around the world access health in times of disaster and every day. We are a global health and disaster relief organization that helps people and communities around the world access health in times of disaster and every day. Each year, Americares reaches 80 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies and emergency aid. Americares is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For 45 years, we have met the health needs of our local partners and their communities. Our donors make it possible to get medicine and critical care to families and communities in need

Thirst Project is a nonprofit organization that works with the support of young people to END the global water crisis by building freshwater wells in developing communities that need safe, clean drinking water, vital to health and sanitation. The Thirst Project seeks to provide health and sanitation. As waterborne diseases kill more children every single year than HIV, Malaria, and all world violence combined. And small children are at significant risk, as they typically do not have strong enough immune systems to fight diseases like cholera, dysentery, or schistosomiasis. By providing a community with safe drinking water, disease rates can drop by up to 88% virtually overnight! Child mortality rates can drop up to 90%- overnight! Likewise, the time children spend collecting water keeps them from going to school and getting an education. Women and children spend on average six to eight hours each day walking to fetch water. The average distance that women and children in developing communities walk to fetch water is 3.75 miles. The Thirst Project makes clean water accessible, lowers health risks and empowers children's education.

Direct Relief improves the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergency situations by mobilizing and providing essential medical resources needed for their care. Direct Relief works in all 50 U.S. states and in more than 90 countries to expand access to medicine and healthcare by equipping doctors and nurses with lifesaving medical resources.

As the world's leading independent organization for children in need, Save the Children has programs in nearly 120 countries, including the United States. Their aim is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to create immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. In times of acute crisis, Save the Children mobilizes rapid assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters.

UNICEF's mission is to help very child thrive, all over the world. Over eight decades, it has built an unprecedented global support system for the world’s children. UNICEF relentlessly works day in and day out to deliver the essentials that give every child an equitable chance in life: health care and immunizations, safe water and sanitation, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more. UNICEF USA advances the global mission of UNICEF by rallying the American public to support the world’s most vulnerable children. Through advocacy, education and fundraising in the United States. The organization's Impact Fund for Children provides opportunities for social impact investors seeking to make a difference in the survival and development of children.