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CREATING EXCELLENCE THROUGH TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP The Indigenous Perspectives Society (IPS), formerly Caring for First Nations Children Society, is a not-for-profit organization that strengthens the voice of Indigenous communities through education and professional development. Our training programs help foster a deeper understanding of Indigenous perspectives and cultural differences, and we help build successful partnerships and relationships with Indigenous communities, stakeholders and government partners. We also build capacity and support self-determination for Indigenous communities by providing leadership in research, innovation and contributing to social change.

DARE (Drug & Alcohol Recovery & Education) Network is a grassroots national NGO. DARE Network provides culturally appropriate non-medical treatment & prevention education to reduce substance abuse & associated social issues within the communities of displaced ethnic people from Burma, along the Thai/Burma border. DARE Network envisions the strength of ethnic people from Burma to use the power of recovery from addiction as a non-violent means to resist oppression. A Free Mind Cannot Be Destroyed.

GREMM's main projects: EDUCATION: - Marine Mammal Interpretation Centre in Tadoussac - www.whales-online.org RESEARCH: - Long term program on large whales - Behavioural Ecology of beluga whales CONSERVATION - Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network

Bear With Us: Four primary areas of operation are: 1-Black Bear Rehabilitation; orphaned bear cubs and injured bears cared for and returned to the wild in a high state of health. 2-Bear Sanctuary; various species; A comfortable place to stay for permanent unreleasable bears such as ex-circus bears, zoo excess or illegal pet confiscations. 3-Education; (a)-off location slide/video presentations for groups at Provincial Parks, schools, cub and guides, other young peoples groups, nature clubs and more. (b)-comprehensive website, facebook page and a special educational facebook page for Molly Bear. (c)-one on one phone conversations and email responses to indivduals with questions regarding bears. 4-Conflict Resolution; Assisting people and bears to coexist together. Individual consultation with people about how not to encourage or discourage a nuisance bear by removing food attractants, live trapping and relocating individual bears when other potential solutions have been exhausted.

LEAF is a national, non-profit organization committed to using the provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to promote equality for all women and girls.

PLEIS-NB offers free publications about the law, a variety of family, civil and criminal law self-help guides, a Family Law Line (1-888-236-2444), an informative website www.legal-info-legale.nb.ca, a speaker’s bureau, and a video lending library. We also offer a range of products and training on family violence and youth justice. We sit on many committees and undertake significant law related projects annually.

L.I.F.E. For Health seeks out small-scale, high-impact projects that deal with the underlying causes of poverty and poor health, assisting individuals and communities achieve sustainable, long-term improvements. We currently have active projects in the Philippines and Rwanda. L.I.F.E. For Health is run by a volunteer Board of Directors and is staffed by volunteer members. All of our profits go to our projects.

The Arctic Children and Youth Foundation and its board of directors understand and are committed to making change and focusing on the Children and Youth of Canada’s Arctic Region under the following Rationale; Arctic children and Youth are in a crisis of transition, Arctic children and youth need a strong representational voice, There are major gaps in the research related to Arctic children and youth, Arctic children and youth require Arctic appropriate programs.

Vision: Being an organization that mobilizes social engagement in child and youth development to enable them to grow up to be qualified adults Mission: 1) Promote quality of life for children and youth 2) Mobilize resources and build collaborative relationships across the society to support our cause 3) Upgrade organizational capacity to become a leading agency for child and youth development Strategy I: Support children and youth to grow up to be qualified adults Strategy II: Mobilze resources and cooperation Strategy III: Promote partnership and network for child and youth development Strategy IV: Strengthen organizational capacity, transparency, and good governance