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The Lung Association, Manitoba is a member of the Canadian Lung Association, which has been working to improve the lung health of Canadians for over 100 years. We are a non-profit, registered health organization that relies on donations from the public to fund our activities. We are the premier source of lung health information and initiatives in Manitoba. Our efforts are focused on lung disease education & management, tobacco cessation & prevention, improved air quality & environment, tuberculosis and occupational health services. The Lung Association has two offices to serve the province of Manitoba. Please contact the branch nearest you. Winnipeg - 629 McDermot AVE, Winnipeg, MB R3A 1P6 Phone 774-5501 Fax 772-5083 e-mail: info@mb.lung.ca Brandon - 940 Princess AVE, Brandon, MB R7A 0P6 Phone 725-4230 Fax 726-5800 e-mail: westman@mb.lung.ca

The George Hull Centre for Children & Families is an accredited children's mental health centre dedicated to serving children and youth, from birth to age 18, and their families. We help troubled children. We help troubled families. Children with depression. Children with school problems. Children with drug problems. Children who want to die. The Centre offers hope and healing through a full range of mental health services, including prevention services, outpatient services, day treatment and residential services. Our staff - early childhood educators, child and youth workers, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, speech and language pathologists - are united by a common commitment to work tirelessly to support children and their families to become strong and healthy. "There were many times when I felt that the George Hull Centre was a lifeline for my family and I will always be grateful for all of the help and support we received." (Parent)

The Lutheran Community Care Centre is a social service agency offering a number of services. Through a coordinated effort from Pastoral Care Workers, Lutheran clergy and dedicated volunteers, the Care Centre offers worship opportunities and visiting in long-term care facilities, ensures those who request services in hospital or nursing homes are visited regularly, and their families supported. The Street Reach Ministries Resource Centre is a safe and supportive place where people can find a sense of community. This approach of fellowship not only changes attitudes but also opens up hearts. We strive to reach out to everyone who comes to Street Reach and provide a sense of belonging and community to people coming off the street. We also partner with the District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board to provide homlessness prevention services and with the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services to provide services to adults with a developmental disability.

Phoenix Youth Programs is a non-profit, community based organization located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada offering at-risk and homeless youth, primarily between the ages of 12 to 24, the opportunity to break the cycle of homelessness and find a path from the street. For over 20 years, Phoenix has provided youth with hope and assisted them in creating a brighter future. Through innovative programs and services, the highly skilled staff of Phoenix provide our youth with individualized care in a safe and secure environment. Our programming includes: - Phoenix Prevention Program for youth as young as 12 - Phoenix Parenting Support Program for young parents - Phoenix Learning & Employment Centre - Phoenix Shelter for Youth (short-term residential facility) - Phoenix House and Phoenix Supervised Independent Living Program for long-term care - Phoenix Health Services We value our youth and take every opportunity to provide a sense of belonging and home.

Syme-Woolner supports and engages our community members from childhood through adolescence and adulthood. Parents and children enjoy the Family Resource Centre located inside George Syme Community School. The centre runs a daily program, licensed childcare, After-School and children’s breakfast and lunch programs in several schools. Women’s groups and Spanish, Somali, Punjabi/Urdu, Vietnamese programs are also run at the centre and neighbouring locations. Youth are engaged in a weekly drop-in night at our Eglinton West Drop-In and through a weeknight recreational program known as ‘The Rock’ at Rockcliffe Middle School. Syme-Woolner operates Eglinton West Drop-In and Jane’s Place Drop-In to support the housing, income, food security and emergency crisis needs of adult members of our community. As a complement and extension of our drop-in centres, we provide services for vulnerable adults such as Homeless Outreach, Harm Reduction, HIV Prevention, and Injection Drug User Outreach.

FRFA is a registered charity dedicated to bettering the lives of the street cats and kittens that have no place to call home. We provide rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing for stray, feral, lost, abandoned and abused felines. All rescued cats and kittens are vetted, spayed/neutered, vaccinated and ID tattooed prior to adoption. The ill, injured and abused receive the necessary veterinary care to restore their health and the compassionate care needed to restore their trust in people. We are a No-Kill foundation that believes in prevention as the most humane and cost effective means of reducing critical cat overpopulation and the subsequent misery. FRFA provides spay/neuter assistance to low income cat owners (please see our Pay What You Can Spay/Neuter Fund). The majority of problems that plague the cat population are due to critical overpopulation. In a 7 year span the exponential growth resulting from of 1 breeding pair of cats will be an additional 450,000 kittens born.

Disaster Aid Canada provides worldwide aid to people displaced by a disaster. Immediate relief will be found with a domed tent, survival tools, Hygiene Kits, warmth & comfort. The water filtration system included will provide a family of 10, a years worth of drinkable water. Our Soap for Hope program collects soap & shampoo from hotels which would have ended up in our landfills. The soap is re-packaged to form the Hygiene Kit Many illnesses in developing countries can be prevented simply by washing with soap. Disaster Aid Canada is governed and administered by Canadian Rotarians. We work in partnership with many Rotary Clubs to provide Disaster Relief Kits and Hygiene Kits to their International Projects. Disaster Aid Canada is made possible by our generous donors who want to help bring relief to those who have lost everything. This gives them hope as they begin to rebuild their lives. Thank you for your generosity.

The Calgary Youth Justice Society provides three programs to support young people who are vulnerable to risk-taking and criminal activities. Youth Justice Committees are an alternative to court. The Committees find appropriate and meaningful consequences and solutions for the young person between 12-18 years involved in criminal activity and his/her victims. NGAGE supports youth who are assigned community service hours in response to their offence and who are having trouble starting or completing their mandated hours. It provides wrap around support to youth who have significant barriers which would prevent them from achieving success in a typical volunteer placement. In the Lead is an innovative leadership and character-building program using an approach with young people that engages with what is strong in a young person as opposed to what is wrong. It increases resilience and reduces the likelihood of risk-taking behaviour that could lead to criminal activity or leaving school.

We work in six regions located in Africa, Asia, Asia Pacific, Europe Latin and North America & the Caribbean. WBU programs and activities reflect the following six priority areas: 1. Promoting equalization of opportunities and full participation in society for blind and partially sighted persons. 2. Enhancing empowerment and self-esteem of blind and partially sighted persons. 3. To be an international resource on issues relating to vision loss. 4. Providing an international forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of vision loss. 5. Strengthening programs and services related to the education, health, welfare, social security, rehabilitation and general well-being of blind and partially sighted people. 6. Promoting prevention of blindness initiatives. The work of the WBU is carried out by working groups & committees made up of volunteers from our membership who bring their skills and expertise from various sectors to enhance our capacity.

AMISTAD CANADA currently works with four Mexican non-profits: With CASA, a centre for family and reproductive health, we have three projects: - We fund a Clinical Coordinator in CASA's School of Professional Midwifery and provide equipment for the School and Maternity Hospital. - Donations for the annual San Miguel Walk support projects in CASA’s Domestic Violence Prevention Program. - We fund the establishment of libraries in pre- and primary-schools in rural communities and thereby enhance early childhood education With FEED THE HUNGRY we provide nutritional health education services to the families of children participating in FTH’s school meals programs. With LA BIBLIOTECA DE SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, we have a Canadian Education Project, which provides scholarships, free classes and books for young Mexican students. With JOVENES ADELANTE we provide scholarships, computers and other services to qualified San Miguel de Allende students for their university career.

“Send-A-Kid-To-Camp” (SAKTC) program Summer camp offers children a many opportunities and skills, and if nothing else, give them a break from stressful home situations. We use existing camps across ON. and encompass the whole camping experience by covering all camp fees, assisting with transportation necessities. Bursary Program Over the years, it has become clear that although child abuse prevention is an important component of assisting high risk children, education is the key to breaking the generational pattern of abuse, unemployment and welfare dependency that plaques these children. Have no families to rely upon, these young people must support themselves and pay for their education through part time work and student loans. Some of these youth find the financial burden of school too daunting and do not proceed with their dreams. Bursaries would help alleviate some of the financial burden and encourage them to continue their educational path was lack of education.

We believe in women’s ability to achieve economic and personal milestones. YWCA Moncton provides women with the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge through: leadership and life skills development, employability services, and financial literacy training. We believe all women have the right to live in peace and without threat or acts of violence. YWCA Moncton addresses the issue of violence against women through violence prevention programs and national YWCA campaigns. We believe every woman should have access to safe and affordable housing. YWCA Moncton provides supportive housing programs for women who are homeless or precariously housed. We believe youth have a right to safe spaces to create change within themselves and their community. YWCA Moncton provides programs for youth that promote healthy peer relationships, positive self-regard, academic achievement, and positive school experience. YWCA Moncton provides resources and referrals for various women’s issues.