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SPEC has served children and families in the Brooks area since September 1978. Today, SPEC’s dedicated staff and volunteers continue to encourage growth and learning for all levels of the family unit, from newborns to adults. The difference staff and volunteers make is evident in the smiles on the faces of those served and the stories of those who return to provide updates on their successes and to extend their heartfelt thanks. SPEC programs celebrate multiculturalism and diversity, and are continuously growing to reach all children and their families. SPEC welcomes contributions, which help to maintain and enhance programs and services. Your contributions are integral in fostering brighter, healthier lives of children and families, by helping SPEC to provide them with the information and support that they need. SPEC operates four major programs: LINKS, Parent LINK Centre, Connections and Family Support Services. See website for more details - www.spec.ab.ca

The Minstrel Foundation has been instrumental in launching the Regent Park School of Music, in expanding music and arts programs at the Dixon Hall Music School, University Settlement Music School, Pia Bouman School of Dance and the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, and in sponsoring summer music camps for underpriviledged youth. In addition, The Foundation each year presents the Hagood Hardy Protege, Fan Po Chu, and the Cassels Brock and the Minstrel Foundation music awards for advanced students to study.

Community Concerns for the Medically Fragile (CCMF) is a volunteer-driven group dedicated to meeting the needs of medically fragile children and young adults in the Sarnia-Lambton community. Moreover, we strive to assist families with medically fragile children/young adults in their day-to-day challenges, both financially and emotionally, and to raise public awareness about the unique characteristics of the individuals we represent. Our goal is to support medically fragile children and young adults, while recognizing their uniqueness, and their rights to dignity and quality of life. We use the term "medically fragile" to refer to individuals requiring 24-hour medical supervision and intervention, due to conditions such as cererbal palsy, severe epilepsy, paraplegia, etc. These individuals may be technologically dependent, as well as mentally and/or physically challenged.

The Canadian Health and Environment Education and Research Foundation (CHEER) works to educate health professionals and citizens about environmental health hazards. Working with its sister organization, The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, CHEER has alerted Canadians to the hazards of lawn and garden pesticides and the safe, effective alternatives that now exist. It has also taught nurses and doctors how to make hospitals and medical clinics more environmentally-friendly. Finally, it has shown the public the advantages of organic agriculture.

The Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP) is an independent Canadian public policy think tank. Based in Winnipeg the Frontier Centre received charitable status in 1999 and currently has offices in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Our research aims to analyze current affairs and public policies and develop effective and meaningful ideas for good governance and reform. We provide a platform for public debate and engage with the public through our numerous publications and events.Unlike political or lobby groups, which often represent only the narrow interests of their members, we aim to advance the interests of the public as a whole. As a think tank, we are free to explore new ideas and policy initiatives unconstrained by the pressures that political parties face to be popular at the polls. In order to protect our independence, and our reputation as a research group, the Frontier Centre neither seeks nor accepts any government funding whatsoever.

The activities of the Maruki Gallery For the Hiroshima Panels Foundation center around the permanent preservation and exhibition of the Hiroshima Panels by Iri and Toshi Maruki. These historically and aesthetically significant works are a means of passing down the bitter legacy shared by all humanity. The Gallery advocates for peace and social justice and enriches community life by preserving and exhibiting the paintings of Iri, Toshi and Suma Maruki, and facilitating socially engaged cultural and artistic programming.

To build a sustainable and protective sense of coherence and resilience in the poor and needy persons in Bui Division of the North West Region of Cameroon

To empower members of vulnerable communities through training and technical assistance to increase their development potential.

The Bulan Institute is a non-profit peacebuilding organisation that promotes inclusive and sustainable development to achieve lasting peace. We believe that peace is not just the absence of conflict, but the presence of dignity, justice, and equitable development. We believe that inclusive and sustainable development is fundamental for building just, peaceful and resilient societies. Thus, we align our work with the Sustainable Development Goals-focusing on climate action, clean energy, human security, ending poverty, reducing inequalities, and building peaceful and just societies. We design and implement development projects, foster dialogue, promote policy change, conduct research, and provide capacity-building to address critical challenges, ensuring context-specific solutions.