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"Building Self-Esteem Through Life Skills"

Their mission is to support our communities' efforts to promote economic and educational development, mental and physical health, political and international awareness.

The NSFC’s grant distribution program is entirely dependent on donations. The NSFC has distributed over $250,000 in grants to fund numerous organizations and other educational activities including, but not limited to: the Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation’s Congress for educational courses, the Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses, the Canadian Association of Electroneurophysiology Technologists, the Association of Electromyography Technologists of Canada, the Canadian Movement Disorders Group and the CNSF for Neurology and Neurosurgery Resident Education, through the Don Paty Fund. As the NSFC continues to move forward, we are exploring new ways in which to support the neurological community.

We empower youth to become leaders for social change by delivering diversity education programs and training in schools and communities.

Canada's oldest boarding and day school for young women, The Bishop Strachan School was founded in 1867 and named to honour Toronto's first Anglican Bishop. The Bishop Strachan School in Toronto, Ontario is a university prepatory school in the Anglican tradition enrolling girls in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12.

Operating since 1990, Ignite is a not-for-profit, community-based employer that uses a leading edge business approach to solve social issues faced by young adults living at the margins of society. Through learning, healing, and meaningful work, Ignite assists at-risk young adults in developing the personal, social, academic, and work skills needed to move away from negative behaviours, unemployment, and financial dependency to become independent, self-supporting, and contributing members of the community.

Pan Am Clinic optimizes health outcomes by leading in the delivery of ambulatory musculoskeletal (MSK) patient care supported by innovative research and education. Pan Am Clinic promotes healthy living in the community by working to keep people mobile and active.

B.C. 4-H - Developing Leaders and Strengthening Communities - Since 1914 - The 4-H program provides young people with an opportunity to learn how to become productive, self-assured adults who can make their community and country a better place in which to live. This is fostered through project and program work, experiences with their 4-H club members and leaders and their participation in district, regional and provincial programs. The goal of the 4-H program is youth development. The objectives of 4-H clubs are knowledge, leadership, citizenship and personal development. The 4-H motto is "Learn to Do by Doing" 4-H stands for HEAD, HEART, HANDS AND HEALTH. The 4-H pledge describes the significance of the four H's: I pledge: My HEAD to clearer thinking My HEART to greater loyalty My HANDS to larger service, My HEALTH to better living, For my Club, my Community and My Country

An independent Catholic secondary school offering an exceptional well-rounded education for young men and women from throughout British Columbia's lower mainland.

In addition to providing youth with scholarships, we offer the following programs. Platinum Dinner Program: we attend at various Youth Detention Centres & provide the youth with culturally diverse meals as well as provide workshops, presentations & mentoring to the youth. Second Chance Library Program – we have established libraries within various youth detention centres across Ontario. Each of the libraries are stocked with various types & levels of reading materials. In addition, we have obtained donations of various sports paraphernalia which are displayed in the libraries & which make them more inviting for the youth. Second Chance Steel Pan Group - we have established steel pan programs within various youth detention centres across Ontario. This program allows the youth to learn how to play the steel pan while also allows them to learn leadership, cooperation, tolerance & respect for themselves & others.

Wellspring is a Canadian based Christian non profit organization created in response to the vision of Rwandan people to rebuild their nation through quality education.

The ELF provides training, materials and small grants to community organizations and schools across Canada in order to assist them in the development of children's literacy initiatives. ELF-supported programs have served over 13 000 children, predominantly from First Nations, new Canadian and low-income communities. We believe that literacy is the birthright of all Canadians. ELF-supported communities often report illiteracy rates of over 90%! With our support, programs serving children and youth at risk, have dramatically increased literacy rates.