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Our focus will be in the following five areas: * Awareness and Acceptance, * Capacity Building, * Funding, * Research, & * Public Profile As a federally registered, charitable organization of volunteers, we receive no government funds for our operations. All programs are provided by the organization's ability to fund operations from annual programs including membership, special events at both the national and local levels, specific project grants, sales of goods & merchandise and of course the generosity of our donors.

VISION To be a trusted leader in funding healthcare priorities for our hospital and our community inspiring others to give. VALUES Integrity, Honour, Community-Minded, Compassion, Innovative, Trust

Trinity Square Café Inc. (operating as Trinity Square Enterprises or TSE) is a registered charity operating since 1981. TSE is mandated by the provincial Ministry of Health and Long-term Care (MOHLTC) to provide a work orientation and training program for people who have experienced mental illness. The Ministry of Health classifies TSE as part of their Community Mental Health and Addictions stream, providing Vocational and Employment programming. TSE provides a work orientation and training program in a café located in downtown Toronto that is open to the general public. Trinity Square Café, located in The Church of the Holy Trinity, is open Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. During these hours, staff and participants conduct all of the tasks required to run a small restaurant. The lunch counter service is open to the public from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Charitable receipts are available for donations.

This site is designed to provide information about UOAC and its services. By joining together, we will enhance the quality of life for ourselves and for others who have had or will have bowel or bladder diversionary surgery.

The Chilliwack Society for Community Living is a voluntary, non-profit organization whose goal is to promote and enhance the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities. To achieve this, the Society is mandated by its constitution and by-laws to provide an array of services and supports, including various community living arrangements. Community living arrangements can be defined as any community based living option (from the full spectrum of alternatives available to all citizens) in which an individual with a disability lives with or without support, either paid or voluntary). Since its inception in 1954, the Society has endeavored to promote the inclusion of the citizens of Chilliwack who have a developmental disability into the fabric of community life. This has lead to the development of a range of residential options including, group homes, semi independent & independent living.

Uxbridge Cottage Hospital Foundation is a registered charity founded in 1980. Through various fundraising programs, the Foundation exists to provide supplementary revenue to the Markham Stouffville Hospital for use at the Uxbridge site on an annual basis. All contributions to the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital Foundation are used to fund equipment,capital expansion and/or special projects at the Uxbridge site as determined by Markham Stouffville Hospital and approved by the Board of Directors of UCH Foundation. The Foundation is a separate entity from the Hospital with its own Board of Directors and operates independent of the Hospital. However, UCH Foundation is committed to supporting health care in Uxbridge and the financial needs of the Uxbridge Hospital.

The Foundation raises funds to purchase medical equipment to support the health care needs of the communities we serve. We rely on donations from individual donors, corporations, foundations, local government and community groups. The regional hospital offers a broad range of health care services including medicine, surgery, obstetrics, paediatrics, intensive care, emergency, psychiatry, ambulatory care, diagnostic, therapeutic, palliative care and chemotherapy. The services and programs approximately 88,000 residents of Kings and Annapolis Counties, covering a 200 kilometre area. The Foundation has been in existence since 1986 with its first campaign to build the regional hospital. The hospital officially opened its doors in April, 1992.

Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association is a non-profit charity that has provided therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults with all forms of disabilities since 1983. We are most grateful for the financial assistance we receive from the Province of British Columbia. Nevertheless to ensure excellence in our programs for special needs kids, fundraising is an ongoing priority.

VAST was incorporated as a BC not-for-profit organization in 1986. We serve refugees and immigrants from many countries where political violence and torture occur. People who are survivors of torture often suffer long-term physical and psychological effects which can severely impede their ability to work, learn and resettle in a new country. All donations to VAST are currently being directed toward maintaining counselling and interpreter service availability for its most vulnerable clients. Thank you for your generous donation! With your help, we can continue to help refugees who are forced to overcome additional mental health obstacles as they rebuild their lives.

With over 1,600 funds and assets totaling $930 million, Vancouver Foundation is Canada's largest community foundation. Each year, Vancouver Foundation and its donors make more than 5,300 grants, totaling approximately $50 million to registered charities across Canada. Since it was founded in 1943, Vancouver Foundation, in partnership with its donors, has distributed more than $1 billion to thousands of community projects and programs. Grant recipients range from social services to medical research groups, to organizations devoted to arts and culture, the environment, education, children and families, disability supports for employment, youth issues and animal welfare.

Greater Vancouver Community Services Society (GVCSS) is a non-profit society delivering care and services in the community to support the independence and well-being of the elderly, people with disabilities, and others who require support to retain or regain health and autonomy. With a highly trained and qualified workforce of approximately 800 dedicated staff, GVCSS serves more than 2600 home support clients, and operates six group homes in the Lower Mainland for adults with profound physical and developmental disabilities. Additionally, our agency provides assistance with activities of daily living to residents of Clarendon Court, an assisted living residence operated by the Baptist Housing Society of BC.

Children's Hearing & Speech Centre of BC is certified by the Province of B.C. as an independent Group 1 School and licensed through Vancouver Coastal Health as a preschool, group child care and out of school care, providing a family centred approach to auditory - oral education for deaf and hard-of-hearing children from infancy to early primary years. Our itinerant teachers provide services to children and youth in independent schools throughout BC.Auditory-Verbal Therapy and itinerant teaching services are available via distance technology to many parts of the province. Children's Hearing & Speech Centre of BC works in partnership with the BC Early Hearing Program, the province's early hearing screening and intervention program.