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We are a nonprofit working with individuals and partners to empower eating disorder prevention and strengthen support for recovery, providing simple and accessible tools that help people act. Whether on proactive paths or in crisis moments, we provide services and resources to help all create and recover health.

Our mission at the Dion Children Foundation for Rare Disease is to increase awareness of rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases such as Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, that affect children with the intention of allocating funds for research and development of potential treatments and cures of these devastating diseases. Our belief at Dion Children Fund is that no child should be left behind. Our children matter, and so do the lives of so many other children affected by rare genetic neuromuscular diseases.

ACDS is dedicated to providing lifetime resources of exceptional quality, innovation and inclusion for individuals with Down syndrome, and other developmental disabilities and their families.

Imagine supports children and families coping with loss and fosters resiliency and emotional well-being for all those who grieve. We do this by providing education and free year-round peer grief support for children age 3-18 and young adults 18-30 who are coping with loss due to the death of a parent or sibling or who have a family member living with a life-altering physical illness. Concurrent support groups are available for parents and guardians in both programs. In the area of education and outreach, we provide on-site bereavement and crisis support and educational workshops and presentations for businesses, corporations, schools, and community agencies.

The Shining Through Centre is located in a historic home in Woodbridge and is regarded as one of the premier sites in Ontario for support for children with Autism.

The foundation works to help babies and young children who are deaf or hard of hearing in low- and middle-income countries by building local capacity—training professionals, supporting early identification and newborn screening, and providing hearing technology and family/clinical support—so children can learn to listen and speak and reach their potential.

Better Health Initiative for Women and Children's mission is to equip communities with the knowledge and support to improve the health and well-being of women and children. The vision is to reduce morbidity and mortality for women and children in low-income communities.

Karama (Arabic for Dignity) strives to empower Palestinian women, children and adolescents and develop the local community by providing a safe haven for learning, cultural awareness and recreation away from the violent streets.

Avalon Center works to end domestic and sexual violence by breaking the cycle of abuse through education, prevention, shelter and support services in the greater Williamsburg and Middle Peninsula communities.

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON BATTEN DISEASE, PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH THE DISEASE AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CRITICAL RESEARCH IN THE TREATMENT AND CURE OF BATTEN DISEASE

To advocate for and enhance our membership's ability to improve the quality of health, life and services for individuals, families and communities affected by sickle cell disease and related conditions, while promoting the search for a cure for all people in the world with sickle cell disease.