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Our Association raises 100% of its necessary funding through events and donations and all revenue stays specifically in Orillia to support the existing local Big Brother Big Sister programs. Today, we support over 150 families annually in a variety of mentoring programs which include Big & Little matches, couple matches, group matches, cross-gender matches, In-School Mentoring, teen mentoring and ‘Go Girls’. We also offer regular group activities for our entire membership which facilitate the physical, social, intellectual and emotional needs of everyone in our program. These programs are sustained through the efforts of minimal staff and approximately 100 volunteers.

Through a variety of programs- Traditional, In-School, Go Girls, Game On, and Friendship Programs- we provide mentorship to children and youth in the communities of Brock, Uxbridge and Scugog Townships. All of our mentors are volunteers and thoroughly screened and matched with our mentees as best we can. We are not government funded, and therefore hold a variety of fundraising events each year in order to keep our programs running.

Mentoring is about the power of friendship. The volunteers and young people in our programs experience the magic of everyday moments when they are shared with a friend. Everyone needs someone to laugh with, share a dream with, and just hang out... with friends it's the little things that mean the most.

Founded in 1914, YouthLink is an accredited youth mental health centre and United Way member agency. Over the years, we have helped thousands of youth and their families get their lives on track to a better future. Our staff is professional and experienced and includes social workers, child and youth workers and youth peer educators. Our programs for youth 12-24 in Toronto are provided at no cost to the participant and include: - walk-in and ongoing counselling services for youth and families - a positive parenting program and individual family support - programs to engage youth in Scarborough's high-needs neighbourhoods - A full-time residence for young women - affordable co-op housing in four locations throughout Toronto - Family support for youth with intellectual disabilities - an inner city centre for street youth that includes a drop-in, housing support, medical and legal services, employment preparation and life skills workshops.

Big Bend Hospice inspires hope by positively impacting the way our community experiences serious illness or grief -- one family at a time.

Founded in 1968, the mission of Our Little Brothers & Sisters(OLBS) is to support the efforts of Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos(NPH) in helping orphaned and abandoned children in Latin America and Haiti by providing food, clothing, shelter, medicine, education and vocational training in a nurturing family environment. OLBS is founded upon the principles of unconditional love and acceptance. Orphaned and abandoned children who are welcomed into OLBS supported homes are never asked to leave or given up for adoption. They are taught work, sharing and responsibility in a secure, loving family environment; OLBS strives to equip the children with the life skills they will need for successful adulthood. In addition to providing support for homes for orphan children, OLBS reaches out into the community. OLBS supports outreach programs to aid those living in extreme poverty,  including community medical clinics which treat tens of thousands of people per year, community schools which are available to local children, facilities for severely disabled children, medical clinics and street schools in the slums of Haiti.

Offering intervention, education, and prevention services to those affected by domestic violence as they build safe and healthy lives.