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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES • Education: To develop, update and distribute educational resources and programs for multiple-birth individuals and their families in Canada • Connecting: To develop and distribute, educational resources and programs for service providers, health care and support organizations which serve multiple-birth individuals and their families in Canada • Accessibility: To improve access to educational information and resources for multiple-birth individuals, families and communities in Canada • Awareness and Public Education: To advance the knowledge of the unique needs of multiple-birth individuals and families in Canada • Sustainability: To improve MBC’s financial sustainability, and organizational and human resources.

Created by caregivers for caregivers, the Alzheimer’s Family Support Center provides free personalized services to the 10,000 families, individuals, and caregivers on Cape Cod currently living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases. Free services include outreach, supportive family and individual counseling, care consultation, connection to other available service organizations, education, support groups, community events and activities, and a dementia-trained Volunteer Corps. Our goal is to help families navigate the complexities and challenges they face across the span of these diseases, within a research-based, service driven social model.

We are devoted to helping our communities and families live well and achieve meaningful and rewarding lives. This vision is embodied by our residents and clients, as well as our volunteers, partners, and staff. Our core customer service pillars guide us to value the safety of our residents and clients, our strong personal connections, provide meaningful life experiences, and to efficiently find new ways to constantly improve our services. In all of our work, the Masonic Homes of California is guided by the charitable mission and values of the Masons of California, a nonprofit fraternal organization with more than 50,000 members.

St Michael’s Homes provides two programs within its rehabilitative homes serving a total of 75 individuals in four residential settings, all located in the City of Toronto. OUR PROGRAM VALUES We treat all individuals with respect and dignity. We believe that abstinence will increase overall quality of life. We know that recovery and an improved overall quality of life is possible. Your recovery plan will be driven by you and focused on your strengths. We value and are guided by the Catholic Social Teachings. We believe that peer-support and connection with community and society are a vital part of recovery.

Artbeat Studio is a mental health consumer initiated, peer directed, and recovery oriented program. This community-based studio accommodates artists whose mental health, social connection, and income make it impracticable for them, individually, to acquire a workspace where they might advance their artistic technique safely and securely. The artists are supported and mentored in managing their own workplace, production, and marketing within the operating parameters of the studio. Artbeat Studio accommodates a group of 9 artist applicants per 6 month period. Artbeat Studio is a non-profit registered charity providing services free of charge to the participants.

Alzheimer’s can feel like an impossible disease. But at Alzheimer’s San Diego, we know that people can still live well after a diagnosis. We recognize the dignity of every person living with dementia and empower them to play an active role in planning their own future care. We see the heartache this disease inflicts on families, and we’re here to give them the support and knowledge they need to become strong care partners – and to find joy in even the darkest moments. And we’re working to make Alzheimer’s a disease of the past, by connecting people to clinical trials and funding research for a cure.

The CPFQ Child Sponsorship Program is designed to build bridges between the Canadian community and Palestinian children living under occupation or in refugee camps. Children enrolled in our program live under conditions of extreme poverty and unemployment. Many of them live in densely populated refugee camps. A suitable infrastructure is absent, seriously threatening the physical and mental health of residents. Many children suffer from serious health problems and disabilities. Due to financial hardship, many have to leave school at a very young age to help support their families. The severe restrictions on employment and movement make the future of these children very bleak. In addition to providing much needed financial assistance, the program helps maintain stable and rewarding relationships between each child and their sponsor. This simple message of hope can offset some of the effects of the chaotic and insecure conditions in which they live.

Established in 1952 the Benedict Labre House is unique because we feel that the importance is not only in providing the services, but in the manner in which the services are provided. The House serves a diverse population made up of men and women from all different walks of life. The staff and volunteers are committed to providing the guests of the House with essential services such as hot meals, emergency food bags, clothing, showers, as well as providing a variety of individualized services and programs, all which are available at no cost to its guests. The House has always been deeply rooted in the community and relies heavily on volunteers to provide many of the essential services. We currently have in excess of 500 volunteers providing over 10,000 hours of their valuable time to the House. We provide an environment that encompasses the major attributes of a Home, because we Believe that the strength and stability of our Home helps define our Life’s foundation

The Dispensary serves approximately 2,000 needy pregnant women per year. The basic service they receive is nutrition counselling by a dietitian, combined with daily supplements of food (1 litre of milk, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed) and vitamins. Mothers are also invited to participate in group activities concerning, among others, breastfeeding promotion and support (a weekly clinic is available on site), preparing for delivery, care of the newborn, healthy cooking, etc. Our services give results: 95% of Dispensary babies are born at a healthy weight (without intervention, a 10-12% low birth weight rate is expected among disadvantaged populations) and more than 95% of our mothers breastfeed their babies. Every dollar invested in the Dispensary program saves eight dollars in health care costs. The Dispensary, prevention worth millions!

The NCDC provides support, assessment and therapy treatment to children and their families in Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Lantzville, Gabriola Island and Protection Island. In addition, the NCDC offers specialized assessments to children who live in Duncan, Ucluelet, Tofino, Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Parksville and Qualicum Beach, and who are thought to have Complex Developmental & Behavioural Conditions. Last year nearly 1800 children and their families received assistance at our Centre. The need for our services is great and we are faced with a waitlist of over 300 children, waiting an average of 5 months for some services (speech & language therapy & occupational therapy in particular). Donations allow us to help children in their lives to obtain the therapy and support they need, and grow to their optimum development, enriching our community. As a not-for-profit agency, community support is vital in our effort to serve this much-needed population.

Upstream provides a choice of ongoing flexible support services, via generic mental health case management and family focused case management models. In addition, limited permanent affordable housing options are available to individuals afflicted with serious and persistent mental illness in order to assist with optimum functioning in the community. Upstream provides ongoing recreational group activities to its consumers which are designed to decrease stigmatization and increase social networking opportunities. Emphasis is placed on reducing isolation, increasing educational/vocational opportunities, activities of daily living. Currently, a Youth Mental Health Case Management Program is being internally funded based on feedback from the community and our success with this population during the pilot phase of the initiative. The majority of our fundraising efforts are aimed at ensuring the fiscal viability of this successful Youth Program. Please give generously.

Alzheimer disease is a degenerative neurological disorder that destroys the minds of its victims. It is invariably fatal with an average age from diagnosis to death of 7 years. Long before death, it destroys the quality of life of both victims and their caregivers. Currently an estimated 280,000 Canadians over 65 years of age have Alzheimer disease and it is estimated that more than half a million Canadians will have the disease by 2031. There is currently no specific known cause, no cure, and no preventative treatment. The cost to Canadians for the care and treatment of those suffering from Alzheimer disease is approximately $10 billion per year. This cost will only increase as our population ages, until and unless a cure can be found. The Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation is committed to the eradication of Alzheimer disease by directing research funds to people and organizations undertaking the vital research needed to find the causes and cure for Alzheimer disease.