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Westminster Canterbury Foundation inspires generosity at Westminster Canterbury Richmond. Growing from our roots in faith, we nurture the spirit of generosity of Westminster Canterbury Richmond to ensure the best life possible for our residents and to cultivate leadership in senior services. Our founding mission emphasized our Fellowship Program, which helps provide life care – guaranteed access to long-term assisted living or healthcare if needed – as well as necessities such as housing, food and medical expenses for seniors-in-need. A newly established Fellowship Outreach effort is in response to Westminster Canterbury Foundation’s Community Needs Study assessing the barriers to healthy aging in greater Richmond. Westminster Canterbury Foundation also supports areas of excellence including healthcare, memory therapies and spiritual support, chaplaincy programs and internships, wellness and fitness programs, enhancements and scholarships for the Child Development Center, workforce development, and thriving creative programs that include studio and performing arts. Innovation and leadership in senior services are made possible every year.

The mission of the Sophia Sunshine Foundation is to bring joy and connectivity into the universe through various acts of kindness that empower children experiencing adversity, especially those battling pediatric cancer. Sophia’s love for horses, dogs, dance, music, art, books, golf and tennis brought her a tremendous amount of joy and laughter, even during her most challenging weeks. Through the Sophia Sunshine Foundation, we want to help others experience that joy and heart-mind well-being through activities such as equine therapy, service dog sponsorship and literacy outreach. We also support pediatric cancer research towards a cure for DIPG.

The Alexandra Hospital provides a range of services, including 24/7 Emergency Services, Inpatient Care, Diagnostic and Laboratory Services, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Day Surgery and a variety of clinics. The Alexandra Hospital Foundation supports the Hospital in their role by providing funding to assist with their equipment needs.

The Valley Hospice Foundation was formed in response to the growing demand for hospice beds and the need to improve the support available to families dealing with end of life issues. "Hospice" will meet the needs of an aging population, and the high rate of life limiting illnesses among the people living in the Valley.

The Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation (MDF) is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 by families living with myotonic dystrophy (DM). Our mission, Care and a Cure, is to enhance the quality of life of people living with mytonic dystrophy, and to advance research efforts focused on finding treatments and a cure for this disease.

The Kentucky Hemophilia Foundation supports people with hemophilia and related inherited bleeding disorders across Kentucky by providing education, advocacy, and family support services while promoting research toward a cure. Its programs are offered free to participants and are funded by grants, donations, and fundraising events.

The Fresh Outlook Foundation (FOF) envisions a future in which people of all ages and from all sectors communicate and collaborate to make our communities more socially, culturally, environmentally, and economically sustainable. This is possible only when people talk with one another about important community issues, challenges, and opportunities. To that end, the Fresh Outlook Foundation’s passion is “building sustainABLE communities through conversations that inspire positive change.” FOF creates opportunities for those conversations to unfold at events such as the Building SustainAble Communities conference, REEL CHANGE SustainAbility Film Fest, ECO-BLAST Kids’ Camp & Concert, Thompson-Okanagan Climate Action Exchange, Breakfast of Champions, and Women 4 SustainAbility.

The Canadian Medical Foundation (CMF) was founded in 1987 by the Canadian Medical Association. We are the only national foundation in Canada focused solely on supporting physicians; we understand that, in order to improve health care for all Canadians, it is vital to support the physicians who deliver it. The CMF raises, invests and distributes funds via programs that are designed to improve health care for all Canadians. The CMF is unique in that, thanks to an annual operating grant from MD Physician Services, 100 per cent of all donations go directly to support our programs — programs that were developed by Canadian physicians, for physicians. CORE PROGRAMS 1. Physician Health & Well-being 2. Medical Education 3. Medical Outreach

Trillium Vision Foundation works to restore sight for people with corneal blindness in low- and middle-income countries by organizing philanthropic surgical outreach trips, providing donated corneal tissue and hands-on surgical care, and training the next generation of corneal surgeons so local systems can continue care.

Myhre Syndrome Foundation is a patient advocacy organization dedicated to providing hope and improving the lives of those impacted by Myhre syndrome. We foster collaboration among all relevant stakeholders to build a strong, global community in order to advance research, as well as support, educate and advocate for those impacted by Myhre syndrome.

Our mission is to prevent vision loss from glaucoma by investing in innovative research, education, and support with the ultimate goal of finding a cure. Founded in 1978 in San Francisco, the glaucoma research foundation was created to encourage innovative research to find better ways to care for people with glaucoma — the leading cause of preventable blindness.

The Cooley's Anemia Foundation (CAF) was founded in 1954 by dedicated parents of afflicted children, many of whom remain involved as members of the Foundation's governing body. At CAF's inception, children with thalassemia were confined to hospital care and barely survived their first decade of life. CAF's legislative and research efforts helped pave the way for improved quality of life and longer life expectancy. CAF is dedicated to serving people afflicted with various forms of thalassemia, most notably the major form of this genetic blood disorder, Cooley's anemia/thalassemia major. Our mission is advancing the treatment and cure for this fatal blood disorder, enhancing the quality of life of patients and educating the medical profession, trait carriers, and the public about Cooley's anemia/thalassemia major.