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Girls Inc. provides research-based informal education programs delivered to girls 5 to 18 years by trained facilitators. The programs encourage girls to take risks, and master physical, intellectual and emotional challenges in a safe and supportive environment. Girls Inc. creates an environment where similarities and differences between girls are valued, respected and celebrated.

Scleroderma, also called Systemic Sclerosis, is a rare chronic autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. Symptoms may be visible, as when the skin is affected, or invisible (when only internal organs are involved) or a combination of both. Characterized by unusual fibrotic processes resulting from increased production and deposits of collagen in the skin, the name Scleroderma derives from the Greek skleros (hard) and derma (skin). First reported in the mid-1700's, it remains difficult to diagnose. There is no known cure. Thanks to recent strides in research, more options now exist in many areas of symptom management. Symptoms of scleroderma may include one or more of the following: Raynaud's Phenomenon(abnormal sensitivity to cold) Swelling of the hands and/or feet Pain and stiffness in the joints Thickening of the skin, joint contractures Digestive system and gastro-intestinal tract problems Oral, facial, and dental problems Kidney, heart, and lung dysfunction

We are a charitable organization which is 100% volunteer based. We have members primarily throughout the province of Saskatchewan.

The Alzheimer Society of PEI offers specialized programs and services to support you. - Public Education: Presentations & Workshops - Counselling - First Link - is a program designed to assist individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, their family and caregivers. Partnering with physicians, health professionals and community we will create a support system for individuals at the point of diagnosis and we will link Islanders to a community of education and services. - Caregiver Support Groups - Operated in 5 areas of the province and facilitated by family caregivers, these groups provide an opportunity to learn more about Alzheimer's disease & other dementias, discuss difficult issues and share strategies for coping. - Resource Centre - Volunteers - Help us to help others! Volunteers make a world of difference to our organization. To become a volunteer or a donor of the Alzheimer Society of PEI contact us today! www.alzheimer.ca/pei

The PKD Foundation of Canada is the only national organization dedicated to promoting research to find a cure for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and improving the care and treatment of those it affects.

Originally started by lymphedema patients and their families as a support group for lymphedema patients, our organization has grown to provide education and awareness of lymphedema to the general public and the medical community.

Started in 1965, the Little People of Ontario (LPO) is a provincial, charitable organization that provides life-long fellowship, support and information to people of short stature, their families and friends. The LPO hosts social activities and sends its members regular newsletters. It provides up-to-date information about medical issues, community and government support services, and ongoing education about the challenges of living life as a little person.

At any given time, there are thousands of impoverished, orphaned or abandoned children fighting just to survive in the unforgiving streets and desperately poor rural regions of Honduras. Their existence is bleak. It's defined by hunger, violence, drug abuse, prostitution and exploitation. It's an existence of fear, heartache and despair. But it doesn't have to be that way. With the help of our fellow Canadians and our Honduran partner Sociedad Amigos de los Niños, Friends of Honduran Children has set out to rescue these children and give them what they urgently need - a home and a future – helping them to transform themselves from victims of poverty, abuse and crime into functioning, independent, self-reliant, contributing members of society.

The Friends of Healthcare Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to raising funds to purchase much-needed equipment for health care facilities in Zone 5 (Restigouche). All donations received are thus invested locally.

Aphasia Centre of Ottawa is a unique non-profit community-based agency dedicated to the long-term support of people affected by aphasia. Two speech-language pathologists, a communicative disorder assistant, and two social workers, in partnership with trained volunteers, provide programs to help people adjust to living with aphasia and to again participate in regular community activities.

Canadian Friends of AVIsrael is an affiliate organization of AVIsrael, a non profit organization in Israel ( founded 1995) which serves families with children who are deaf and their professionals. Canadian Friends of AVIsrael -Supports children who are deaf and their families -Encourages use of state of the art technologies ( cochlear implants, digital hearing aids, assistive FM devices) and auditory rehabilitation in the auditory-verbal approach which teaches these children to listen and to speak -Believes in educational mainstreaming and integration into the hearing world -Provides educational and audiological management services in two centers -Educates and supports parents -Helps to maximize the potential of children who are deaf

Our team is made up of almost 50 members and we are always willing to recruit new members (both male & female). We have been to North Bay, Parry Sound, Huntsville, Midland, Pickering, Stratford, London, Port Perry, St. Catharines, Orillia, Windsor, Toronto GWN, as well as our hometown of Barrie. Some team members ventured to Darthmoth, Nova Scotia for an International Breast Cancer Festival. In 2007 members of the team ventured 'down under' to Australia for the Breast Cancer Survivor's Festival in September. We have also gone to New Orleans & Orlando, Florida for Festivals. 2012 was a special year as we celebrated our 10th year together. Together we are getting stronger, and strive for the day that we can proclaim a "future without breast cancer."