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The Chapman House provides housing for elderly women in Androscoggin County, Maine.

The National CMV Foundation's mission is to educate women of childbearing age about congenital CMV.

To end the cycle of violence and homelessness for women in San Francisco by providing permanent housing and supportive services.

PROMOTING INCREASED INDEPENDENCE TO MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE BLIND BY PROVIDING THEM WITH HIGHEST QUALITY GUIDE DOGS.

North Star Initiative supports women who are survivors of domestic sex trafficking by providing physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual care through a Christ-centered focus.

The NCWC Education fund works closely with the National Council of Women of Canada, which represents over 750,000 Canadians through its 24 Nationally Organized Affiliated Societies, Provincial Councils in 6 Provinces and 15 Local Councils of Women. Joint research has been done and public education programs held over the past 10 years on: *Young Women and Violence Prevention *Securing Our Future-the Economics of Later Life action plans/curricula developed to help young women plan for a healthy economic future *'Canada's Water'07 AGM panel re water shortages,impacts of mega dams, drought, mining, a need for a National Water Strategy *'The Water/Energy Connections Project' 08-10 i.e. NCWC Education Fund AGM programs re Great Lakes, Nuclear,'Soft' Water/Energy Paths,Climate;Public Meetings, Newsletters, Web site, Cross -Canada Survey on water/energy use & public opinion on government energy and water policies (*Project funded by the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation)

“Believing in the sanctity of life and the innate value of each person, Hannah's House is a Catholic-Christian maternity home that provides a safe environment, programming and support for the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of pregnant young women."

The Transgender, Gender Variant, Intersex Justice Project's (TGIJP's) works to challenge and end the human rights abuses committed against transgender, gender variant, and intersex people, particularly against Black and transgender women of color, in California prisons, jails, detention centers, and beyond.

The Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester's mission is to to provide support to those coping with a breast cancer diagnosis, to make education and advocacy a priority, and to empower women and men to participate fully in decisions relating to breast cancer. Our focus is on breast and gynecological cancer support, education and advocacy. We also fund breast cancer research that focuses on cause (initiation), prevention, and halting progression of disease (metastasis).

Almas Unidas-Hearts United is a non-profit group dedicated to the care and development of marginalized men and women in El Salvador and Ecuador. They are dedicated to improving the lives of those they support by ending homelessness, introducing education and the arts, and developing life skills that will help individuals successfully enter the work force. They are particularly interested in giving our recipients the tools to achieve a better economic and social status.

Southern Alcare Manor is located in Lethbridge, Alberta. We are a Not-For-Profit registered agency established in 1975 under the name Southern Alcare Society & Industries. Southern Alcare Manor is a long-term substance abuse recovery residence located close to the downtown area in Lethbridge, Alberta. Our modest 25 bed 'house' (as our staff and residents refer to it) is basically self-contained, with sleeping quarters, kitchen facilities, dining and living rooms, and space for recreational or group meetings. We provide a clean, safe and stable living environment for men and women who have a sincere desire to abstain from alcohol or drugs.

Since 1859, the Quebec Community Health and Social Services Foundation (QCHF) has been a vital, community-based resource for the care and well-being of those in need. Originally established to support English-speaking protestant immigrant women, living in poverty in Quebec City, the Foundation has extended its mandate over the years, first to seniors and then, through innovative programming and investment, to the community at large. Today, the QCHF is a community foundation dedicated to promoting: •the health and well-being of English-speaking minority communities across Quebec •the vitality of these communities by developing their capacity to engage the philanthropic traditions and interests of the local community around health related issues.