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Our mission is to increase awareness of SPG4 Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, provide a resource for patients and their families, and fund research to find a cure for SPG4 Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia.

We collect funds in order to help people suffering from gambling, drug or alcohol addiction and who are receiving services offered at the Montreal's addiction rehabilitation Center – University Institute.

Sherbrooke is like any small village in Saskatchewan where everyday life goes on around us. We are home to 270 residents, 100 Community Day Program participants, 500 volunteers, families, friends, students, and over 500 staff. Ours is a community of people with normal aspirations, dreams and a desire to live life to the fullest. At Sherbrooke, residents work, play, worship, paint, garden, volunteer. Come on in, browse around and visit with some of the people in our community. We have lots to tell you about our lives.

Casey House is a specialty hospital with community programming including home care and outreach programs. Founded in 1988, we were the first freestanding HIV/AIDS hospice in Canada. We rely on donor funding to provide our community programs, which include the Home Hospice Program, nursing, counselling, complementary therapies including massage, recreation therapy, child care for HIV-positive parents and the Resident Care and Comfort Fund.

Hôpital Montfort is a university medical centre offering acute primary and secondary care and services. The hallmarks of such a hospital are compassion and personalized care, supported by the latest technology and the adoption of the best practices in the field. The unbroken chain of compassion at Hôpital Montfort ensures that every person who graces its doors, be it a patient, a health professional, an employee, a visitor or a student, has an outstanding experience each and every time. This vision is rooted in the core values transmitted by the religious order that founded Montfort in 1953, the Daughters of Wisdom. Hôpital Montfort is also a firm believer in the importance of working in partnership with other healthcare facilities, academic institutions and community organizations in order to provide a continuum of care, ensure client satisfaction and staff development, and promote ongoing innovation and improvements in the quality of the care and services provided.

The Grace Dart Extended Care Centre (GDECC) is comprised of two care centres which are part of the Quebec health and social services network. We provide permanent and temporary accommodation and long-term care services for clients who are experiencing a significant loss of independence.

McCormick Home, a WCA organization, is a fully accredited not-for-profit charitable long-term care home that has served London and area for over 100 years. We provide care for those who are no longer able to live safely and independently in the community. Our Home creates an environment that encourages residents to be as active, independent and as involved in life as much as they are able. We also offer the Alzheimer Outreach Services (AOS) community based program which provides individualized recreational therapeutic activities designed to bring out the best in all clients. The Day Program is offered 7 days a week. Family and educational support programs are also available for caregivers and clients.

Through the efforts of TENDER WISHES, many families have been able to cherish happy memories. Each year the number of wishes grows. They range from trips to Walt Disney World, home entertainment units, attending sporting events, meeting a celebrity or hero, to home renovations done to the home to make life a little more comfortable for their child. The wishes are as varied as the child. In general, TENDER WISHES strives to make the child's wish, in consultation with their parents, come true! INTERESTING FACTS 1. We are based in Niagara Falls, Ontario and serve the entire Regional Municipality of Niagara. 2. We have NO paid staff. All our members are Volunteers. 3. We are NOT affiliated with any national or international wish-granting organization. 4. We receive NO Government Grants 5. Once a wish is granted, contact is maintained with the child and their family through annual events such as our Summer Picnic, Parades and our Wish Children's Christmas Party.

St. Paul's Hospital is recognized provincially, nationally and internationally for a number of specialty programs and services. Some are not available anywhere else in BC. As a 500-bed academic health centre affiliated with the University of B.C., the hospital serves patients from across the province, as well as the residents, businesses and visitors in Vancouver’s heavily populated downtown core. St. Paul’s also has a longstanding history of providing care to disadvantaged populations on the city’s Downtown Eastside. St. Paul's also plays a critical role in the education of physicians, nurses and other health professionals and is a major health research facility. St. Paul’s is part of Providence Health Care, Canada’s largest Catholic health care organization.

Our Vision A Winnipeg where community life flourishes.

The Grace Hospital is a community hospital that has been supporting the health care needs of Manitobans for over 100 years. The Grace is a 251–bed facility that offers a full spectrum of health care services. These services include Emergency, Intensive Care, Surgery, Occupational Therapy, Internal Medicine, Mental Health Care, Physiotherapy, Respiratory Therapy, Social Work Services, Diagnostic Imaging and more. At Grace Hospital, we see the person first and understand that each person’s health care needs are unique and special. We provide all care with hope, healing and compassion.

We concentrate our efforts in lung health in the following areas: asthma, smoking-related diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), air quality, and more. Providing accurate, timely and quality information and education programs to a range of audiences, including people who suffer from lung disease and their families, youth, health care providers and the general public and government. Providing for and using ongoing research to support our work and our activities. Supporting medical research studies into lung disease. Raising funds from all legitimate sources. Abiding by all regulatory rules relating to charitable organizations. Ensuring the prudent management of all funds entrusted to us.