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YANA was founded in 1986 by Sandra Williams after her family experienced the financial and emotional devastation of having a very sick child who required long-term treatment in Vancouver. YANA continues to ensure that families in the Comox Valley are not alone when dealing with medical issues for their children and believes that when a child is ill the whole family requires care. YANA provides financial support so families can stay focused on the health and wellness of their child. YANA maintains four fully furnished apartments within walking distance of Children’s Hospital and also assists with finding and funding accommodation in alternate treatment destinations. In addition to providing accommodation, YANA provides funding to help with costs of travel, food, parking and unexpected expenses. YANA also provides St. Joseph’s Hospital with funds to make available to Comox Valley families who have a child or an expecting mother who requires emergency transfer to another hospital.

Patients with chronic or life-altering diseases (such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, or multiple sclerosis) must fight both their illness and the financial burden it places on their family as they struggle to pay for their medications. It is estimated that over 35% of these patients have insurance but still cannot afford the co-payments for the specialty therapeutics they need to treat or control their disease, which can range from $300 to over $3000 per month for a single dose. These underinsured patients are not eligible for most free drug or patient assistance programs, leaving them with few alternatives. They may be forced to do without their medications or go into debt to obtain them, greatly affecting their health and quality of life. Our mission is to improve the health and quality of life of underinsured patients with chronic disease, cancer, or other life-altering conditions who cannot afford the medications they so desperately need.

Strengthening organizations working with deaf communities.

Empowering communities with innovative solutions in health and education in the rural Eastern Himalayas.

Creating and supporting medical and educational programs for children in developing countries worldwide.

Community Education Services (CES) Canada is a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to providing access to education for orphans and other AIDS-affected children in Kenya. Project PREPARE provides access to secondary school aged Kenyan youth who have been orphaned or adversely affected by the HIV/Aids pandemic. The project seeks to build capacity and strengthen public secondary schools within the Lurambi Constituency in the Kakamega Central District of Western Province. This will be achieved through the development and availability of cross curricular teaching strategies in the area of HIV/Aids Awareness and Healthy Living. The project intends to strengthen infrastructure of schools to improve the quality of education and standards of teaching. Foundations: Project PREPARE is based on four key foundation points: EDUCATION, WATER, HEALTHCARE and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. CES Canada is involved in 30 secondary schools impacting on 8,000 students.

The Tanzania Health and Education Mission is a California non-profit, charitable organization established in 2007 in order to support the local health clinics and schools in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. Our mission is to deliver, directly to the people of Tanzania, goods and services to improve their health and education. This includes: 1 - provide medicines and vitamins for rural dispensaries inTanzania, 2 - direct payment of scholarships for student, trainees and nursery school teachers in Tanzania, and 3 - purchase and distribution of food in three rural communities in Tanzania.

NEED2 works every day to actively prevent suicide through our anonymous chatting/texting service for youth up to 30 years of age from across Canada who are distressed or in crisis (Youthspace.ca) and through suicide prevention presentations (Suicide Awareness for Youth)in schools in the Greater Victoria area. NEED2 also offers a support group for adults who have experienced the loss of someone through suicide, as well as workshops related to suicide, mental health and communication. NEED2 has an Ethical Fundraising and Financial Accountability Code available on request. NEED2 was previously know as NEED Crisis and Information Line. Est. 1971.