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The mission of the American Diabetes Association (the Association) is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin.  Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.  The cause of diabetes continues to elude the medical community, although research has shown that both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.

DAV is dedicated to a single purpose: keeping our promise to America’s veterans. We accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them, fighting for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol Hill, providing employment resources to veterans and their families, and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.

The Odawa Native Friendship Centre is a non-profit organization serving the Aboriginal community in the Ottawa-Carleton Region of Eastern Ontario and surrounding communities. Culture: Odawa Annual Pow-Wow held each May, Native Veteran's Dinner, Traditional Drumming and Dancing, Dances, Socials and Family Events, March Children's Pow-Wow and Aboriginal Day. Community Services: Odawa Sweetgrass Home Childcare Agency, Dreamcatchers Youth Program, Healing and Wellness, Healthy Living, Life Long Care, Employment Training & Referral, Family Support Service, Counselling Referrals, Alcohol and Drug Counselling Referrals and an emergency food bank location. Sports & Recreation: Odawa's Annual Golf Tournament, Annual Arts Auction, Volunteer Appreciation Day.

Hi’chka Siem, Kleco Kleco, Gelakasla The Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC) has been in existence for 40 years. VNFC Provides services to an estimated 15,000 Aboriginal people living off reserve in the greater Victoria area; as well as the 5,000 residents from the First Nations communities in the southern Vancouver Island region, in addition to a sizeable Aboriginal population from across Canada. In 2006, VNFC signed a 99 year lease with the School Board of British Columbia, to take possession of a 38,000 square foot facility. Addressing the Community’s immediate needs, VNFC delivers Career and Employment services, Health and Social programs, vibrant Youth initiatives, and dynamic arts and cultural practices. In addition to our programs and services, our wheelchair accessible facility hosts a preschool, gymnasium, amphitheatre, meeting rooms, and outdoor basketball courts and playgrounds. It's an exciting time at the Victoria Native Friendship Centre.

ANE supports Navajo Elder weavers living at or below poverty level in remote areas of UT and AZ reservations. We help them sell their rugs online and at rug shows so they get full value and sell more. We provide humanitarian aid to Elders who are too disabled to support themselves.  Each Spring and Fall volunteers pack and deliver food and supplies to 11 areas of reservation in community gatherings called Food Runs.  For the annual November Deer Valley Rug Show ANE brings Elder weavers and their family to Park City, provides for their lodging and food, and all of the money from the sale of their rugs goes to the weavers.  Elders in the program are 75-109 years old, many do not speak English, many heat with wood and do not have running water in their homes.

The Native Arts & Cultures Foundation is dedicated exclusively to the revitalization, appreciation, and perpetuation of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian arts and cultures throughout the United States.

Statement of Philosophy The Native Canadian Centre of Toronto is a communuity based non-profit organization which provides a gathering place to deliver programs and services for Native people while striving to reflect the tradtional Native cultural perspective.

We plan for and fund our own activities, Arts / Culture Programs offer ceramics,traditional bead and leather workshops. We advocte in mainstream by sitting on Advisory Groups like: Brock Un., Niagara College Education and Niagara Abor. Children's Planning Councils. We house a reference library, with videos, a variety of self help books,business, reference texts,reports and studies. We offer an Aboriginal Child Advocate program to families who are in contact with the local CAS. We also offer an Aboriginal Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process for these families. We are currently ACCEPTING DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS TOWARDS OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. Contact us for sponsorship info. Our biggest struggle is ongoing funding as we are a wholly independent organization, soley operated by native women, by for and about native women and their families.