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Founded in 1957, Catholic Family Service (CFS) is a charitable organization serving individuals and families of all faiths and cultures in the Calgary community. Accessible, respectful, and professional, CFS delivers leading, innovative programs for those in need, including counselling, community outreach, volunteerism, and education. Through its work, CFS strives to enhance the community for all residents. Delivering high-impact solutions that help build healthy individuals, families and communities is the foundation of all activities undertaken CFS. Our vision, mission, values and principles help guide us every day as we work within a culture that is kind and accountable. It is through our actions that we demonstrate the reverence we have for those we serve and our belief in removing barriers to support those who are vulnerable.

CAWES helps thousands of women and children each year who are caught in the destructive cycle of domestic violence, adult female sexual assualt victims, and clients who require emergency accomodation . The shelter provides short term accomodation for up to 36 women and/or children at a time. In addition several programs provide the opportunity for clients to receive councelling and assistance during and after their stay. CAWES believes that every individual has a right to a life free from abuse; That providing a broad range of culturally sensative services and shelter will assist families to overcome the impact of family violence; Ending family violence requires societal change through education and awarenes; In the empowerment of women and children to regain control of their lives. Please visit our website @ www.cawes.com for more info Thank you for your support!

Central Neighbourhood House (CNH) is a non-profit community based United Way agency located in central east Toronto. CNH provides programming and services to a broad range of clients from the Regent Park, St. Jamestown and Moss Park areas of Toronto. Poverty, language and education barriers that are often compounded by violence, drugs and alcohol abuse disadvantage our clients and community members. Founded in 1911, CNH has been an integral part of the community for close to 100 years!! CNH offers anti-violence programs for young men and women, friendly visits to seniors, children's camps, recreation programs, tutoring. Our Street Survivors program scours the city streets, parks, bridges, and underpasses looking for children, families, teens and adults living on the streets -- we offer them support services to help them look for housing, counselling and so much more.

For a more detailed description of the Early Learning Centre's Programs, Philosophy and History, please visit www.earlylearning.ca

For over 40 years, Community Living Durham North has been providing supports and services to people with intellectual disabilities and their families in the townships of Scugog, Brock and Uxbridge.

Volunteer Ottawa is a direct support organization for more than 340 not-for-profit and voluntary organizations in the community and is a critical link between volunteer energy and community need through its promotion of volunteerism to individuals, groups, workplaces and schools. Volunteer Ottawa is a resource for training, consultation and materials for all not-for-profit organizations and public institutions in the Ottawa region, and helps them build their capacity to engage volunteers successfully. Volunteer Ottawa is a leader, partner and educator on issues that impact on the voluntary sector and is experienced in managing multi-year projects aimed at building the organizational capacity of agencies in Eastern Ontario. Volunteer Ottawa is a charitable non-profit organization that relies on grants and donations to support its 53 years of experience in community development and impact.

Dawson Community Centre is a non-profit recreational and educational organization that serves over 700 members yearly as well as many non-members. We strive to offer a welcoming atmosphere where people can meet, learn and grow as individuals and support each other to form a stronger sense of community.

CERA is an Ontario-based non-profit organization established to promote human rights in housing. Our staff and volunteers work with low income and other disadvantaged households to challenge discriminatory practices in the rental housing market, and to help these individuals and families access and retain the housing they need. We do this through directly assisting individuals experiencing discrimination, representing human rights claimants at the Ontario Human Rights Commission, public education, research, and test case litigation related to poverty, housing and human rights. CERA is the only organization in Canada that focuses on fighting discrimination in housing and using human rights legislation to challenge housing insecurity and homelessness. All of our services are free. CERA is sustained through project funding and direct fundraising. We receive no core funding.

CILT is a consumer-controlled, community-based resource organization. We help people with disabilities to learn Independent Living skills and integrate into the community. CILT operates on the philosophy of the Independent Living movement which was developed in response to traditional rehabilitation services models. CILT aims to develop and implement dignified social services that empower individuals. The donation you generously make goes entirely towards supporting the organization and its life-enriching programs and projects for persons with a disability.

Main services offered: -Telephone intervention for suicidal individuals, their families and bereavement suicide -Orientation and reference to the resources of the environment -Intervention following a suicide and followed by mourning -Clinical support to stakeholders -Training and documentation -Information meeting -Development and support of networks of aid and mutual assistance -Conducting material and of prevention and intervention tools

Our community benefit agency works to make our community a better place to live. We believe in helping to build better lives through our childrens programs as well as our outreach and support programs.

Centrepiece of a Leadership Movement The Global Leadership Summit is a two-day, world-class leadership event experienced by more than 170,000 leaders around the world, representing more than 14,000 churches. It’s telecast LIVE from Willow’s campus (near Chicago) every August. Throughout the fall, Summit events take place in an additional 300+ cities, 92 countries—and are translated into 45 languages. This event is crafted to infuse vision, skill development, and inspire leaders for the sake of local church transformation.