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The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation operates on two levels: our Royal LePage offices across Canada support local women's shelters that provide assistance to women and children fleeing abuse. On a national level we raise funds for violence prevention programs such as The Fourth R, and provide grants in partnership with the Canadian Women's Foundation.

Camp Fircom is a remote summer camp for children, youth and families. We strive to provide positive and supportive camping/outdoor experiences for all people, regardless of their ability to pay. We have a focus on creating a strong social atmosphere, and providing youth with transformative experiences of responsibility and leadership.

Hospice can help at a difficult time. Hospice staff and volunteers provide: * Emotional support and information for people living with advancing illness and for their caregivers * Vigils for the last hours of life * One to one emotional support and information for those grieving the death of someone they love * Group support for people in grief * Library and resources on end of life issues, care giving and grief, including picture books for children * Hospice volunteers available daily at Cowichan District Hospital and a family lounge with hot beverages. * Biweekly care clinics and outreach offering reiki, therapeutic touch and other relaxing treatments for caregivers and for those living with advancing illness or grieving a death * Community advocacy on end of life issues and grief issues All services are offered free of charge and most are available across the Cowichan region for people at home, in hospital or living in a care facility.

Food Banks Canada is a national charitable organization representing the food bank community across Canada. Our members and their respective agencies serve approximately 85 per cent of people accessing emergency food programs nationwide. Our mission is to meet the short term need for food and find long-term solutions to reduce hunger. Visit www.foodbankscanada.ca for more information.

For many years the Friends of Quetico Park, has sponsored summer students for assistance with the Park’s summer programs. By assisting programs such as the Natural Heritage Program, an educational program run for youth that visit Dawson Trail Campground, we have helped educate Canada’s youth about the beauty and cultural wonders of our park. We have assisted the John B. Ridley Library with numerous students over the years to support library services. We have purchased books and shelving units for the library to broaden its collection and its appeal to all visitors to the Dawson Trail Pavilion. Some of the publications that we have published: •An Illustrated History of Quetico Provincial Park •Plants of Quetico and the Ontario Shield •The Birds of Quetico Provincial Park and the Atikokan Area •Fascinating Facts •Lake Names of Quetico... •Pages from the Past: Voyageurs and Early Explorers

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DARE (Drug & Alcohol Recovery & Education) Network is a grassroots national NGO. DARE Network provides culturally appropriate non-medical treatment & prevention education to reduce substance abuse & associated social issues within the communities of displaced ethnic people from Burma, along the Thai/Burma border. DARE Network envisions the strength of ethnic people from Burma to use the power of recovery from addiction as a non-violent means to resist oppression. A Free Mind Cannot Be Destroyed.

The International Association for Human Values (IAHV) offers programs to reduce stress and develop leaders so that human values can flourish in people and communities. We foster the daily practice of human values - a sense of connectedness and respect for all people and the natural environment, an attitude of non-violence, and an ethic of social service. Our programs enhance clarity of mind, shift attitudes and behaviours, and develop leaders and communities that are resilient, responsible, and inspired.

A charitable organization, AFS Interculture Canada is an international non-profit organization dedicated to global understanding and community involvement through quality international programs for youth and for adults. AFS Interculture Canada is a registered charitable organization (100071927RR0001) and is part of a network of more than 50 partner countries across the world providing intercultural learning opportunities.

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The Association is a traditional scouting movement of education for and by the youth, in order to form better citizens. It is denominational, of Christian faith, and open on the world.

The BNC is committed to serving the community in which it operates; it is committed to actively working to strengthen its ability to serve, and to work with community residents to grow stronger.