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Sexual Health Centre Saskatoon (SHCS) provides a non-judgmental, sex -positive, and supportive atmosphere to help you make decisions and take action that is right for you. SHCS provides factual, up-to-date and unbiased information regarding all methods of contraception which can help you in planning and/or avoiding pregnancy. We provide information and counseling about HIV/AIDS and other STI’s. Weekly we offer a drop-in youth focused birth control and sexual health clinic. A nurse is on hand to offer physical exams, birth control prescription and STI testing. SCHS offers most types of birth control in the office at discount prices as well as free condoms. SCHS offers the opportunity for you to explore all of your options when faced with an unintended pregnancy. We believe that women have the right to non-judgmental support and factual information about all options—parenting, adoption, and abortion in order to make confident, well informed decision

Pleasant View Housing Society 1980 is a not-for-profit organization providing low rental residential facilities for elderly persons and facilities for specialized residential, personal or intermediate care. Pleasant View Housing Society 1980 is incorporated under the Societies Act, British Columbia and is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act.

Progress Place is a charitable organization which provides an array of services and opportunities to men and women challenged by persistent mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder. Progress Place has over 800 active participants and uses an approach that has been replicated by hundreds of programs around the world. Programs at Progress Place have a recovery-oriented approach that focus on participants' abilities and strengths in a natural community setting. Doctors and social workers from hospitals and case management programs in the Greater Toronto Area make referrals to Progress Place. As the Progress Place programs are accessible, under one roof, many of the needs of an individual recovering from serious mental illness can be met. Progress Place is open seven days a week. Every day men and women gain new hope, support, and friendship from their involvement with staff and peers through the programs offered at Progress Place.

Providence serves preschool-aged children with all types of disabilities at 6 locations across Calgary. Our unique model gives children and families a blend of programs and services built on the skills of certified teachers and therapists, and education and therapeutic assistants working directly with the children in the classroom, every day. Each classroom has a certified teacher, a teacher's assistant, an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist and a speech-language pathologist. Our mobile Outreach Team visits more than 100 of the area's daycare and day homes, as well independent schools, taking therapies right to the children in their home community. Overall, children at Providence will achieve about 80% of their education and treatment goals. Many will improve to the point where they no longer require funding for their care.

REACH is a community health centre that has been located on the east side of Vancouver since 1969. We became incorporated as a non-profit society in 1970 with a Board of Directors comprised primarily of community members and patients of the clinic. Since its inception, REACH has endeavored to meet the medical, dental, and cultural needs of the community with an emphasis on prevention and the development of programs which reflect the ongoing needs of the ever changing composition of the community. We are committed to reducing health inequities. The community of which REACH is a part is a richly diversified ethnic setting in the area known as Grandview Woodlands. REACH has a strong commitment to community development and works to build a collaborative relationship with users of the clinic. There is an equally strong commitment on behalf of the staff to illustrate an openness and acceptance of the ethnic, cultural and social diversity which is found in our community.

Recovery Acres is a 34 bed treatment facility in Edmonton, Alberta helping adult men recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. We provide a safe, secure and supportive environment for those who wish to make the commitment and put in the work necessary to change their lives. Through life skills and addiction awareness modules, individual counselling and 12-step work, Recovery Acres helps men through the early stages of addiction recovery, building relapse prevention skills and the community supports necessary to eventually transition back into the community.

Ontario March of Dimes is one of the largest charitable rehabilitation organizations in Ontario, providing a wide range of services across the province to enhance the independence and community participation of people with physical disabilities. Our consumers include those who have cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, post-polio syndrome, and people who have acquired their disability through injury, or have experienced a stroke. We help people find jobs, acquire wheelchairs and other assistive devices, provide recreation programs to those who are socially isolated, and so much more.

Rocky View Schools inspires a love of learning and community, by engaging all learners through meaningful and challenging experiences, preparing them to understand, adapt and successfully contribute to the changing global community. Our goal is to offer stimulating, flexible programming that makes learning relevant and exciting to today’s 21st Century learner.

Rosalie Hall has been serving Toronto communities since 1914. Over 2500 young mothers and children are served each year. In Canada, approximatley 33,000 adolescents become preganant each year. In Toronto alone, reported rates of childhood abuse in pregnant adolescents are as high as 52% for sexual abuse, 74% for physical abuse and 78% for emotional abuse.(Study by Uiversity of Toronto & The Hospital for Sick Kids in collabration with Rosalie Hall) Rosalie Hall, together with our supporters aim to break intergenerational cycles of abuse and poverty, that often lead to a young mother's present situation. Rosalie Hall provides its services with compassion and non-judgment. We hope to educate others on the great needs of these vulnerable young families. We recognize the harsh realities that instability, abuse, violence, and poverty have on fragile lives and provide our programs and services to address the complex lives of many of the young parents served.

In 1976, Metro Toronto Legion Village welcomed its first 14 residents. It was renamed Tony Stacey Centre for Veterans Care in 2003 in honour of one of its founders. Over 600 residents have called it home. The centre is built on two floors, in the shape of a cross. It has 50 rooms, 100 beds, and provides long-term care for married couples or single residents. We also welcome Silver Cross Mothers, mothers of veterans who have died in combat. The average age of our residents is 82. The centre is a complete community. It has lounges, reading areas, arts and crafts rooms, a therapeutic swimming pool, a bar and a gift shop. Residents can get their hair done in the beauty salon, attend meals in the dining room, and find solace in the chapel. In addition to management staff, the Centre’s team of professionals includes Registered Nurses, a Medical Director, a Dietitian, a Physiotherapist, a Social Worker, a Massage Therapist and many more.

The Victoria Hospitals Foundation raises funds for priority medical equipment and special projects at Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria General Hospital — Vancouver Island's largest and most comprehensive health care facilities. The generosity of our donors helps us contribute to better patient care, faster diagnosis and more efficient treatment for the more than 765,000 residents these hospitals serve. Every year, Victoria Hospitals Foundation purchases hundreds of important pieces of diagnostic and treatment equipment that make a real difference in every patient’s daily life and quality of care. The Victoria Hospitals Foundation is the leading healthcare charity on Vancouver Island. Together with our community, we have raised nearly $97 million for our hospitals since 1989. For more information about how giving makes us all better, visit www.victoriahf.ca. * formerly Greater Victoria Hospitals FDN

St Michael’s Homes provides two programs within its rehabilitative homes serving a total of 75 individuals in four residential settings, all located in the City of Toronto. OUR PROGRAM VALUES We treat all individuals with respect and dignity. We believe that abstinence will increase overall quality of life. We know that recovery and an improved overall quality of life is possible. Your recovery plan will be driven by you and focused on your strengths. We value and are guided by the Catholic Social Teachings. We believe that peer-support and connection with community and society are a vital part of recovery.